Historical Marker

The Heart of the Chase

Cartersville · Bartow County

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The Story

Bartow County was the heart of the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase: all three pursuing engines were obtained here, the raiders covered the most track in the county, and the stolen General was sidetracked an hour at Kingston.

About this site

The Heart of the Chase 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 Amos T. Akerman (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Warren Akin, Sr., Francis S. Bartow, and Chief Justice Robert Benham.

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

📍 34.1656, -84.7957 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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Nearby in Bartow County

Chief Justice Robert Benham