Crescent Farm Rock Barn

Crescent Farm Rock Barn (HM7EF)

Location: Canton, GA 30114 Cherokee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 14.27', W 84° 29.987'

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The Crescent Farm Rock Barn was constructed in 1906 by Augustus (Gus) Lee Coggins. One of a rare number of rock barns constructed in Georgia, the Rock Barn, together with the nearby Georgian Revival style main house, constitutes the core of the original Crescent Farm.

Originally a race horse stable, the rock barn was one of three barns on Coggins' cotton and horse farm. It was built to replace a wooden barn destroyed in a fire which killed valuable race horses. The Rock Barn is made of rock quarried on the original farm from the banks of the Etowah River.

Coggins bred and raised horses for harness racing. Crescent Farm was widely known in the racing circle because of Abbedale, its world class racehorse. Abbedale brought fame to Crescent Farm and is listed in the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y. Abbedale sired six pacers with two-minute mile records.
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HM NumberHM7EF
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number028-5
Year Placed1990
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission and Department of Natural Resources
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 5:06am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 730271 N 3791354
Decimal Degrees34.23783333, -84.49978333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 14.27', W 84° 29.987'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 14' 16.20" N, 84° 29' 59.22" W
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Area Code(s)678, 770
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 658 Marietta Hwy, Canton GA 30114, US
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