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Cartersville's Rebecca Latimer Felton became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, sworn in at 87 in 1922 for a single symbolic day. A noted writer and reformer, she was also an outspoken white supremacist.
Historical Marker
Rebecca L. Felton
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About this site
Rebecca L. Felton 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 34.1656, -84.7957 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is William H. Felton (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Corra Harris, Governor Joe Frank Harris, and Farish Carter.
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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