Historical Marker

William H. Stiles

Cartersville · Bartow County

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The Story

Savannah-born William Henry Stiles served in Congress and as U.S. chargé d'affaires to Austria in the 1840s, later building his Etowah Cliffs plantation here; he wrote a history of Austria and served as a Confederate colonel.

About this site

William H. Stiles 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 General William T. Wofford, CSA (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young, CSA, Rudy York, and Asa Griggs Candler.

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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