Historical Marker

A Grim and Silent Kennesaw

Marietta · Cobb County

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At the Kennesaw Mountain visitor center, this Park Service marker reflects on the June 1864 fighting that killed or wounded thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers, preserved since 1935 as a national battlefield.

About this site

A Grim and Silent Kennesaw 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 33.9833, -84.5785 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Peachtree Trail (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Georgia Monument, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, and Atlanta - Prize of War.

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

📍 33.9833, -84.5785 · Marietta, Cobb County

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