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Begun in 1863 when Jane Glover donated land for soldiers killed in a train wreck, the Marietta Confederate Cemetery grew through postwar reburial into one of the largest in the South, holding over 3,000 dead.
Historical Marker
Confederate Cemetery (marker-17007)
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About this site
Confederate Cemetery is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County, erected in 1956. 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 33.9458, -84.5489 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is U.D.C. Confederate Soldiers Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Marietta Confederate Cemetery, S. V. Sanford, and Slave Lot.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Marietta, Cobb County
“Confederate Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Cobb County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1956 in Marietta. The others:
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