Bartow History

Tenant Farming in Bartow County, Josh Reed – Dr. Terry Powis

2024-01-29T16:25:11-05:00

Understanding Early 20th Century Tenant Farming in Bartow County, Georgia Practicum in Anthropology, Kennesaw State University, Dr. Terry Powis The Adams family house is a historic building situated in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia located only a few miles northwest of the Etowah Indian Mounds. The house was constructed on the [...]

Tenant Farming in Bartow County, Josh Reed – Dr. Terry Powis2024-01-29T16:25:11-05:00

Bartow County’s Mound Legacy – Scot Keith and Joe F. Head

2025-12-15T10:21:23-05:00

Bartow County’s Mound Legacy by Joe F. Head An Inventory of American Indian Mound Sites Located in Bartow County By Scot Keith and Joe F. Head Etowah Indian Mounds, formerly Tumlin Mounds It is the intention of this research to promote an educational understanding and awareness of American Indian mounds [...]

Bartow County’s Mound Legacy – Scot Keith and Joe F. Head2025-12-15T10:21:23-05:00

4 Way Lunch Memories – Philip D. Bridges

2024-01-29T16:53:27-05:00

Fond high school memories of a local diner enjoyed by generations By Philip D. Bridges Located on East Main and Gilmer Street To wit,  I can remember eating at the 4-Way after Cartersville High School football games probably around 1968 or so. If I was lucky enough to find an [...]

4 Way Lunch Memories – Philip D. Bridges2024-01-29T16:53:27-05:00

The Abandoned “Paupers Cemetery” Bartow County Poor Farm and Paupers Cemetery – Sanford Chandler, Ed.D.

2024-01-29T16:27:21-05:00

By:  Sanford Chandler, Ed.D. I received a note from Mr. Ronnie Yancey asking for my assistance.  Mr. Yancey was attempting to visit the burial site of one of his relatives in an abandoned cemetery behind Toyo Tire Manufacturing, Company.   He asked if I could assist him in gaining access to [...]

The Abandoned “Paupers Cemetery” Bartow County Poor Farm and Paupers Cemetery – Sanford Chandler, Ed.D.2024-01-29T16:27:21-05:00

The Dark Era of Bartow’s Chain Gang Camps – Joe F. Head

2025-03-10T16:47:15-04:00

By: Joe F. Head Georgia’s chain gang system operated for almost 100 years and in certain instances concealed ghastly conditions that eventually earned it an infamous reputation for hotspots of dark brutality. Unfortunately, Bartow County equally caught high profile attention regarding cruel convict treatment. Periodically, Bartow camps became the epicenter [...]

The Dark Era of Bartow’s Chain Gang Camps – Joe F. Head2025-03-10T16:47:15-04:00

Jessica Daves: Bartow’s Historic Fashionista – Debbie Head

2024-01-29T16:30:06-05:00

Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Magazine, 1952-62. By Debbie Head, March 2021 (The inspiration for this article came while looking through the EVHS website for Women's History Month ideas. There was a one-sentence description containing the name Jessica Daves indicating her position as editor of Vogue. I wanted to know more. In April [...]

Jessica Daves: Bartow’s Historic Fashionista – Debbie Head2024-01-29T16:30:06-05:00

Entradas and Exchange – Matthew Gramling

2024-01-29T15:32:14-05:00

Entradas and Exchange: De Soto, Etowah, and Patterns of Early European-Mississippian Trade By Matthew Gramling             Hernando DeSoto The importance of exchange to the survival of Hernando De Soto’s entrada into the US southern interior cannot be understated.[1] As De Soto’s army marched through the diverse and dynamic world of [...]

Entradas and Exchange – Matthew Gramling2024-01-29T15:32:14-05:00

The Eddie Lee Wilkins Story – Krys King

2024-01-29T16:50:40-05:00

By Krys King Based on King’s interview with Eddie Lee Wilkins on November 15, 2018. Eddie Lee Wilkins, a six feet ten inch soft spoken man, brings to mind, “gentle giant” both physically and in character.  His focus in life is to inspire youth to be their best.  He credits [...]

The Eddie Lee Wilkins Story – Krys King2024-01-29T16:50:40-05:00

Perceptions of the Great Locomotive Chase – Nikolas Kekel

2024-01-29T16:06:21-05:00

[1] The Memory of the Great Locomotive Chase from Atlanta to Chattanooga Nikolas Kekel   Abstract The Great Locomotive Chase is a prominent feature of the interpretive landscape in North Georgia. This paper examines the cause of the Chase’s popularity as well as how public historians have used the Chase [...]

Perceptions of the Great Locomotive Chase – Nikolas Kekel2024-01-29T16:06:21-05:00

Bartow’s Early Christmas Heritage – Matthew Gramling

2024-01-29T16:32:02-05:00

Amidst the Holly and Pine: Memories and the Meaning of Christmas in Bartow County By Matthew Gramling             When one thinks of the Christmas season a host of memories tend to flood the mind. Usually we are drawn to a nostalgic remembrance of those traditions which have a particularly special [...]

Bartow’s Early Christmas Heritage – Matthew Gramling2024-01-29T16:32:02-05:00
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