Historical Marker

Big Spring Park

Cedartown · Polk County · Erected 1956

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The Story

A limestone spring gushing millions of gallons daily drew Cherokee gatherings and a frontier trading post. Pioneer Asa Prior deeded the spring to Cedartown in 1852; the 1892 waterworks here was later named an American Water Landmark.

About this site

Big Spring Park is a historical marker in Cedartown, Polk County, erected in 1956. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Polk County, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0146, -85.2580 near Cedartown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cedartown Waterworks--Woman's Building--Big Spring Park Historic District (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ivy Ledbetter Lee, Hawkes Children's Library, and Polk County Courthouse.

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

📍 34.0146, -85.2580 · Cedartown, Polk County

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