Historical Marker

The Defensive Ditch/Borrow Pit

Cartersville · Bartow County

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This ditch and the nearby pits were dug by Etowah's Mississippian builders to obtain earth for the mounds; the resulting trench, once mistaken for a moat, also formed part of the town's defensive system.

About this site

The Defensive Ditch/Borrow Pit 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 34.1277, -84.8073 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Etowah’s Wattle and Daub House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Remote Sensing at Etowah, A Return to Native Grasses, and Etowah Mounds.

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

📍 34.1277, -84.8073 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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