Historical Marker

John W. Akin

Cartersville · Bartow County

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The Story

John W. Akin, a Cartersville attorney, judge and president of the Georgia Senate, was a prominent Mason who wrote a widely used lodge manual. The local Masonic lodge bears his name.

About this site

John W. Akin 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 34.1777, -84.8068 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pierce Manning Butler Young, (1836-1896), Pettit Creek, and Roselawn.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.1777, -84.8068 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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