Mark A. Cooper - Cartersville, GA
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N 34° 09.939 W 084° 47.745
16S E 703180 N 3782718
"Mark Anthony Cooper (April 20, 1800 – March 17, 1885) was a United States Representative, businessman and lawyer from Georgia. His cousin was U.S. Representative Eugenius Aristides Nisbet." ~ Wikipedia
Waymark Code: WMPR22
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
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County of plaque: Bartow County
Location of plaque: Friendship Plaza fence, behind train depot, Cartersville
Plaque erected: 2001
Plaque erected by: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau

Plaque Text:

MARK A. COOPER
Lawyer, politician, businessman. Born Hancock County, Georgia, April 20, 1800. Died Bartow County, Georgia, March 17, 1885. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Major in U.S. Army during Seminole Wars in 1836. State legislator from Putnam County, Georgia, 1838; U.S. Congressman, 1839-41. Advocate of railroad development. Operated Etowah Iron Works, 1842-1869, founded Cartersville~Van Wert Railroad, 1871. Served as Georgia Senator from Bartow County, Georgia, 1876.

His Find-A-Grave listing has some nice photos and a good bio write-up

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Location: 1 Friendship Plaza, Cartersville
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