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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Uriah Stephens Kingston’s Voice of Resistance The Great Locomotive Chase Sesquicentennial Celebration by: Joe F. Head Copyright 2012 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 [...]
Asa G. Candler Cartersville’s Surprising Connections to the Coca Cola Empire By: Joe F. Head 1851 - 1929 Few people from Bartow County know that Asa Griggs Candler, founder of the Coca Cola Empire, once lived in Cartersville where he learned his skill to become a pharmacist. Lucy [...]
KINGSTON HISTORY: The ROME RAILROAD "Y" by Larry Posey © 2025 This article was originally published in 2016 as part of an Etowah Valley Historical Society event celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in Bartow County. It is not a historical document, instead it is a narrative of [...]
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 [...]
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