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It is not a historical document, instead it is a narrative of events taking place in Kingston’s - [An Evening With Arthur Carter](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54718) - https://youtu.be/0kiYGTalR84?feature=shared Arthur Carter: A life-long Mission Road farmer March 4, 2025 - [The Dark Era of Bartow’s Chain Gang Camps – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49949) - 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 of several state investigations that - [Doug’s Place - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54602) - Doug’s Place Emerson, Georgia History and Ownership By Joe F. Head Emerson’s Dinner Bell History and Ownership of Doug’s Place Doug and Melissa Ferguson Mark and Pam Sullins According to the Bartow County Deeds Office, the origin of “Doug’s Place” apparently began January 15,1902 with a lot sale from C. M. Jones (Bartow County) to - [The Life and Times of Henry Clay Smith – Alexis and Chistopher Mazique](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48333) - A man out of slavery overcoming and achieving the extraordinary. Sponsored By: Etowah Valley Historical Society Date: 8/28/2019 Written By: Alexis MaziqueChistopher Mazique Field Supervisors: Joe F. HeadSam Graham Acknowledgments First and foremost, we are indebted to Mr. Sam Graham who rediscovered Henry Clay Smith. He not only found this forgotten son of Bartow - [Colonel Abda Johnson - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54642) - By Joe F. Head As the city of Cartersville celebrates its 175th Anniversary on February 1, 2025, it is also fitting to recognize Cartersville’s first mayor, Abda Johnson. While the city was chartered in 1850, it was reincorporated in 1872 with a duly elected council and mayor. Abda Johnson was the son of Lindsay (1792-1863) - [Emerson’s Elusive Mill - Joe Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54587) - (AKA: Empire Mill, Williford Mill, Milner Mill, Jones Mill and Amelia Mill) By Joe F. Head Formerly located southwest of Emerson, Georgia on Pumpkinvine Creek, is a forgotten grist mill that has eluded local historians for decades regarding its precise location and further confused by the use of multiple names. Additionally, its identity has suffered - [Rev Sam Jones, Wonder of the Congregations - Rev. Scott W. Shepard, PhD](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54570) - Rev. Sam P. Jones Wonder of the Congregations By Rev. Scott W. Shepard, PhD Seventy-one years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of a nation, three mothers welcomed three baby boys into the world who would all make front page headlines 100 years after their births. The first was Thomas - [6 - Reconstruction Bartow County Following the Civil War - Dr. Keith Hebert](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44713) - Reconstruction Bartow County Following the Civil War By Dr. Keith Hebert, Assistant Professor, Auburn University At the end of the Civil War, John King, a Bartow County soldier who had served in the 40th Georgia Infantry Regiment and spent the last months of the war in a northern prison camp, returned home and discovered that - [2 - The Decision to Abandon Cassville and Fall of Bartow – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44476) - The Decision to Abandon Cassville and Fall of Bartow By Joe F. Head (A Civil War Sesquicentennial Article Series by the Etowah Valley Historical Society in cooperation with the Bartow History Museum) As the war moved into north Bartow County, records show Confederate General Joseph Johnston retreating from Resaca. His force of about 45,000 troops - [4 - The Civil War in Bartow County, The Battle of Allatoona Pass – Joe Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44481) - The Civil War in Bartow County The Battle of Allatoona Pass By: Joe Head (A Civil War Sesquicentennial Article Series by the Etowah Valley Historical Society in cooperation with the Bartow History Museum) Bartow experienced a scattered patchwork of guerrilla raids, skirmishes, retaliations and rear guard actions between May and November of 1864. According - [1 - The Civil War Reaches Bartow County – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44689) - The Civil War Reaches Bartow County, Article 1 By Joe F. Head (A Civil War Sesquicentennial Article Series by the Etowah Valley Historical Society in cooperation with the Bartow History Museum) The Civil War first entered Bartow County on April 12, 1862, exactly one year to the day following the bombardment at Fort Sumter, SC. - [5 - The Union Occupation of Bartow County - Trey Gaines](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44710) - The Union Occupation of Bartow County by Trey Gaines Throughout the summer and fall of 1864, Bartow County experienced firsthand the devastation of the Civil War. Just weeks before, in May, Union and Confederate forces cut a path of destruction through the heart of the county, when over 150,000 troops marched and fought across the - [1 - Bartow Burns and an Old Flame Remembered – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44478) - Bartow Burns and an Old Flame Remembered (A Civil War Sesquicentennial Article Series by the Etowah Valley Historical Society in cooperation with the Bartow History Museum) Contrary to popular belief not all of Bartow was burned and not all of the burning was done by Union forces. Perhaps the greatest set back suffered by Bartow - [1835 Treaty of New Echota](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54541) - 1835 Treaty of New Echota – Signed in Old Cass County, Georgia A forgotten History of the Cherokee Capitol and Removal in Cass County By Joe F. Head Local Native American history often takes a back seat to the average awareness of Bartow citizens. Perhaps the most well-known event regarding Native American history in the - [Etowah’s Camp Foster – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43821) - A Quest to Locate Etowah’s Camp Foster Governor Joe Brown’s Bridge Guard Army By Joe F. Head Long forgotten and faded from the county’s landscape is a former Civil War camp that once existed to guard the Etowah River Bridge. Governor Brown stationed select troops at key bridges to prevent Federal forces from destroying the - [Great Locomotive Chase 150th Anniversary – Donny Maddox](https://evhsonline.org/archives/314) - 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 to be a lot of - [Train Wrecks in Bartow County [video] – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53983) - https://youtu.be/GMiz2MI3prM?feature=shared Joe Head explores the train wreck history of Bartow County - [Historic Train Wrecks of Bartow County - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49307) - Historic Train Wrecks of Bartow County A look at rail tragedies in the Empire County between the 1840's and 2022 By: Joe F. Head Among the primary influences that established early Bartow County one must agree that rail history has played a major role in the development of what has been called the Empire County - [Mississippian Lithics: Identifying Workshops in the Etowah River Valley – John Tomko](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54290) - John Tomko Practicum in Anthropology Dr. Terry G. Powis May 9, 2022 Abstract The Mississippian Period refers to the North American Southeast region and dates from AD 1000-1500. It is characterized by its societal organization, form of government, culture, and subsistence practices. Daily life and survival for the Native Americans in the Mississippian Period was - [Who Were Mississippian Period Artists and What Was in Their Toolkit? – Riley James](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54287) - Riley James Practicum in Anthropology Dr. Terry G. Powis May 9, 2022 Introduction The Mississippian Period was a cultural era in the Eastern United States that lasted from around 1000 CE to 1550 CE (Powis et al. 2021). It was characterized by great cultural interconnectedness where art and trade flourished. While we have many - [The Unknown Heroes of the Battle of Allatoona – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54370) - By Joe F. Head According to Mr. Robert White, former station master of the Cartersville Depot, and the late colonel Thomas Spencer, journalist and historian, there are actually two unknown graves in the Allatoona Pass area. Both were originally located by the former track bed, but on opposite sides and within the same vicinity. Each - [Break It till You Make It – Darrell Ross](https://evhsonline.org/archives/50253) - Learning Flintknapping Darrell Ross Practicum in Anthropology, Dr. Terry Powis Introduction “If I would study any old, lost art, I must make myself an artisan of it.” F. H. Cushing (1895) I have very fond memories of looking for arrowheads and fossils as a boy. My friends and I would walk dry North Texas creek - [4 Way Lunch Memories – Philip D. Bridges](https://evhsonline.org/archives/50084) - Fond high school memories of a local diner enjoyed by generations By Philip D. Bridges 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 unattended stool, I would sit down and take in the surroundings. My - [Eddie Lee Wilkins](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54079) - https://youtu.be/UXcT4GrCyOE?feature=shared Eddie Lee Wilkins, NBA Legend, Youth Association Non-Profit Founder Interviewed by Krys King This living legend hopes to be remembered as someone who was honest, humbled, and always there. Brought to you by the African American History Initiative - [The Eddie Lee Wilkins Story – Krys King](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49744) - 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 his family and mentors for - [Etowah River Historic Sites in Bartow County, Georgia – David G. Archer](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43314) - 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 Union troops on 4/21 or - [Service To State and Country Is Legendary In Bartow County – David G. Archer](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43309) - 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 of Commerce, started the first - [Pioneer Citizen Recalled 1851 Cartersville – David G. Archer](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43304) - 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 1886 and 1898 and was - [What’s Shakin’ in Bartow County? – Joel M. Sneed](https://evhsonline.org/archives/52810) - By Joel M. Sneed It was a typically hot August night, Tuesday the 31st, in 1886. In the small town of Pine Log, Georgia, worshippers had been listening to the preaching of Rev. J.N. Sullivan at the Pine Log Methodist Church. The air was thick, everyone tired as the evening wore on, and the Rev. - [Bartow’s Tunnel Mining Era Unearthed – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/47935) - By Joe F. Head A sincere word of gratitude is extended to Mr. Stan Bearden for his civic mindedness to help bring these finds to the attention of the Etowah Valley Historical Society in the spirit of historic preservation Following the discovery of gold in north Georgia and the 1838 removal of the Cherokee Nation - [Rap Dixon Negro League Standout – Nicholas Sullivan](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54349) - Rap Dixon The Fight to get Bartow’s Negro Leagues Standout into Cooperstown By Nicholas Sullivan Article was reprinted by permission of the Daily Tribune News. Bartow County has produced plenty of outstanding athletes over the years, but few locals probably are aware that the greatest baseball player to ever call the county home is a - [The Vinnie Cabin Excavation – India Daniel](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49193) - The Material Wealth of Slaves in the South An Excavation of a Former Slave Cabin Uncovers a Piece of Bartow County’s History India Daniel Kennesaw State University In today’s world, we are curiously reaching back into the past more than ever, in search of not only our country’s history, but also our