Historical Marker

Sam P. Jones

Cartersville · Bartow County

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The Story

A failed lawyer and reformed alcoholic, Sam Jones turned to the Methodist pulpit after his father's deathbed conversion and became the South's most famous evangelist, preaching plainspoken 'quit your meanness' revivals to thousands.

About this site

Sam P. Jones 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 34.1655, -84.7957 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Horatio A. Luro (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Corra Harris, Governor Joe Frank Harris, and Charles H. Smith - "Bill Arp".

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

📍 34.1655, -84.7957 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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