Historical Marker

1916 Glover Machine Works Locomotive

Marietta · Cobb County

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Built in 1916 by Marietta's Glover Machine Works, this locomotive once hauled lumber before returning home; founded in 1848, Glover is among Georgia's oldest family manufacturers and a symbol of the post-Civil War industrial South.

About this site

1916 Glover Machine Works Locomotive is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County. It is one of 152 historical markers documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9531, -84.5513 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kennesaw House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include UDC and Kennesaw House, Alexander Stephens Clay, and Cobb County.

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

📍 33.9531, -84.5513 · Marietta, Cobb County

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