Historical Marker

Bartow

Bartow · Jefferson County

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The Story

First settled by Revolutionary general Solomon Wood, this railroad stop was renamed Bartow in 1861 for a Georgia colonel killed at Bull Run; in 1864 Sherman's troops heated and twisted its rails into useless scrap.

About this site

Bartow is a historical marker in Bartow, Jefferson County. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Jefferson County, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8795, -82.4744 near Bartow. The nearest cataloged historic site is Spier's Turnout (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bartow Town Cemetery, Old Bethel Cemetery, and Old Savannah Road.

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

📍 32.8795, -82.4744 · Bartow, Jefferson County

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