local history. Through - [The Beach: A brief history of the George Washington Carver State Park – Alexis Carter-Callahan](https://evhsonline.org/archives/47346) - Alexis Carter-Callahan, M.A. George Washington Carver State Park “this is about more than color. it is about how we learn to see ourselves. it is about geography and memory.” -the river between us in Mercy by Lucille Clifton (2004) Introduction The creation of the historic George Washington Carver Park is Georgia’s stake in a nuanced - [The Legend of Chain Gang Hill - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/42877) - 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 in my daughter, Meredith, about - [The Sam Jones Female College – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/45141) - The Sam Jones Female College - Joe F. Head The college that never came to be, could be said for the Sam Jones Female Academy! Sam Jones Female College and First Cartersville High School, Circa 1950 AKA, Sam Jones College, Sam Jones Female Academy and Sam Jones Female Seminary. Upon the founding of Reverend Sam - [Community Cornerstones: The Baptist Landscape in Bartow County, Georgia – Amy Young](https://evhsonline.org/archives/47499) - By Amy Young Presented to the Etowah ValleyHistorical Society in Completion of an Internship Program under the Directionof Joe F. Head as EVHS Intern Field Supervisor and Dr. Jennifer Dickey and Dr.David Parker at Kennesaw State University December 3, 2018 For anyone who has traveled in thesouthernmost parts of the Appalachian Mountains, there is one - [Ascension Church’s Beginnings: 1844 to 1907 – Peggy L. Brown](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48021) - By Peggy L. BrownSenior Warden, Church of the Ascension, 2019 On the occasion of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension’s 175th anniversary as a congregation, I asked our rector, the Very Rev. Mary K. Erickson, how the church today is connected to the one in 1844. “We have been proclaiming the Good News continuously here - [Amos T. Akerman - Guy Parmenter](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48134) - by Guy Parmenter Many of our forefathers who endured the hardships of a time we can now only read about can still be found today resting peacefully in the numerous cemeteries which dot the landscape throughout Bartow County. Nowhere else is it possible to look so deeply into our past. A cemetery can be a - [TINSLEY PARK: Cartersville’s First Park and Golf Course – Guy Parmenter](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48256) - The following article was published in The Tribune-News, June 27, 1929, under the title “Local Golf Course Has Important and Noticeable Niche in Sportdom”. As wheels of progress turned their cycles towards greater industry and business for Cartersville and Bartow County, they made an extra revelation in order that sports and recreation might be included - [An Efficient Fire Department for the City of Cartersville – Sam Graham](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48465) - Sam Graham This brief paper covers the changes in Cartersville’s fire service from 1867, when there was no fire department, until 1918, when the fire service included a municipal water system, full-time professional firefighters and a motorized engine; the basics of the system which is still in use today. Early Years In the years following - [COVID-19 Not Bartow's First Social Distancing Epidemic – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48753) - By Joe Head April 12, 2020 htmlwww.historyofvaccines.org/content/blog/spanish-influenza-pandemic-and-vaccines Bartow Genealogical Society Acknowledgements: Debbie Head for her editorial contributions Sam Graham for his research assistance Margaret Mathison, RN for her advice Anna Maria Floyd, Bartow County Health Department - [Cartersville's COVID Chronicles – Debbie and Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48827) - April 2020 - by Debbie and Joe Head In 2020, Bartow County, along with the rest of the nation, added a chapter to our local heritage as the community navigated its way through the COVID-19 pandemic. This article is intended to provide a snapshot of the health data for the county and activities that seemed to - [Bartow's Early Christmas Heritage – Matthew Gramling](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49691) - 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 place in our hearts. Whether - [Jessica Daves: Bartow's Historic Fashionista – Debbie Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49865) - 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 1997 EVHS, Professor DeDe Yow - [The Abandoned “Paupers Cemetery” Bartow County Poor Farm and Paupers Cemetery – Sanford Chandler, Ed.D.](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49959) - 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 site. Making a - [Tenant Farming in Bartow County, Josh Reed – Dr. Terry Powis](https://evhsonline.org/archives/50239) - 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 Walnut Grove Plantation, owned by - [Historic Newspapers of Bartow County – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/50322) - By Joe F. Head Historic Newspapers of Bartow County An Annotated List of Historic Newspapers Published in Bartow County Recently Tom Hanks starred in a 2021 movie entitled, News of the World. It was the story of a well-educated, former Civil War soldier who earned his living as an itinerant reader of the news at - [The National Road, Interstate 75, and Bartow County - Dr. Lance Barry](https://evhsonline.org/archives/52707) - The role of Visionary Leadership and the Art of Collaboration By Dr. Lance Barry Since the founding of the United States, our leaders have recognized the connection between the ease of travel and the incremental improvement of commerce, wealth, and security. The first federally funded road, the National Road, was conceived by George Washington and - [1 Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church: Legacy of the Stained Glass Windows – Paige Oglesby](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54329) - Click here to download / view article. - [SPIRITS ON PINE LOG MOUNTAIN: An Appalachian Community in Georgia, 1830-1940 - Dr. Donna Coffee Little](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54334) - Click here to view Spirits of Pine Log Mountain website. - [The Sam Jones Tabernacle – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54340) - The Tabernacle, 1886 – 1933 The Alter Place of Sam Porter Jones’ Old Time Revivals By: Joe F. Head Today only a single state historic sign remains as evidence of a legendary tabernacle site that marked Cartersville as once being the religious epicenter of Georgia and perhaps the southeast. This piece of Bartow history has - [Friendship Cemetery Abandoned, but not Forgotten – Trinity Atkins](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54344) - Trinity Atkins Today, Friendship-Puckett Cemetery can be found south of Cartersville along Highway 293 and Old River Road near the Etowah River. Joe Head, the Etowah Valley Historical Society Vice President, and EVHS served as the beneficiary for my Eagle Scout Project at this site. On February 26, 1843, the First Presbyterian Church of Cartersville - [Patriotism and Place: Community, Commemoration, and Confederate Identity in Civil War Bartow County – Matthew Gramling](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48960) - By Matthew Gramling The namesake of a community can provide profound insights into the communal identity of its early residents and their relationship to the landscape in which they lived. Place names often describe a topographical feature, signify a kinship relationship to a particular locale, or commemorate a person, place, or event which is seen - [Perceptions of the Great Locomotive Chase – Nikolas Kekel](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49706) - [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 for educational purposes. In addition, - [General William T. Wofford (1824 – 1884) - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44701) - The son of William Hollingsworth Wofford and Nancy M. Tatum William Tatum, Wofford was born June 28, 1823. He had two sisters, Rachel and Martha. The family ancestors were Revolutionary War heroes who had migrated to north Georgia to settle in the Habersham County area. William’s father died when he was three and the family - [Emerson’s Forgotten Train Wreck – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43462) - The Midnight Collision of the Chiefton and Senator By Joe F. Head The Great Train Wreck of Sunday, September 1863, may be more of Emerson’s exclusive claim to Civil War railroad fame than the celebrated 1862, Great Locomotive Chase that once raced through the old iron ore mining community. Emerson was originally a wood - [Uriah Stephens Kingston’s Voice of Resistance – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43101) - 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 County. It was the earliest - [Memories of a Beloved Locomotive, From the Last Man Who Drove It (Empire Mill) – David Ibata](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54273) - Click here to view / download pdf of this article. - [Pox and Pig Iron – Matthew Gramling](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49553) - A Public Health Crisis in Antebellum Bartow County By Matthew Gramling For three months in the spring of 1849, pestilence and panic gripped antebellum Bartow County. Smallpox had broken out at the Etowah Iron Works and threatened to infect the entire county unless swift action was taken to contain its spread. News of the - [Dicksie Bradley Bandy: Leader in the Transformation of a Cottage Tufting Industry to Carpet Manufacturing – Susan Gilmore](https://evhsonline.org/archives/52819) - By Susan Gilmore In 1993, Dicksie Orline Bradley Bandy was honored, posthumously, by the Georgia Women of Achievement (GWA). The GWA goal is to “honor the many inspirational and courageous female trailblazers” in Geogia. Dicksie is, to this day, the only woman listed with the GWA as a businesswoman. Her impact in North Georgia improved - [Cooking Schools, Canneries and Freezer Lockers – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/47926) - Ingredients for Cartersville’s Electric Age By: Joe F. Head As early as May 3, 1900 Cartersville entrepreneurs had launched their first Canning Factory to benefit its citizens. Additionally, an icehouse, freezer locker, two canning factories and local cooking schools were all made possible by electricity. As years followed the community saw the presence of Georgia - [The History and Development of the Railroads of Bartow County – Giovanni Martino](https://evhsonline.org/archives/45545) - The History and Development of the Railroads of Bartow County By Giovanni Martino Bartow County, formerly Cass County, owes much of its success to the early construction of a state-owned railroad built between Atlanta and Chattanooga known as the Western and Atlantic (W&ARR). Being situated at the midpoint of these two termini, Bartow County’s citizens - [Cartersville’s Lost Furnace – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44691) - Cartersville’s Lost Furnace By Joe F. Head Northwest Georgia and particularly Bartow County became home to a thriving iron furnace industry. Between 1830 and 1900 some dozen stone cupola furnaces were built from Sugar Hill south along Stamp Creek to Allatoona and Emerson Georgia. These furnaces were erected by a variety of ambitious men including - [Cartersville’s Railroad Car Manufacturing Age – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43277) - 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 center of downtown Cartersville. These - [The Last Family Foundry – Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43112) - 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 book 86, page 71 in - [Walnut Grove and the Young Family – Jennifer Billingsley](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48922) - An Archival Study of Walnut Grove and the Young Family A directed study under the supervision of Dr. Terry Powis at Kennesaw State University By: Jennifer Billingsley Introduction The Walnut Grove Plantation is situated near the confluence of the Etowah River and Pettit Creek in Cartersville, an area rich with history. The history of Walnut - [Getting Plastered: A Technological Analysis of Daub Recovered from a Mississippian Period House in the Etowah River Valley – Joey Case](https://evhsonline.org/archives/52740) - by Joey CasePracticum in AnthropologyFaculty Sponsor: Dr. Terry G. Powis Abstract During the Mississippian Period (1000-1500 CE) the Etowah River Valley experienced waves of population growth and decline with communities of people entering the valley from across the Southeast region of the U.S. leading to a unique intersection of ceramic, architectural, and lithic styles. One - [Stand Watie: The Hard Life of a Cherokee Survivor – Terry Sloope](https://evhsonline.org/archives/51728) - Cherokee General Hails from old Cass County By Terry Sloope Many Americans have heard of the horrors of the “Trail of Tears” – the inhumane removal of the most of the Cherokee tribe from its homeland in the southeastern United States in the late 1830s.