Historical Marker

Mary Phagan

Marietta · Cobb County

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The Story

Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old factory worker, was found murdered at Atlanta's National Pencil Company in April 1913; the case led to the conviction and 1915 lynching of superintendent Leo Frank, now widely judged innocent.

About this site

Mary Phagan 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 33.9437, -84.5474 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Marietta City Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Root, S. V. Sanford, and This Little Cannon.

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

📍 33.9437, -84.5474 · Marietta, Cobb County

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