Historical Marker

Joseph Emerson Brown Park

Marietta · Cobb County

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This Marietta park honors Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894), Georgia's combative Civil War governor, who feuded constantly with Jefferson Davis over conscription and states' rights before later serving in the U.S. Senate.

About this site

Joseph Emerson Brown Park 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 33.9469, -84.5494 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Marietta Confederate Cemetery, Confederate Cemetery, and U.D.C. Confederate Soldiers Monument.

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

📍 33.9469, -84.5494 · Marietta, Cobb County

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Nearby in Cobb County

Cemetery

Marietta Confederate Cemetery

U.D.C. Confederate Soldiers Monument

Marietta · 1908

Historical Marker

Marietta Confederate Cemetery