[1] Thousands of Cherokees died on the forced march to the - [Home Sweet Home – Jordan Farkas](https://evhsonline.org/archives/50560) - An Architectural Analysis of Native American HousesDuring the Middle Mississippian Period in the Etowah River Valley By Jordan Farkas ANTH 3397Practicum in AnthropologyDepartment of Geography and AnthropologyKennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia May 12, 2021 Abstract The Mississippian period lasted from AD 1000-1550. It is divided into three different subperiods: Early (AD 1000-1200), Middle (AD 1200-1375), and - [Bartow County's Mound Legacy – Scot Keith and Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/50151) - Bartow County’s Mound Legacy 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 within Bartow County. Readers are alerted to be aware - [Entradas and Exchange – Matthew Gramling](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49805) - Entradas and Exchange: De Soto, Etowah, and Patterns of Early European-Mississippian Trade By Matthew Gramling 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 the late Mississippian South, they depended heavily - [Native American Cave Burials - Joel Sneed](https://evhsonline.org/archives/49516) - By Joel Sneed Bringing to Light Early Burials in Bartow County Evidence of Native American usage has been found in twelve Bartow County caves or in the area immediately adjacent to the cave entrance. Artifacts dating from the Archaic to the late Mississippian demonstrate that Native Americans have consistently made use of the caves in - [Prehistoric Etowah Valley Timeline at the Dabbs Dig (Upper Dig) - Savana L. Deems and Terry G. Powis](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44457) - Examining the Prehistoric Etowah Valley Timeline at the Dabbs Site, Bartow County, GA Through Ceramic and Radiocarbon Dating Savana L. Deems (Kennesaw State University) Terry G. Powis (Kennesaw State University) Introduction The Dabbs Site is located two miles (3.25 kilometers) northwest of the Etowah Indian Mounds on the second terrace above the Etowah River, and - [Clay in the Homestead: A Ceramic Analysis of a Middle Mississippian House - Tristen Griffin](https://evhsonline.org/archives/52513) - Student Anthropology Practicum Paper Department of Geography and Anthropology Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia Abstract Very few precontact Native American houses have been fully excavated from the Middle Mississippian period (AD 1200-1375), and even fewer excavations used modern archaeological techniques to uncover them. Recent excavations at a small village named the Cummings site, located two miles - [The Etowah Indian Mounds and General William T. Sherman - David Archer](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43307) - 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 Cherokee moved into this area - [Some History of Cartersville - David Archer](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43311) - 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 Cherokee removal in 1838. The - [If you don't eat it, I will (A Civil War Episode) -David Archer](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43302) - 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 for different countries and armies. - [New Cave of Historical Importance in Bartow County, Georgia - Joel M. Sneed](https://evhsonline.org/archives/52593) - Joel M. Sneed Etowah Valley Historical Society member Sam Graham, with an interest in anything pertaining to the history of the county, became aware of another possible name for Jolley Cave, the name used by cave explorers and as listed in the files of the Georgia Speleological Survey. In Civil War-era records a cave in - [Silent Voices from Salt Peter Cave - Joel M. Sneed](https://evhsonline.org/archives/48148) - Joel M. Sneed As a part of our study of Kingston Saltpeter Cave in the 1980s, inscriptions were recorded from the walls of the cave, and these – nearly 500 names, some with dates and other information – were included as an Appendix in my 2007 book, Bartow County Caves: History Underground in North - [Bartow Bibliography Resource List - Dr. Keith Herbet, Auburn University](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43702) - This list is a customized inventory of Bartow works assembled by Dr. Keith Herbert, Auburn University. This collection primarily focuses on documents that hold information about the Civil War and Reconstruction as it relates to Bartow County and northwest Georgia. Primary Sources Manuscripts Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery. Zillah Haynie Brandon Diary, 1823–1871 - [Bartow’s Mining Legacy - Staci Lusk, Intern](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43808) - Bartow’s Mining Legacy Featuring a Special Tribute to 101 Years of New Riverside Ochre Mining History Staci Lusk, Intern Kennesaw State University Sponsored by: The Etowah Valley Historical Society August 2, 2016 Supervised by: Joe F. Head Bartow’s Mining Legacy Featuring a Special Tribute to 101 Years of New Riverside Ochre History - [Nitrate Mining in Bartow County - Joel M. Sneed](https://evhsonline.org/archives/46347) - Mining in Bartow County has been an important facet of the county’s economy for much of its history. The iron industry was made possible by the early discovery of vast iron ore (limonite) veins in the southeastern part of the county, and the mining industry grew to include manganese, barite, umber and ocher. Smaller deposits - [Pleasure Trips to Bartow County’s Saltpeter Cave Following the Civil War - Joel M. Sneed](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43739) - One can only surmise that in the years following the Civil War the saltpeter cave in Bartow County was a place of curiosity. Certainly, local residents who had enjoyed visits to the cave in earlier times and had been prevented from doing so by the extensive mining operation there began to return to the cave - [Preston Rudolph “Rudy” York - Terry W. Sloope](https://evhsonline.org/archives/45477) - Early in his career on the baseball diamond he was a man without a position. Luckily for him, the power emanating from his bat allowed him to hang around the major leagues long enough to settle into the only position he could play reasonably well. He came from Native American – or, in the common - [1903 Gold Dome Court House History - David B. Parker](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44454) - The Cornerstone of Bartow County’s History: Historic Identity from the Gold Dome 1903 Court House Time Capsule by David B. Parker Kennesaw State University On April 21, 1902, six hundred people gathered on the corner of Erwin and Market Streets in Cartersville, Georgia, to observe the laying of the cornerstone of Bartow County’s - [The Evolution of Schools in Bartow County, Georgia - Elyse Hoganson](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43743) - The Evolution of Schools in Bartow County, Georgia The First 100 Years Elyse Hoganson, Intern Etowah Valley Historical Society Georgia College and State University HIST 4960 Dr. Jessica Wallace July 2016 Supervised by Joe F. Head, EVHS Vice President The Evolution of Schools in Bartow County, Georgia The First 100 Years The origins of - [Some Facts About OAKLAND - Sam Graham](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44765) - Some Facts About OAKLAND Also known as the “Lewis Place”, the “Armstrong Place”, “Birdwood”, and simply the “Brick House place” & The LOUTHER SPRING Bartow County, Georgia By Sam Graham March 2017 Searching property ownership in Cass County prior to the Civil War is difficult due to the loss of early deed records. Alternative sources - [Sam Jones in Palestine (May 18, 2003) - Dr. David Parker](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43455) - 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 be on the west side - [Sam Jones, Columnist (Feb. 23, 2003) - Dr. David Parker](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43453) - “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, in addition to being the - [Rebecca Felton, Columnist (March 31, 2002) - Dr. David Parker](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43459) - Last week, in a column on Marilu Munford, I mentioned her grandfather, Charles Henry Smith, who as “Bill Arp” wrote a weekly column for the Atlanta Constitution from 1878 to 1903. Bill Arp was extremely popular. In fact, it’s possible that for a few years in the 1880s he was the most widely-read writer in - [Pretty Boy Floyd (July 13, 2003) - Dr. David Parker](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43457) - The big bank robbery in Cartersville this past week reminded me of something that happened in Bartow County back on February 3, 1904. No, not another bank robbery. On that day, a baby was born near Adairsville to Walter and Mamie Floyd. They named him Charles Arthur. Later he would be known as “Pretty Boy” - [Where Was Sanfordville? - Sam Graham](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44467) - Where Was Sanfordville? By Sam Graham U.S. Postal records show that on June 21, 1831, a post office was established “Sandfordville”, Gwinnett County, Georgia, and that John Dawson was appointed postmaster.[i] In August of that year (1831) the Savannah Georgian reported that a post office had been established at “Sandfordsville, Gwinnett County, on the Hightower, - [Mattie Lee Price, the Forgotten Georgia Wonder - Donna Lee Dicksson](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43467) - Mattie Lee Price, the Forgotten Georgia Wonder By Donna Lee Dicksson Bartow County’s own Magnetic Wonder “Mattie Lee Price” (1869-1899) of Bartow County, Georgia, was just fourteen when she became the second of the Georgia Wonder girls to come out of Georgia during the winter of 1883–1884.