eBay, the online auction company, recently had an interesting item for sale: a postcard of the Cartersville depot from about a hundred years ago. Of the dozens of Cartersville postcards I’ve seen, this is my favorite. It shows the depot, of course, but also the city park that used to [...]
“Bill Arp” (Charles Henry Smith) was the most famous columnist to come out of Cartersville. His weekly pieces in the Atlanta Constitution, syndicated to hundreds of newspapers, made him one of the South’s most popular writers a century ago. Last year in this space, we wrote about Rebecca Felton, who, [...]
KINGSTON HISTORY: The ROME RAILROAD "Y" by Larry Posey © 2016 After passing the attractive “Welcome to Historic Kingston” banner and entering this bucolic and rural village, visitors often ask “Where is the history.” Indeed one must mix a robust imagination with historical facts and folklore to appreciate the unfolding [...]
The Great Locomotive Chase Sesquicentennial Celebration It might be argued that the Great Locomotive Chase” of April 12, 1862 was the first intrusion of the American Civil War onto Georgia soil, the first certainly into Bartow County. It was the earliest event of a prolonged struggle between the north and [...]
The Heart of the Chase The Great Locomotive Chase in Bartow County By: Joe F. Head The General On April 12, 1862 Bartow County was first introduced to the American Civil War when the famed locomotive, The General raced through the county commandeered by Union Spies on a [...]
The Legend of Chain Gang Hill A childhood memory re-ignites interest in Bartow’s forgotten Chain Gang Camp By: Joe F. Head Often family stories and legends fascinate children about the “old days.” They are spellbound with stories about ghosts, myths and fairy tales. One such family story kindled keen interest [...]
EVHS is excited to announce the launch of a new venue to accommodate family friendly events. This will be called the EVHS Family Field Trip Event Series designed to visit historic locations not commonly available to the pubic without special permission. Sites include, but not limited to: Ladds Mountain hike, [...]
The Yonah Blows Again By Joe F. Head Those familiar with the April 12, 1862, Great Locomotive Chase know that the first of the three locomotives used to chase the General was the Yonah, a native American name assigned to the ninth engine put into service on the W&A RR. [...]
While some books and documents may be of obvious value, others may not readily appear so. Personal letters, family histories, children's art and school work, and other family memorabilia are a few of the items often overlooked when assigning value to private collections. Ultimately, it is up to the owner [...]
https://youtu.be/j4SN326Ze1o?feature=shared by Donny Maddox I went to the Southern Museum of Locomotive History for the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862. The Great Locomotive Chase was such a compelling story it spawned a couple of movies and a few books. The event turned out [...]
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Etowah Valley Historical Society
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Cartersville, GA 30120
Phone: 770-606-8862
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