Historical Marker

Robert McAfee House

Marietta · Cobb County · Erected 1954

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The Story

An 1840s heart-pine home of early settlers Robert and Eliza McAfee; in June 1864 it served as Union Gen. Kenner Garrard's headquarters and a field hospital after the skirmish at McAfee's Crossroads.

About this site

Robert McAfee House is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County, erected in 1954. 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 34.0142, -84.5485 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ponder Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Ebenezer Cemetery, Franklin - Hamilton Cemetery, and Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

📍 34.0142, -84.5485 · Marietta, Cobb County

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