[i] The Georgia wonder girls were pre-vaudeville acts - [Emerson - Sandy Lusk](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43610) - Emerson (Formerly Known As “Stegall’s Station”) By Sandy Lusk 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 County (now Bartow) in 1839 and settled on a 40 acre lot drawn in the 1832 - [Corra Harris: Forgotten Contradictions - Jordan Gentry](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44955) - Corra Harris: Forgotten Contradictions A Historical Analysis Revealed among Personal Letters and Archaeological Finds Jordan Gentry Honors Capstone Project, Kennesaw State University Faculty Advisor: Dr. Terry Powis EVHS Field Supervisor: Mr. Joe F. Head Abstract This paper is the first to report on the findings of the historical archaeological research - [Corra Harris Personal Letters, 1913 - 1925 Transcriptions - Jordan Gentry](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44948) - Personal Letters of Corra Harris Preface The following is a series of sixteen recently discovered, private letters written by Corra Harris to a close personal friend, Joy Akin of Bartow County. The letters reveal very private feelings and family matters that until this research have not been known to the general public. These letters - [Asa G. Candler - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43069) - Asa G. Candler Cartersville’s Surprising Connections to the Coca Cola Empire By: Joe F. Head 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 Cunyus in her 1933 book, The History of Bartow County - [General Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836 – 1896) - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44694) - General Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836 – 1896) Pierce Manning Butler Young was the son of Carolina parents, Dr. Robert Maxwell Young and Caroline Jones both descendants of Revolutionary War patriot families. Pierce was born in South Carolina, but raised in Cass County, Georgia. Dr. Young inherited his father’s South Carolina estate, but it was - [General Ormsby - Mitchel-David Dundee](https://evhsonline.org/archives/44602) - General Ormsby Mitchel The Unknown Mastermind Behind the Great Locomotive Chase By David Dundee Even though I am not a historian but an astronomer I have always been interested in history. Plus I have always had a love of trains. So I stumbled on a story that involves both astronomy and trains. I went to - [The Great Locomotive Chase Sesquicentennial Celebration - Joe Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/42897) - 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 south that introduced an impressive - [The Heart of the Chase - Joe Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/42894) - The Heart of the Chase The Great Locomotive Chase in Bartow County By: Joe F. Head 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 mission to destroy tracks, burn bridges and spearhead a - [The Yonah Blows Again - Joe F. Head](https://evhsonline.org/archives/42864) - 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. The small yard engine was - [The Mysterious Rock Walls of Bartow County – J.B. Tate](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54295) - Click here to view / download pdf of this article. - [The Ancient Rock Walls of Bartow County - William Phillips](https://evhsonline.org/archives/45130) - The Ancient Rock Walls of Bartow County By William Phillips Bartow County has remarkable ancient stone structures that have a history every bit as exciting as the far more recognized mound sites (Etowah and Leake), and numerous ancient village sites scattered across the county. However, stone features are almost always sidelined for investigation due to - [The Leake Site: The Earthworks - Scot Keith](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43617) - In the previous installment, the history of the discovery and documentation of the Leake site was presented. In this installment, we examine the earthworks at Leake. While the earthen mounds at Leake are no longer visible on the ground surface, as are those at the spectacular Etowah Mounds located a few miles upriver, there - [Leake Mounds Site Article Series - Scot Keith](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43287) - 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 Etowah Mounds, not as many - [A Typology Analysis of Lithic Artifacts Recovered from a Middle Woodland Site in North Georgia (Lower Dig) - William Heflin](https://evhsonline.org/archives/46302) - A Typology Analysis of Lithic Artifacts Recovered from a Middle Woodland Site in North Georgia William Heflin (Kennesaw State University) The prehistory of the Southeastern United States is divided into four broad periods: the Paleoindian period, the Archaic period, the Woodland period, and the Mississippian period. The Woodland period dates from ca. 1000 BC to AD - [Colonel Benjamin Hawkins’s 1796 Visit to Cass (Bartow) County - Keith S. Hébert](https://evhsonline.org/archives/43697) - Note: Colonel Benjamin Hawkins was highly educated and left what is considered to be exemplary manuscripts of his Agent service. He was appointed by George Washington as a French interpreter during the Revolutionary War. Later he was appointed by Congress as Indian Agent to the southern frontier. He served as an early scout, negotiator and cultural leader - [Justice Robert Benham: Carver Park History](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53844) - https://youtu.be/4qAI_hhMMcY?feature=shared Carver Park History August 2, 2015 Interviewed by Sheri Henshaw - [Herschel Wisebram: Cartersville Late 1950's-2000](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54087) - https://youtu.be/eHoqeDPtDx4?feature=shared Herschel Wisebram: Cartersville Late 1950's-2000 April 11, 2009 Interviewed by David Archer - [Harold Wise: My Life in Kingston](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54085) - https://youtu.be/8BevQ3esG9s?feature=shared Harold Wise: My Life in Kingston March 19, 2011 Interviewed by Earnestine Young Jones - [Martha White](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54083) - https://youtu.be/xoc_bfTJmNc?feature=shared Martha White: Recalling Her Life and Banking Career March 15, 2008 - [Judge Jere Fields White](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54081) - https://youtu.be/F_zGsRSySuE?feature=shared Judge Jere White: My Life and Family History September 8, 2007 Interviewed by David Archer - [Edward Lamar Wade](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54077) - https://youtu.be/KIeEquZri3c?feature=shared Edward Lamar Wade March 20, 2010 Interviewed by Genie Certain - [Virginia Yates: Weinman Family History](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54075) - https://youtu.be/8Naho6JEiF4?feature=shared Virginia Yates: Weinman Family History November 6, 2010 Interviewed by Herschel Wisebram - [Unveiling Pathways to Freedom: A Story in Every Stitch](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54073) - https://youtu.be/LyUMWPukhq8?feature=shared Unveiling Pathways to Freedom: A Story in Every Stitch May 10, 2018 Historic Downtown Cartersville, Georgia - [Reverend Louis Tonsmeire, Sr.](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54070) - https://youtu.be/X43hzwEW92s?feature=shared Reverend Louis Tonsmeire, Sr. : My Life August 24, 2012 Interviewed by Guy Parmenter - [Joe Tilley](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54068) - https://youtu.be/ZqH1WWDyiJE?feature=shared Joe Tilley February 8, 2020 Interviewed Betty Jane Tilley - [Gladys Ruff Tilley: Her Life as a Teacher](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54066) - https://youtu.be/uUcdx9UJr6w?feature=shared Gladys Ruff Tilley: Her Life as a Teacher March 21, 2009 Interviewed by Genie Certain and Betty Jane Tilley - [C.L. (Carl) Tidwell](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54063) - https://youtu.be/HaSCBZ4CpCc?feature=shared C.L. Tidwell January 10, 2021 Interviewed by Dan Clark - [Janis Thompson: Cassville Area History](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54061) - https://youtu.be/cV_4gBwj1xE?feature=shared Janis Thompson August 27, 2011 Interviewed by Warren Kennedy - [JB Tate: Local Cherokee History](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54059) - https://youtu.be/0rV0Em5IdZc?feature=shared JB Tate: Local Cherokee History November 10, 2013 Interviewed by Tom Scott - [Taste of Africa](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54057) - https://youtu.be/YsU3on9wHUg?feature=shared Taste of Africa February 2019 Presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society's African American History Initiative. - [Mary Ellen Nelson Taff: History of Euharlee](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54055) - https://youtu.be/0JMlTqffcPk?feature=shared Mary Ellen Nelson Taff: History of Euharlee August 9, 2005 - Euharlee Museum Interviewed by Genie Certain - [Edward "Red" Summey: His WWII Experiences](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54053) - https://youtu.be/d5QWOZq8imA?feature=shared Edward "Red" Summey: His WWII Experiences September 21, 2014 Interviewed by Wayne Rice - [Stilesboro Improvement Club: Sue Shepherd and Suzanne Brock](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54051) - https://youtu.be/0oGanRKFX1Q?feature=shared Stilesboro Improvement Club: Sue Shepherd and Suzanne Brock May 27, 2017 Interviewed by Jan Shepherd - [Stilesboro Improvement Club Chrysanthemum Show](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54049) - https://youtu.be/0ZO9GAGUiUo?feature=shared Stilesboro Improvement Club Chrysanthemum Show November 4, 2017 - [Benjamin Stein](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54047) - https://youtu.be/jEdpRZ61iE8?feature=shared Benjamin Stein: A Jewish Family's Retail Business June 22, 2011 Interviewed by Betty Crane - [Marion Smith](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54045) - https://youtu.be/W9Q0Mls7-sY?feature=shared Marion Smith: Life from Depression to Present June 20, 2009 Interviewed by Ed Hill - [Mary Siniard: Roselawn History](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54043) - https://youtu.be/t5hJQ37tYjk?feature=shared Mary Siniard: Roselawn History April 12, 2019 Interviewed by Guy Parmenter - [Julius Shaw](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54041) - https://youtu.be/jwXL_dSuJnY?feature=shared Julius Shaw October 5, 2018 Interviewed by Jim Andrews - [William "Bill" Shadden](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54039) - https://youtu.be/WXJVy2NOD6Y?feature=shared William "Bill" Shadden: His Life and Banking in Cartersville February 26, 2011 Interviewed by Tina Shadden - [Leon James Scott](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54037) - https://youtu.be/Nq4Z0XR-hK8?feature=shared Leon James Scott August 9, 2014 Interviewed by Guy Parmenter - [Keith Sandlin](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54035) - https://youtu.be/foGiCl5WjMI?feature=shared Keith Sandlin: My Life July 21, 2018 Interviewed by Lee Burger - [Rotary Club of Bartow County: 20th Anniversary](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54033) - https://youtu.be/PoTBFrPVtzM?feature=shared Rotary Club of Bartow County: 20th Anniversary Jim Dellinger, Scott Parmenter, Michael Howard - [Jim Raines](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54031) - https://youtu.be/nKWRwxhPUkg?feature=shared Jim Raines: Dairy and Cattle Farming in Bartow County December 12, 2014 Possum Trot Farms - White, Georgia Interviewed by Paul Pugliese - [Harry Pugliese](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54029) - https://youtu.be/v2evmUECOPg?feature=shared Harry Pugliese: Life of a Local Farmer and Teacher October 8, 2013 Interviewed by Paul Pugliese - [Bob Posten](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54027) - https://youtu.be/9IRQzef4C6s?feature=shared Bob Posten: Bartow Boy's A Vietnam Tribute March 3, 2018 Interviewed by Joe Head - [Bill Popham](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54025) - https://youtu.be/aptfrlxBwyY?feature=shared Bill Popham: History of Emerson August 5, 2017 Interviewed by Joe Head - [Guy Parmenter](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54023) - https://youtu.be/rEgN-JY9CfI?feature=shared Guy Parmenter: Involvement with Etowah Valley Historical Society March 3, 2012 Interviewed by Reverand Louis Tonsmeire, Sr. - [Carolyn Parmenter](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54021) - https://youtu.be/sXFjgRDC7rQ?feature=shared Carolyn Parmenter: My Life February 23, 2008 Interviewed by Guy Parmenter - [Brent Nelson](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54019) - https://youtu.be/8I3HAyWrasA?feature=shared Brent Nelson October 22, 2021 Interviewed by Genie Jolly Certain - [Jack Nalley](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54017) - https://youtu.be/PzCMwMzWbdA?feature=shared Learn about the history of the Nalley family in Bartow County, GA. February 7, 2020 