Historical Marker

S. V. Sanford

Marietta · Cobb County

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Honors Steadman V. Sanford (1871-1945), once a Marietta teacher who rose to University of Georgia president and state university system chancellor; UGA's Sanford Stadium bears his name.

About this site

S. V. Sanford 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 33.9456, -84.5490 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Marietta Confederate Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Slave Lot, 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.

📍 33.9456, -84.5490 · Marietta, Cobb County

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