Historical Marker

Leo Frank Lynching

Marietta · Cobb County · Erected 2008

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The Story

After Governor Slaton commuted Leo Frank's death sentence, an armed mob seized the Jewish factory superintendent from prison and lynched him near here on August 17, 1915; widely held to be innocent, Frank was pardoned in 1986.

About this site

Leo Frank Lynching is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County, erected in 2008. 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 33.9512, -84.5172 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Anti-Lynching Memorial (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Taylor Cemetery, Gresham Cemetery, and Paupers Cemetery.

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

📍 33.9512, -84.5172 · Marietta, Cobb County

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