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Cast for the Georgia Military Institute, this small cannon served the cadets from the 1850s and then the Confederate army until captured in 1864; it was later returned to Marietta's Confederate Cemetery.
Historical Marker
This Little Cannon
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About this site
This Little Cannon 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 33.9458, -84.5486 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is U.D.C. Confederate Soldiers Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Cemetery, Marietta Confederate Cemetery, and S. V. Sanford.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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