Historical Marker

A Road More Traveled/The Dixie Highway in Acworth

Acworth · Cobb County

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The Story

Built largely between 1915 and 1927, the Dixie Highway was among the first auto routes linking the Midwest to Florida; its Cobb County stretch threaded through Acworth, bringing tourists and trade to the railroad town.

About this site

A Road More Traveled/The Dixie Highway in Acworth is a historical marker in Acworth, 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 34.0656, -84.6761 near Acworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Railroad at Acworth, Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Acworth, Bethel AME Church, and Lake Acworth Beach and Bathhouse.

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

📍 34.0656, -84.6761 · Acworth, Cobb County

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