ETOWAH AND THE WAR, Cartersville, Bartow County GA - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This marker is on the Corps of Engineers land by the Allatoona Dam Overlook and in NOT available at night. The gates close at 5PM.

You can see the river and a furnace far below.

ETOWAH AND THE WAR

The Confederacy sought iron and munitions eagerly, which quickly brought prosperity to Etowah. Patriotic key workers, though exempt from army duty, enlisted, and loss of their skill hampered production.

Mark Cooper sold the works in 1862. In the 1863, the Confederacy took over the first seeking to increase production. As Sherman marched by in 1864, mindful of the war value of iron, he sent troops, who, after a brisk skirmish, burned the plant on May 22. This ended an era -- the works were not rebuilt after the War, as cheaper and better production methods had been found.

008-47 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Type of Marker: Park Marker #: 008-47 Date: 1956 Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

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