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Allatoona Pass Battlefield
is the site of an annual two-day Civil War encampment commemorating
the anniversary of the battle on October 5, 1864. The program includes
infantry and artillery demonstrations, and tours of the battlefield
and the historic Clayton House, which served as a field hospital following
the battle. The event is sponsored by EVHS and the Georgia Division
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Allatoona
Photo taken by Civil War photographer George N. Barnard, circa 1864 |
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Allatoona "The Pass"
as it appears today. EVHS has developed trails and erected interpretive
signs. They have also added a memorial area at the mouth of the
Pass honoring troops who fought there.
The site is maintained by EVHS and the Lake Allatoona Corps of
Engineers.
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Cassville Cemetery
One of two Confederate Cemeteries in Bartow County.
Site of annual Confederate Memorial Day celebrations.
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Confederate Monument
On the grounds of the 1903 Bartow County courthouse; erected by the
UDC in 1905 |
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Coopers Friendship Monument
Erected at the industrial city of Etowah in 1859 by iron industrialist
Mark Anthony Cooper. It is called the Friendship Monument, erected
by Cooper to honor the men who helped him through a financial crisis
in the 1870s.
Located in downtown Cartersville.
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Corra Harris Home
Also known as "In the Valley," located in Pine Log.
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Grand Theatre
Located in downtown Cartersville. This is also listed on the national
register |
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Hills of Iron
An annual program at Red Top Mountain State Park celebrating the iron
industry in Bartow County and featuring iron pouring demonstrations
by hand.
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Kingston Monument
Confederate Cemetery in Bartow County. Oldest continuing Confederate
Memorial Day celebration in Georgia.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Established as the Ebeneezer Methodist Church cemetery in the 1840s;
became the city cemetery in 1873. Burial place of many famous : William
& Rebecca Felton, Charles Henry Smith (Bill Arp), evangelist Sam
Jones, CSA General P.M.B Young, US Attorney General Amos Akerman,
Mark Cooper family, and others.
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