Historical Marker

Sope Creek Industries

Marietta · Cobb County · Erected 1992

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The Story

Stone ruins along Sope Creek mark the water-powered Marietta Paper Mills, a pioneering 1850s industrial complex burned by Union troops in 1864 and now preserved within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

About this site

Sope Creek Industries is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County, erected in 1992. 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 33.9378, -84.4433 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Soap Creek Paper Mills (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The 23d Corps at Soap Creek, The 23D Corps at Soap Creek, and Sardis Cemetery.

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

📍 33.9378, -84.4433 · Marietta, Cobb County

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