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Emerson – Sandy Lusk

2024-01-26T16:54:09-05:00

Emerson (Formerly Known As “Stegall’s Station”) By Sandy Lusk Early Mining in Emerson (photo courtesy of Georgia Archives) Emerson, originally known as Stegall’s Station, was first established as an agricultural community on land belonging to Emsly Stegall (1812-1888) of Pickens County, South Carolina. Emsly Stegall came to Cass [...]

Emerson – Sandy Lusk2024-01-26T16:54:09-05:00

Etowah River Historic Sites in Bartow County, Georgia – David G. Archer

2024-01-29T16:50:25-05:00

By: David G. Archer   Allatoona Dam – Congress authorized in 1941; construction delayed by WW2; construction started in 1946; and completed in 1950. Etowah Village – site of Cooper’s Iron Works and sizable town; Iron Works purchased by Confederate Government around 1863; Town and Iron Works destroyed by Sherman’s [...]

Etowah River Historic Sites in Bartow County, Georgia – David G. Archer2024-01-29T16:50:25-05:00

Some History of Cartersville – David Archer

2024-01-26T17:38:32-05:00

One story is that Cartersville, Georgia was originally named for Farish Carter in 1846 as a jest. Col. Carter never lived here, but frequently traveled through visiting plantations he owned in different parts of the State. Originally from middle Georgia, he had acquired vast acreage in Northwest Georgia after the [...]

Some History of Cartersville – David Archer2024-01-26T17:38:32-05:00

Service To State and Country Is Legendary In Bartow County – David G. Archer

2024-01-29T16:49:29-05:00

Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia is the home of former Georgia Governor Joe Frank Harris (1981-1989) and Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham. Leadership and vision is a tradition. Former Cartersville Mayor John W. Dent, while serving as President of the Georgia Marble Company and President of the Georgia Chamber [...]

Service To State and Country Is Legendary In Bartow County – David G. Archer2024-01-29T16:49:29-05:00

The Etowah Indian Mounds and General William T. Sherman – David Archer

2024-01-26T17:57:33-05:00

Seeking gold in 1540, Spanish explorer Desoto came through Bartow County. Along the Etowah River was an Indian village around a group of earthen mounds. Soon afterwards the population was decimated with diseases to which they had no immunity. The village and mounds were abandoned. In the mid 1700's the [...]

The Etowah Indian Mounds and General William T. Sherman – David Archer2024-01-26T17:57:33-05:00

Pioneer Citizen Recalled 1851 Cartersville – David G. Archer

2024-01-29T16:49:02-05:00

In an article published in The Tribune News in 1929, Judge John Henry Wikle wrote of his recollections of Cartersville as a child, a young lawyer, and an elder. Judge Wikle was born July 24, 1847 and died May 10, 1930. He served three terms as Mayor of Cartersville between [...]

Pioneer Citizen Recalled 1851 Cartersville – David G. Archer2024-01-29T16:49:02-05:00

If you don’t eat it, I will (A Civil War Episode) -David Archer

2024-01-26T17:37:10-05:00

Pierce Young was a young West Point cadet in 1861, from Cartersville, Georgia. His roommate, George Armstrong Custer was a Yankee. They were best friends; but their worlds were different. When the South suceded from the Union, Pierce followed his state, Custer followed the Union. Both soon became Generals but [...]

If you don’t eat it, I will (A Civil War Episode) -David Archer2024-01-26T17:37:10-05:00

Leake Mounds Site Article Series – Scot Keith

2024-01-26T15:54:19-05:00

The Archaeology and History of the Leake Site: A Prehistoric Ceremonial Center in the Etowah River Valley This article series is dedicated to the archaeological details, history, and significance of the Leake Mounds and several related archaeological sites in Bartow County. While most people in Bartow County know of the [...]

Leake Mounds Site Article Series – Scot Keith2024-01-26T15:54:19-05:00

Cartersville’s Railroad Car Manufacturing Age – Joe F. Head

2024-01-29T15:42:33-05:00

A Possible Discovery to Cartersville’s Post War Reconstruction By Joe F. Head Following the Civil War, Cartersville, for a short time, pulled itself back on track with a railroad manufacturing economy. Little known to today’s citizens of Cartersville and Bartow County is a long forgotten industry that thrived in the [...]

Cartersville’s Railroad Car Manufacturing Age – Joe F. Head2024-01-29T15:42:33-05:00

The Last Family Foundry – Joe F. Head

2024-01-29T15:42:07-05:00

The Last Family Foundry A Look at Bartow’s Early Foundry Era  By Joe F. Head   Although no longer standing, perhaps the last remnant of the “Bartow Foundry Era” was the Cartersville Casting and Machine Company previously located at 148 and 155 Cassville Road. This property is described in Deed [...]

The Last Family Foundry – Joe F. Head2024-01-29T15:42:07-05:00
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