Interviewed by Paul Pugliese - [Bud Nally](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54015) - https://youtu.be/N48wY9XfQSs?feature=shared Bud Nally: His Life in Cartersville Interviewed in 1996 - [Martha Mulinix: Teacher and Quilter](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54013) - https://youtu.be/Sfs3BjVpnOQ?feature=shared Martha Mulinix: Teacher and Quilter June 28, 2008 Interviewed by Mina Harper - [Fredrick Knight: Stiles Family History and Their Antebellum Homes](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54011) - https://youtu.be/KpmIC95m4D4?feature=shared Fredrick Knight: Stiles Family History and Their Antebellum Homes July 1, 2012 Interviewed by David Archer - [James "Jim" McElreath](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54009) - https://youtu.be/EQyOt6TcFtM?feature=shared James "Jim" McElreath: My Life in Bartow County July 1, 2018 Interviewed by David Archer - [Magnolia Garden Club](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54007) - https://youtu.be/L1cogh3TAEk?feature=shared Magnolia Garden Club: Bonnie Floyd, Lynn Frye and Sue Tucker June 12, 2017 Interviewed by Genie Jolly Certain - [Ladds Mountain](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54005) - https://youtu.be/ncELiBdR7_Y?feature=shared Ladds Mountain David Archer, Carl Etheridge, and Scott Keith Interviewed by Joe Head - [Kingston History](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54003) - https://youtu.be/d5dqv7waGLY?feature=shared Kingston History Larry Posey, Hilda Moore, and Nettie Holt - [James Jarrett](https://evhsonline.org/archives/54001) - https://youtu.be/sIyACrgN0po?feature=shared James Jarrett August 27, 2021 Interviewed by Jim Andrews - [Alphabet Collins and the Georgia Institute of Genetics](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53999) - https://youtu.be/ktkt7mgHzyc?feature=shared Alphabet Collins and the Georgia Institute of Genetics Bonnie and John Murphy August 5, 2014 Interviewed by Mary Norton - [Sue Hopkins](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53997) - https://youtu.be/0s2v4NnIRAI?feature=shared Sue Hopkins June 17, 2019 Interviewed by Dede Yow - [Margaret Bridges and Adele Howell: Our Lives](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53995) - https://youtu.be/vllDBMMyyD4?feature=shared Margaret Bridges and Adele Howell: Our Lives September 13, 2008 Interviewed by Patricia Simmons - [Taylorsville High School Historical Marker Dedication](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53989) - https://youtu.be/A6_83F3MZis?feature=shared Taylorsville High School Historical Marker Dedication Saturday April 5th 2014 Taylorsville Baptist Church the dedication of the Historical Marker - [Dicksie Bandy's Chenille Legacy](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53987) - https://youtu.be/eD0eEWKt6WE?feature=shared Dicksie Bandy's Chenille Legacy Women History Month (March 2023) presented by Susan Gilmore - [Jessica Daves: Bartow's Fashionista](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53985) - https://youtu.be/VsItKQWNy4c?feature=shared Jessica Daves: Bartow's Fashionista - [History of Bartow: Episodes 9-12](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53981) - https://youtu.be/P6YxTVphFWE?feature=shared History of Bartow: Episodes 9-12 presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [Salt Peter Cave](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53979) - https://youtu.be/v3_zGw1QtUU?feature=shared Salt Peter Cave Cable Vision 4 (Mary Ruth Owen) Joel Snead, Carol Snead and Larry Blair presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [World War II](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53977) - https://youtu.be/vsbECWJUFko?feature=shared WWII on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [The Great Locomotive Chase Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53974) - https://youtu.be/A7w_EkCvhYg?feature=shared The Great Locomotive Chase Bartow County Crossroads: A Cartersville Cable Channel 4 Presentation 1994 Joe Head Interview by Guy Parmentor presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [The Etowahs](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53972) - https://youtu.be/0VaxVT76rHM?feature=shared The Etowahs in Bartow County on Crossroads presented by the Etowah Valley Historical Society - [The Cherokees in Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53970) - https://youtu.be/zE52ScW6XpE?feature=shared A look into The Cherokees on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [Old Bartow County Courthouse](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53968) - https://youtu.be/3Wjo8vHYdlk?feature=shared A look into the Old Bartow County Courthouse on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [Mining in Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53966) - https://youtu.be/tww9KxXgqPk?feature=shared Listen in as Stan Bearden, retired New Riverside Ochre VP, discusses the history of mining in Bartow County Georgia. - [M.W.H "Alphabet" Collins](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53964) - https://youtu.be/Qk2n6oQuWtI?feature=shared M.W.H "Alphabet" Collins - [Lottie Moon](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53962) - https://youtu.be/MvT8ixI4eok?feature=shared Lottie Moon on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [Jim Langford: When the World Came Crashing Down Desoto Part II](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53960) - https://youtu.be/veKowRzwPdg?feature=shared Jim Langford: When the World Came Crashing Down Desoto Part II The post Desoto Spanish Exploration of North Georgia - [Jim Langford: When the World Came Crashing Down Desoto Part I](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53958) - https://youtu.be/2iaATariET8?feature=shared Jim Langford: When the World Came Crashing Down Desoto Part I - [Log Cabin Renovation](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53956) - https://youtu.be/jz4h9ORRK7A?feature=shared Log Cabin Renovation on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [History of Bartow: Episodes 5-8](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53954) - https://youtu.be/v44ReMidL50?feature=shared History of Bartow: Episodes 5-8 presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [History of Bartow: Episodes 1-4](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53952) - https://youtu.be/UL4pSLbV9N0?feature=shared History of Bartow: Episodes 1-4 presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [Grist Mill](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53950) - https://youtu.be/l3iT_OhC6V4?feature=shared Grist Mill on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [CCC and WPA Railways](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53948) - https://youtu.be/iN599RMkl1Q?feature=shared CCC and WPA Railways on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [Atco Mill Village](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53946) - https://youtu.be/CLWu5Unb6A0?feature=shared Atco Mill Village on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society - [A Matter of Opinion: Friendship Monument](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53941) - https://youtu.be/-HlDTM6lOgc?feature=shared A Matter of Opinion: Friendship Monument Presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society As seen on Crossroads - [Horace Howard](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53934) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qeQJ6m-iQU Horace Howard: My Life and Family in Pine Log November 10, 2007 Interviewed by Robert Howard - [Matthew Hill](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53932) - https://youtu.be/1AYO3AA5J7g?feature=shared Matthew Hill: His Life and Education in Bartow County June 14, 2008 Interviewed by Louis Tonsmeire, Sr. - [Lillie May Hill](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53929) - https://youtu.be/8Ron6Q6vYyc?feature=shared Lillie May Hill: Life in Kingston - [Jodie Hill](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53926) - https://youtu.be/HZbsCBKhxWM?feature=shared Jodie Hill: Christmas in the Valley Corra Harris a History and Her Home Restoration December 9, 2007 - [Joe and Van Henshaw](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53924) - https://youtu.be/NqJKT4j4xV0?feature=shared Growing up in the 1950's in Cartersville, Georgia October 17, 2014 Interviewed by Sheri Henshaw - [Remembering Corra Harris](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53922) - https://youtu.be/ovuElpXcZ_E?feature=shared&t=13 Remembering Corra Harris: on Crossroads, with Bill Raines and Betty Upshaw - [Donna Cline](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53907) - https://youtu.be/CMlVJd8WoVQ?feature=shared Donna Cline: Goodyear Employee October 19, 2019 Interviewed by Helacia Cline - [Clayton Jackson Harris](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53920) - https://youtu.be/uo_FNBX_v-A?feature=shared Clayton Jackson Harris: Taylorsville History and Banking April 17, 2010 Interviewed by Genie Jolly Certain - [Mina Harper](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53918) - https://youtu.be/OU10NW2qErg?feature=shared My life in Bartow County November 5, 2021 Interviewed by Michelle Elliot - [Jimmy Dellinger](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53916) - https://youtu.be/ULRMIKKjgto?feature=shared Jimmy Dellinger : Local Mining and Geology in Bartow County March 31, 2007 Interviewed by J.B. Tate - [Jimmy Dellinger and Avery Holland](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53914) - https://youtu.be/DRsxKgue2Uc?feature=shared Jimmy Dellinger and Avery Holland: Cartersville Rotary Club Memories February 5, 2012 Interviewed by Guy Parmenter - [Jean Cowart](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53912) - https://youtu.be/4Y1ytvGtbFM?feature=shared Jean Cowart: My Life in Euharlee May 28, 2017 Interviewed by Betty Jane Tilley - [Sue Jackson & Don Jackson](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53903) - https://youtu.be/VL2xMjpckAw?feature=shared Jackson's Dairy March 10, 2018 - [Marion Coleman](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53909) - https://youtu.be/A-3p-ITXr5M?feature=shared Marion Coleman: Her Life and Noble Hill April 1, 2017 Interviewed by Mary Norton - [Thomas Champion](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53905) - https://youtu.be/k1chAvkMts0?feature=shared Thomas Champion: His Life and Family in Cartersville November 9, 2008 Interviewed by Herschel Wisebram - [Warren Akin](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53804) - https://youtu.be/ta-4AXVL6no?feature=shared Warren Akin - His Life and Family History January 27, 2007 Interviewed by David Archer - [Ruth Applin](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53811) - https://youtu.be/8LQErAnFY64?feature=shared An African American Life in Kingston March 11, 2011 Interviewed by Earnestine Young Jones - [David Archer](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53813) - https://youtu.be/1Kz5fAPFW1s?feature=shared David Archer October 21, 2021 Interviewed by Joe Head - [Bessie Louise Evans Atkinson](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53826) - https://youtu.be/g0Bq8qBAKNI?feature=shared Beginnings of Bartow-Carver Park July 23, 2016 Interviewed by Sheri Henshaw - [Bartow Carver Park Archives Day](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53829) - https://youtu.be/JzsiRmkJ27g?feature=shared Bartow Carver Park Archives Day February 27, 2016 - [Marijon Battles](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53833) - https://youtu.be/LUoMdjuV9p0?feature=shared Marijon Battles : The Life of Rebecca Felton June 17, 2014 Interview by Mary Norton - [Nancy Beasley](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53841) - https://youtu.be/gCDDKTLrm3Q?feature=shared My Life and Career in Education May 29, 2011 Interviewed by Earnestine Young Jones - [Justice Robert