Etowah-Bartow Co
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Sprinterman
N 34° 09.007 W 084° 46.428
16S E 705241 N 3781039
Located Ga Hyw 293 and Old River RD.
Waymark Code: WMEKPY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2012
Views: 6
Four miles east, in the gorge of the Etowah River, are the picturesque ruins of the once flourishing town on Etowah, developed by Mark Cooper around his iron furnace and rolling mill. The furnace was built in 1844, following one built in 1837 on Stamp Creek. Later five others operated nearby.
In 1864, Etowah reached its peak with 2,000 inhabitants, iron furnace, foundry, and rolling mill, flour mill, corn mills an saw mills, and was destroyed for its munitions importance by Sherman's Army.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: none
Date: 06/01/2012
Sponsor: J.B.Tate, Buster Garland, Jim Dellinger, Cartersville Public Works Department, Bill Davey, and Frank Perkins
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