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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N0A_the-memorial-field_Cartersville-GA.html
This battlefield, along with its memorial ground, is dedicated to the Union and Confederate forces that fought her on October 5, 1864. During the battle, units representing five Union states and six Confederate states were present. Most of the Con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MSQ_the-great-locomotive-chase_Adairsville-GA.html
April 12, 1862: James J. Andrews led Union spies in an espionage scheme to destroy the Western & Atlantic Railroad and thus disrupt a vital supply line for the Confederacy. Andrews' Raiders stole a train, The General, 50 miles south of Adairsville…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MSP_major-john-lewis_Adairsville-GA.html
A Revolutionary soldier volunteer under Capt.
Marks of Charlottesville, Va. Part of the time he belonged to the regiment that was detailed as a body guard to General LaFayette. He was in all the principle battles fought in New Jersey, Penn. and V…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HC3_rowetts-redoubt_Cartersville-GA.html
Some 200 yards behind this marker was an earthen redoubt that protected the Federal defenses and the Star Fort. The redoubt was commanded by Colonel Richard Rowett and manned by the 39th Iowa, 7th Illinois, five companies of the 93rd Illinois Regi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H8C_inside-the-star-fort_Cartersville-GA.html
The "Star Fort" was constructed of 6-foot high earthworks or parapets, with a 6-foot deep trench completely surrounding the fort. The earthen walls were topped with interlacing railroad ties forming a multi-pointed star, giving the fort its design…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CGX_rowland-springs_Cartersville-GA.html
On this site from 1844-1872 stood the most exclusive resort in Georgia. In 1843 Maj. John Sharpe Rowland and his wife Frances Machen Lewis Rowland purchased 2,400 acres and built a health resort which included such amenities as a ten pin alley, pi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CGW_taylorsville-high-school_Taylorsville-GA.html
In 1900, while Georgia was struggling to organize a system of schools, Taylorsville citizens founded the first free high school in Bartow County. Leaders included W. D. Trippe, Sr.; W. M Dorsey; W. P Harris, Sr.; W. m Trippe; E. O. Davis; L. W. Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AVN_etowah-valley-plantation_Cartersville-GA.html
On this site from 1844-1879 stood the plantation of Maj. John Sharpe Rowland and Frances Lewis Rowland. The plantation comprised some 2,500 acres. Rowland's Ferry was located just northeast of here at the mouth of Pettit's Creek. The Rowlands also…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OE_private-first-class-jerry-wayne-gentry_Cartersville-GA.html
Killed in Action - 9 November 1967 - Republic of Vietnam
PFC Gentry was a crew member of an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, of the Americal Division in the Republic of Vietnam. While engaged in an …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18RD_god-bless-america_Cartersville-GA.html
In Memory & In Honor of Those Who Serve And Protect Our Great Country
This memorial given by Frank Perkins, Cartersville Monument Co & Steve Owen, Owen Funeral Home
9-11-2003