Benham](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53846) - https://youtu.be/WfhmFdO5Z7I?feature=shared My Family History and Career February 9, 2008 Interviewed by David Archer - [Bob Bentley](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53849) - https://youtu.be/cPMpzzCzeXI?feature=shared His Life in Bartow County and the Navy June 17, 2017 Interviewed by Trey Gaines - [George Roy Bethune](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53852) - https://youtu.be/qez_J5cX7II?feature=shared His Life, Born in 1914 August 12, 2010 Interviewed by Betty Crane - [Woodrow Bradley](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53854) - https://youtu.be/DNjRNtVZ23E?feature=shared My Life and WWII Experiences February 2, 2017 Interviewed by Steve Bradley - [Helen Bridges Calhoun](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53856) - https://youtu.be/1V-awryt5us?feature=shared My Life in Bartow County September 13, 2008 Interviewed by Patricia Simmons - [John Brooke](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53858) - https://youtu.be/Jml3eHC3qD0?feature=shared My Life in Bartow County May 4, 2016 Interviewed by Richard Wright - [Cartersville Basketball Women's State Champions 1962](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53860) - https://youtu.be/h4TbFU3HvzU?feature=shared Jan Bennett Edwards, Cherry Paris Gladden, and Diannia French Teague July 22, 2017 Interviewed by Sheri Henshaw - [Clarence Brown](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53862) - https://youtu.be/6O8D2BzKl0U?feature=shared Former Bartow County Commissioner (1991-2012) December 4, 2012 Interviewed by David Archer - [Arthur Carter](https://evhsonline.org/archives/53865) - https://youtu.be/MRoNW_q0Y2w?feature=shared Arthur Carter: Mission Road History and The New Horizons Organization February 7, 2015 Interviewed by Earnestine Young Jones - [Protecting Your Valuable Books and Documents](https://evhsonline.org/archives/430) - 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 of these items to determine - [What's Happening @ EVHS](https://evhsonline.org/archives/42874) - 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, Spring Bank, Stamp Creek Furnace ## Pages - [Etowah Valley Historical Society](https://evhsonline.org/) - Etowah Valley Historical Society celebrates the heritage of our unique area, promotes and enhances the education, awareness, preservation and traditions of Bartow County. - [EVHS Newsletter Archives](https://evhsonline.org/newsletter-archives) - Newsletter ArchiveThe Archive is a resource for researchers, academics and members of the public. The Archive is an essential element in supporting the ongoing research aims of the Etowah Valley Historical Society and the wider research community. For a quick index of featured newsletter, articles refer to the Newsletter article guide. Sign up to receive - [Communities in Bartow County, Georgia](https://evhsonline.org/communities) - Etowah Valley Historical Society has taken on an ambitious project to document every community that existed from the founding of the county. Communities are defined as hamlets, villages or incorporated towns / cities. Some locations have long disappeared and others still remain if only in signage, oral history and a few scant land marks. To - [Stegalls Chapel](https://evhsonline.org/stegalls-chapel) - In 1850, Emsley Stegall erected a log building of the Alabama Road near his home in Emerson (near the intersection of Puckett Rd) which was used for religious meetings of all denominations, schoolhouse and public gatherings. A few years later, he built a building on Lot 905, which was larger and used for the same - [Emerson Methodist E Church S](https://evhsonline.org/emerson-methodist-e-church-s) - Emerson Methodist E Church S C.M. Jones donated the land for this church built on 10/16/1897 at the corner of Gaston Westbrook & 8th Street. The church was dedicated in 1905 and a parsonage built in 1908. April 1, 1923, a fire started in the flue during SS hour and burned down the church. - [Flexatile (see Funkhouser)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/flexatile-see-funkhouser) - Flexatile was known as a mining settlement in northeast Bartow County on the Tennessee Road (now U. S. 411) near the intersection of Falling Springs Road. Originally slabs of slate were quarried, sawed into proper sizes and marketed as slate shingles. The Richardson Company, Lockland, Ohio, purchased the property in 1920 through its subsidiary, Flexatile, the - [SALACOA](https://evhsonline.org/salacoa) - SALACOA The Salacoa School was located in the northeast corner of Bartow County. No record is available as to when this school was built but it was in operation during 1915 according to September 7, 1915 minutes of the Bartow County Board of Education. Minutes dated October 1, 1940 continue to show it open when - [SOUTH CENTRAL MIDDLE](https://evhsonline.org/south-central-middle) - SOUTH CENTRAL MIDDLE (Red Top Middle School) Research on this school is incomplete, however the South Central Middle School is located at 24 Old Alabama Road, in Emerson. - [Joseph Emerson Brown – Governor](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/joseph-emerson-brown-for-whom-emerson-georgia-was-named) - Born: April 15, 1821, Pickens, South Carolina Died: November 30, 1894 Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia Former headmaster and lawyer before entering politics 1857 – 1865 Georgia's 42nd Governor 1889 Emerson, Georgia, formerly known as Stegall's Station, is renamed in honor of Georgia's Senior Senator, Joseph Emerson Brown Significant changes were being planned by area residents for - [White (Wofford's Crossroads)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/white-whites) - White began as the community of Wofford's Crossroads. It was re-named White for it's first Postmaster, James Alexander White (1832-1925). James was born in North Carolina, and spent most of his childhood on the family farm in the nearby Pine Log community. Following his service to the Confederacy, he relocated to the area which would - [Auchmutey's Mill (Tilley Mill)](https://evhsonline.org/auchmuteys-mill) - This mill was located on Euharlee Creek downstream from the town of Taylorsville, where the Old Hardin Bridge Rd crossed the creek up until about 1980. Unsure of when the mill was first built, but the Auchmutey family operated it between 1890 and 1924. During the Civil War, this was a crossing point for Sherman's - [Etowah Valley Historical Society Presidents](https://evhsonline.org/etowah-valley-historical-society-president) - 1970’s 1972-1973 Jefferson L. Davis 1973-1974 Robert M. Stiles 1974-1975 Emmie Nelson 1975-1976 Emmie Nelson 1976-1977 Emmie Nelson 1977-1978 Helen Norton 1978-1979 Clyde W. Jolly 1979-1980 Ben Maxwel 1980’s 1980-1981 Eloine “Jimmie” Davis 1981-1982 Eloine “Jimmie” Davis 1982-1983 Robert M. White 1983-1984 Alonna “Lonnie” Howell 1984-1985 Alonna “Lonnie” Howell 1985-1986 Alonna “Lonnie” Howell 1986-1987 Jere - [Water-powered Mills](https://evhsonline.org/water-powered-mills) - Auchmuteys Mill (Tilly Mill) Andrews Mill Best’s Mill Empire Mill Etowah Mill Gaines Mill Lewis Merchant Mill/Jones Mill Burge’s/Lowry Grist Mill Mosteller Mill Munford Mill Neal Grist Mill Spring Bank Mill Jones/Rogers Mill Stroup Mill Winthred’s (Willford’s) Mill Young’s Mill - [EVHS Book Store](https://evhsonline.org/book-store) - PLEASE email EVHS@evhsonline.org or call the office at 770-606-8862 for book orders. Other books available, too. Please ask. - [2025 Officers](https://evhsonline.org/about/officers) - Co Presidents: Dianne Tate, Joanne Smith Vice President: Mark Matthews Treasurer: Steve Ward Secretary: Myra Ramsey Genealogy: tba Newsletter: Ted Porter Office Manager: Susan Yark Preservation Coordinator: Dianne Tate - [In The Valley - Event Venue](https://evhsonline.org/in-the-valley-event-venue) - In The ValleyCherokee Period Cabin and Former Home of Author Corra Harris 671 Mt. Pleasant Road, Rydal Georgia 30171 (formerly 659 Mt. Pleasant Road) EVHS maintains a caretaker on site and access is restricted with a gated entrance. Visits or events are by appointment only. Call 770-606-8862 In the Valley is a limited-event venue site - [EVHS Membership Form](https://evhsonline.org/membership/evhs-membership-application) - Membership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our goals. Benefits include: Lecture series with noted speakers on the topics of local history and preservation; Member-only field trips to exclusive and restricted areas in Bartow County not open to the public; Office research resources and - [Membership](https://evhsonline.org/membership) - The Etowah Valley Historical Society invites you to join us in helping to promote and enhance the awareness, education and preservation of the heritage, architecture, historic sites and traditions of Bartow County. Membership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our goals. Benefits include: Lecture - [Burge’s/Lowry Grist Mill](https://evhsonline.org/burges-lowry-grist-mill) - Nathaniel Burge came to Cass County in about 1837, purchasing 800+ acres along Euharlee Creek. He built Burge’s Mill from whence the name of the town became. The Lowrys settled in the area in the 1860s and after Burge’s Mill burned, rebuilt on the same foundation and called it Lowry’s Mill, grinding wheat & corn - [Committees](https://evhsonline.org/about/committees) - From welcoming new members, to aiding in research, to preservation of cemeteries and a Civil War battlefield, EVHS committee members enjoy making a difference in the community through active involvement in the Society. Their tireless efforts to increase awareness and understanding of our important historical resources are rewarded every time a new member joins them - [Gaines Mill](https://evhsonline.org/gaines-mill) - Gaines Mill was one of the largest mills in Bartow County. Located 2 miles east of Kingston on 2-Run Creek, the mill was built around 1870 and sold by H.S. Crawford to Lewis Pendleton Gaines in 1879. Lewis partnered with his cousin, John Prince Lewis , operating as Gaines & Lewis. The 5-story building ground - [Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/sam-jones-memorial-united-methodist-church) - Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church 100 W Church St. Cartersville GA 30120 770-382-4772 http://www.samjonesumc.org/index.cfm The Sam Jones Methodist Church was originally founded in the late 1830's as Ebenezer Methodist located north of the city in what is now Oak Hill Cemetery. Soon the fellowship moved the church to where the current Sam Jones Church - [Oral Histories Online](https://evhsonline.org/oral-histories-online) - Bartow County Oral Histories In 2005-2006, a county wide inventory of Bartow’s historic sites was completed. One of the unexpected findings of the inventory was the number of individuals that have an important story to tell. The sense of urgency to document these stories was shared by the Etowah Valley Historical Society and the Bartow - [Bartow Cumberland Presbyterian Church](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-cumberland-presbyterian-church) - The Bartow Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in 1886 on land donated by Dan Thatcher. Located on Hwy 140 near the intersection of Nally Rd, the present building was built in 1896. 