Etowah's residents built homes by the wattle-and-daub method, weaving river cane between upright posts and coating the lattice with a plaster of clay, grass, and water to form sturdy, insulated walls.
Etowah’s Wattle and Daub House
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Etowah’s Wattle and Daub House is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1279, -84.8074 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Defensive Ditch/Borrow Pit (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Remote Sensing at Etowah, Etowah Mounds, and A Return to Native Grasses.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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