FIRST - Officers of Bartow County - Cartersville, GA
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Georigia Historical Marker about the county
Waymark Code: WM10VHM
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2019
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County of plaque: Bartow County
Location of plaque: Cherokee Ave. & S. Erwin St., courthouse lawn, Cartersville
Plaque erected by: Georgia Historical Commission
Date plaque erected: 1956
Plaque Text:
BARTOW COUNTY
Originally Cass, Bartow County was created by
Act of Dec. 3, 1832 from Cherokee County. The
name was changed Dec. 6 1861 to honor Gen.
Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Confederate
political leader and soldier, who fell mortally
wounded at the First Battle of Manassas,
while leading the 7th and 8th Ga. Vols. of
his brigade. His last words were said to be,
"They have killed me, boys, but never give up."
First officers of this county, commissioned
March 9, 1833, were: Benjamin F. Adair, Sheriff;
Chester Hawks, Clerk Superior Court; Leathern
Rankin, Clerk Inferior Court; Nealy Goodwin,
Surveyor; John Pack, Coroner.
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