10/05/1953 - [Mosteller Mill](https://evhsonline.org/mosteller-mill) - Mosteller Mill is a famous landmark in Cass County history. Berryman Mosteller & family arrived from South Carolina by “prairie schooners”, buying the property near Folsom (off of present day Hwy 140) from William Blalock in 1838. The mill was located at Cedar Spring which produces upwards of 1,000,000 gallons of water per day. The - [DABBS](https://evhsonline.org/dabbs) - DABBS The Dabbs School was built along Pumpkin Vine Creek near the Paulding County line prior to the turn of the twentieth century. A deed dated January 9, 1900 was conveyed to the Bartow County Board of Education by Georgia Graves, Thomas J. Dabbs, and C. Douglas Dabbs containing the existing Dabbs School house and - [Alexander Chapel Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/alexander-chappell-methodist-church) - J Alexander Chapel United Methodist Church was founded in the mid 1800’s. The church was originally located on Gilmer Street in what was an all black community. The Gilmer Street location was torn down and the church met on Summer Hill in the Brotherhood Hall. The new church, built in 1965 is located at 609 - [Empire Mill](https://evhsonline.org/empire-mill-2) - This mill complex on Pumpkinvine Creek comes in many, various names, depending who successively owned the mill(s). Empire Mill is but one name, others include: Williford, Milner, Jones & Amelia Mills. The mill’s exact location is unknown, but it is south of Emerson, at the end of a RR spur of the W & A - [Jones/Rogers Mill](https://evhsonline.org/jones-rogers-mill) - The mill on Pettit Creek was built in about 1875 and was owned & operated by Charlie Jones, brother to Sam P. Jones. In 1934, Clark Rogers bought the mill and ground corn& meal for many years, ostensibly the last mill to operate in the area. - [Andrews Mill](https://evhsonline.org/andrews-mill) - [Munford Mill](https://evhsonline.org/munford-mill) - It appears that the Munford Mill was located in the Grassdale area. However, no details can be found or what water source was it associated with. - [Neal Grist Mill](https://evhsonline.org/neal-grist-mill) - The Neal Grist Mill was listed as being in White, Georgia and burned during the great fire of 1925. No location is evidenced. - [Winthred's (Willford's) Mill](https://evhsonline.org/winthreds-willfords-mill) - Not much is known of this mill, located on Pumpkinvine Creek upstream from Emerson, adjacent to what is now Hwy 293 going south towards Acworth. Apparently, during the Civil War, General Hardee’s Corps, CSA, pulled his troops south from the Etowah River & Allatoona Mts and bivouacked in the area of this mill for 3 - [Spring Bank Mill](https://evhsonline.org/spring-bank-mill) - The gristmill on the Connesena Creek in Kingston was built by Rev. Charles Wallace Howard at and for Spring Bank. - [Lewis Merchant Mill/Jones Mill](https://evhsonline.org/lewis-merchant-mill-jones-mill) - This mill on Stamp Creek was one of the first in Cass County after the removal of the Cherokees. John W. Lewis built his in the late 1830s. It was called Lewis Merchant Mill and had a water wheel that turned a grist mill. Purchased by R.H. Jones & sons after the War, it operated - [Connesena](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/connesena) - Connesena, a Cherokee name for “winding serpent”, was an early settlement along Connesena Creek and the Etowah River. With the completion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad through Cass County, now Bartow, around 1847, the population shifted to the thriving village of Kingston approximately a mile to the east. Also moved to Kingston was the - [Young's Mill](https://evhsonline.org/youngs-millwater-powered-mills) - Young’s Mill is actually located just over the Bartow County line in Floyd County. Very little is known about it or its actual location, but the road is named “Youngs Mill Road”, so it is believed the mill was in this vicinity. - [Best's Mill](https://evhsonline.org/bests-mill) - Rev Hezekiah Best moved to Cass County in 1857, paying “$30,00 in gold” for an estate called “Forest Home” on Two Run Creek in the area east of Kingston. He erected a grist mill, a gin and saw mill. - [Etowah Mill](https://evhsonline.org/etowah-mill) - The Etowah Mill was the mill built on the Etowah River to power the manufacturing complexes built by Mark Cooper. It was located upstream from Cartersville at the site of today’s Allatoona Dam. - [Adairsville Methodist Episcopal Church South](https://evhsonline.org/adairsvill-methodist-episcolpal-church-south) - Adairsvill Methodist Episcolpal Church South 11/29/1887 Deed Z 388 See Record - [Acworth Congregation of Jehovah Witness](https://evhsonline.org/acworth-congregation-of-jenhovah-witness) - Acworth Cong. Of Jenhovah Witness 03/10/1970 W/D 181 600 LL 1291, 1292, 1229, 1230, 21-D 2-S Bartow - [Stroup Mill](https://evhsonline.org/stroup-mill) - [Folsom School](https://evhsonline.org/folsom-school) - Located east of Adairsville on the Folsom Road. The Folsom school was considered an old field school operating up to 1930. Claude and Nora Mashburn were teachers. (Sources: Larry and Jeff Mashburn, Suzy Gloth) Jeff Mashburn, descendant of teachers. - [Historic People of Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/historic-people-of-bartow-county) - Amos Tappen Akerman Dicksie Bandy Warren Akin, Sr. Francis Stebbins Bartow Robert Benham Joseph Emerson Brown Asa Griggs Candler Farish Carter Lewis Cass Jessica Hopkins Daves Mark Anthony Cooper William Harrell Felton Rebecca Latimer Felton Arthur Otis Granger Corra Mae White Harris Joe Frank Harris Reverend Samuel Porter Jones Horatio A. Luro Charlotte Diggs “Lottie” - [Henry Clay Smith](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/henry-clay-smith) - A former Bartow slave rises to diplomatic service Henry Clay Smith was born into slavery on January 3, 1856 in Bartow County. At age 6 his family experienced freedom and moved from Bartow County to Chattanooga, Tennessee where opportunities were greater for African Americans. Eventually Smith attended Roger Williams University in Nashville. In - [Courthouse Office](https://evhsonline.org/about/court-house-office) - 1903 Bartow County Courthouse EVHS Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1:00 – 4:00 1st Saturday of each month 1:00 - 4:00 Other times by appointment. The Board typically takes off the months of July and August, but the volunteers continue to staff the office according to the above schedule. The office is closed for - [Video History Lectures](https://evhsonline.org/video-history-lectures) - World War II WWII on Crossroads presented by Etowah Valley Historical Society Train Wrecks in Bartow County – Joe F. Head Joe Head explores the train wreck history of Bartow County The Great Locomotive Chase Bartow County The Great Locomotive Chase Bartow County Crossroads: A Cartersville Cable Channel 4 Presentation 1994 Joe Head Interview by - [Bartow Authors Corner](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-authors-corner) - This area is provided by Etowah Valley Historical Society as a scholarly venue for local authors to publish their research or articles about Bartow County. (Submissions must be devoted to factual historical Bartow events, properties or personalities and be well documented with annotations, bibliography and/or footnotes. Submissions may not be editorials, fiction, politically themed nor - [History Quiz Bowl - Are You Smarter Than An Eighth Grader?](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/history-quiz-bowl) - Quiz Bowl Event has been suspended until further notice. Call the EVHS Office at 770 606 8852 for further information. All Bartow County and Cartersville City Middle Schools are invited to compete for the county history championship each year. Schools field teams and respond to toss up questions, individual questions, panel discussion questions and imagery - [Sponsors](https://evhsonline.org/sponsors) - EVHS Corporate Sponsors 2022 – 2023 The Etowah Valley Historical Society welcomes corporate sponsors who are interested in preserving Bartow County history. Sponsors at this level enjoy a number of benefits including member only meetings, newsletter, website acknowledgement, email inclusion and annual recognition in the newsletter. Premier Partners Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau 5450 GA - [Volunteer Form](https://evhsonline.org/volunteer-form) - Volunteer at Etowah Valley Historical Society. Volunteer opportunities include: Historical Research, Photography, Planning Social Events, Preservation & more. - [Bartow History Scholar Program](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/scholars) - Thank you for your interest and participation in the EVHS Bartow History Scholar Program. EVHS is pleased to sponsor this voluntary program and partner with our local schools in an effort to preserve Bartow history. Bartow History Scholar Program Receives Award The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation recognized the BHS program for Excellence in Historic - [Schools in Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-schools) - Etowah Valley Historical Society has adopted an ambitious project to document every school that existed from the founding of the county. Schools are defined as places of education. Some locations have long disappeared and others still remain if only in signage, oral history or a few scant land marks. To qualify for inclusion a school - [Sugar Hill](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/sugar-hill) - Sugar Hill was the sight of significant iron ore mining in the early twentieth century and the final stop on the Iron Belt Railroad. One of the largest deposits of iron ore were found at Sugar Hill in the Pine Log Mountains and mined by the Georgia Iron and Coal Company beginning in 1902. Owned - [Murchisons](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/murchisons) - Murchison was a flag station on the old Rome Railroad where it crossed the Duncan Murchison family farm approximately four miles west of Kingston. Originally chartered as The Memphis Branch Railroad and Steamboat Company in 1839, it was completed in December, 1849, connecting steamboat traffic on the Coosa River in Rome with the Western & - [McCallie](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/mccallie) - McCallie was the name given to a point on the L & N Railroad (now CSX) where it intersected with tracks of the Iron Belt Railroad extending to the mining operations at nearby Aubrey and Sugar Hill. According to the History of White, Georgia, “so great was the output in the 1919’s and 1920’s, that - [Eves](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/eves) - Eve’s was named for John P. Eve, 1800-1868, who established agricultural, industrial and business enterprises along the old Rome Road west of Kingston on both sides of the Floyd and Cass County line. Owning land already in Floyd County where he resided, Eve purchased adjoining property in Cass County (now Batow) in October 1847. John - [Places](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places) - Bartow County Places Cass County was created from a portion of Cherokee County by an Act of the Georgia Legislature on December 3, 1832, and was first called “Cass” County in honor of General Lewis Cass of Michigan. Later, the views of General Cass on the issue of slavery caused a change of feeling, and - [Clifford](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/clifford) - Clifford was a wood and water stop along the Western & Atlantic railroad (now CSX) about three miles north of Kingston. Service to the railroad may have begun as early as 1846 or 1847 as construction of the railroad was completed through this area. The demand for wood came to an end during the 1870’s - [Bochee](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/bochee) - Bochee can be found on the 1915 Hudgins’ Map of Georgia. It served as a post office between 1900 and 1904. The location on the map appears to be west of the Grassdale community which is located at Cassville-White Road and Old Grassdale Road. Several items were found in the community section of The Cartersville - [Little Prairie](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/little-prairie) - Little Prairie can be found on Johnson’s Map of Georgia and Alabama dated 1863 and on the U. S. Coast Survey Map of 1865. The exact location is unknown but appears to be southeast of Adairsville on Mosteller’s Mill Road. Little Prairie served as a post office between 1847 and 1880. Please contact the Etowah - [Wyvern](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/wyvern) - Wyvern is a railroad yard located on the old L & N Railroad (now CSX) north of Cartersville. L & N completed the line in 1906. This site is first shown on the 1915 Hudgins’ Map of Georgia and continues to be in operation today. By definition, a railroad yard is an area having a - [Gilmer Street Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/gilmer-street-baptist-church) - Gilmer Street Baptist Church was founded March 1941 and built at 116 North Gilmer Street. It was purchased in the late 1990’s by the Anverse Foundation. The Booth Western Art Museum was built on the location. A stone marker – plaque commemorating the original church location is found on the property near the main Gilmer - [Cartersville City Directories](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-city-directories) - Cartersville City Directory 1883 – 18841883-1884 “Colored Department”1883-1884 “White Department” - [Bartow County Churches and Institutions](https://evhsonline.org/institutions) - Religious InstitutionsThis page is dedicated to the many Bartow faith based organizations, structures and devout practices that served and continue to serve spiritual purposes. Religious communities were often present in a variety of expressions including church facilities, traditions, parochial schools/colleges, cemeteries, media outreach, revivals, baptisms, camp meetings, singings, missions and other gospel initiatives. Bartow County - [EVHS Speaker’s Bureau](https://evhsonline.org/evhs-speakers-bureau) - Need a program speaker? Etowah Valley Historical Society offers a variety of expert speakers that are ideal for schools, civic clubs, churches or community events that may require a resource person to speak about Bartow County History. Lectures are often accompanied with power point presentations, visual aids, artifacts or other features. Programs can be adjusted - [Churches Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/churches-archive-photos) - Etowah Valley Historical Society has taken on an ambitious project to document every church that existed from the founding of the county. Churches are defined as places of worship. Some locations have long disappeared and others still remain if only in signage, oral history, cemeteries and a few scant land marks. To qualify for inclusion - [Contact](https://evhsonline.org/contact) - Mailing Address Etowah Valley Historical Society PO Box 1886 Cartersville, GA 30120 Phone: 770-606-8862 Email: evhs@evhsonline.org Want to Lend a Hand?Support EVHS throughout the year. Every volunteer offers invaluable support to EVHS, and they get something back from it too. Volunteering opportunities behind the scenes vary according to the work of each department and their current - [Railroad Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/railroad-archive-photos) - Bartow County Georgia Railroads Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Some photos courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain - [Photo Archive](https://evhsonline.org/photo-archive) - Etowah Valley Historical Society Members, along with Bartow History Museum, have gathered a large number of historic photos of Bartow County. Click the links below to view each photo gallery. Bridges Businesses Cartersville Downtown Churches Civil War Communities Dams Famous People Furnaces Homes Industry Mining Native Americans Railroad Schools Want More History?Become a Member today - [Photos of Downtown Cartersville, Georgia](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-downtown) - Downtown Cartersville Click to view an enlarged photo in the gallery. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our goals. Purchase a Membership Today! - [Business Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/business-archive-photos) - Bartow Business Gallery Click to view an enlarged photo in the gallery. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our goals. Purchase a Membership - [Bridges Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/bridges-archive-photos) - Bartow County Bridges Click to view an enlarged photo in the gallery. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our goals. Purchase a Membership - [Bartow County Maps](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-county-historical-maps) - Interactive Map Gallery A collection of digital maps themed to individual Bartow County history topics. Sanborn Maps Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia towns and cities, 1884-1941 Mining & Furnace Operations in Bartow CountyCartersville Public Square W&A RR Depot (Circa 1880) - [Mission of EVHS](https://evhsonline.org/mission-of-evhs) - Mission of EVHS The mission of the Etowah Valley Historical Society is to promote historical preservation, provide educational programs, public lectures, field trips, and a digital platform designed to create awareness and sustain Bartow county heritage and traditions. EVHS Member Benefits EVHS members who are current with dues enjoy these and other Society benefits. - [Etowah Valley Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/etowah-valley-baptist-church) - Etowah Valley Baptist ChurchEtowah Valley Baptist Church was established on October 18, 1941. According to Bartow County deed records, the church property was purchased on October 20, 1941, from Mrs. E. W. Earwood for $1.00. Etowah Valley Baptist Church is located at 1052 Old Alabama Road SW, Cartersville, GA 30120, which is viewable on this - [Articles](https://evhsonline.org/archives-blog) - Great Locomotive Chase 150th Anniversary – Donny Maddoxhttps://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 - [Family Histories, Newsletters and Biographies - Library](https://evhsonline.org/resources/family-histories-newsletters-and-biographies) - [table id=7 /] - [African American History Initiative](https://evhsonline.org/african-american-quilting-project) - The African American History Initiative, standing committee of the Etowah Valley Historical Society, exists for the preservation of the African American history and culture of Bartow County and to elevate public awareness of it. The objective is to offer avenues of mutual engagement with the black community to discover, present and document the African American - [Wonder of the Congregations](https://evhsonline.org/wonder-of-the-congregations) - Rev. Sam P. Jones Wonder of the Congregations By Rev. Scott W. Shepard, PhD Seventy-one years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of a nation, three mothers welcomed three baby boys into the world who would all make front page headlines 100 years after their births. The first was Thomas - [Student Tutorials and Factoids](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/scholars/student-tutorials-and-factoids) - We are excited to offer this history program to aid in acquainting Bartow County students with our rich county heritage. The following tutorials and factoids are provided to guide students through an organized overview of topical information arranged within seven (7) categories that cover significant aspects of Bartow County history. Each tutorial narrative and factoids - [Library Collection](https://evhsonline.org/library) - Etowah Valley Historical Society’s LibraryEtowah Valley Historical Society has a large number of books available for your perusal at our office. For more information about this books and to visit our library, please contact EVHS. View List of Books in our Collection - [Historic Homes and Properties](https://evhsonline.org/historic-homes-and-properties) - Historic Homes and Properties in Bartow County, GeorgiaVolunteers at Etowah Valley Historical Society have compiled an extensive list of Historic Homes & Properties located in Bartow County, Georgia. For more information about this properties, please contact EVHS. View List of Homes & Properties - [Cartersville](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/cartersville) - The settlement to become Cartersville began around 1838 following both the removal of the Cherokees and the surveying of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. A post office was established in this new community, which was given the name Cherokee. Henderson Willingham was appointed on May 15, 1838 as postmaster, followed by John Clayton in 1839 - [Donate to Etowah Valley Historical Society](https://evhsonline.org/donate) - What you do today impacts tomorrow!Etowah Valley Historical Society works to educate our members and preserve Bartow County History. Historic communities provide charm and culture for residents and visitors. Donate Today!Thank you for your interest in the Etowah Valley Historical Society Your donation goes directly into programming, events, research, and the historic In The Valley - [About EVHS](https://evhsonline.org/about-us) - Etowah Valley Historical Society The Etowah Valley Historical Society, Inc. was founded in 1972 by concerned owners of historical properties in Bartow County. From a membership of twenty-four, primarily interested in preserving the Etowah River Valley region of this county, the society has evolved into an organization of over 600 people dedicated to the promotion of - [Past Events](https://evhsonline.org/events/past-events) - Past Events 2013-2022 What Happened in 2019 Sunday April 14, Granger Home Open House . Following the A. O. Granger Lecture the Don Evans, Jr. family invited EVHS members to personally visit the home. Approximately 70 members toured the home. Thursday April 4, 6:30, A. O. Granger Home, Ed Carlton Great, Great Grandson. Cartersville Library. Approximately 120 people - [School Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/school-archive-photos) - Bartow County, Georgia Schools Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our - [People Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/people-archive-photos) - Famous People of Bartow County, Georgia Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us - [Native American Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/native-american-archive-photos) - Native Americans in Bartow County, Georgia Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us - [Mining Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/mining-archive-photos) - Mining in Bartow County Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos courtesy Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our goals. - [Industry Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/industry-archive-photos) - Industry in Bartow County, Georgia Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos Courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain - [Homes Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/homes-archive-photos) - Bartow County, Georgia Homes Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos Courtesy of Bartow History Museum Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our - [Furnace Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/furnace-archive-photos) - Stone Furnaces of Bartow County Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos Courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain - [Dams of Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/dams-of-bartow-county) - Dams of Bartow County Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain our goals. Purchase a Membership Today! - [Communities Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/communities-archive-photos) - Communities of Bartow County, Georgia Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos Courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us attain - [Civil War Archive Photos](https://evhsonline.org/civil-war-archive-photos) - Bartow County, Georgia Civil War Photos Click to view enlarged photo gallery. Photos courtesy of Bartow History Museum. Want More History?Become a Member today or purchase the perfect gift for someone special. Membership Allows You to Discover the PastMembership is open to any person, partnership, firm, association, organization, club, or corporation interested in helping us - [Bartow County Churches](https://evhsonline.org/churches) - Etowah Valley Historical Society has taken on an ambitious project to document every church that existed from the founding of the county. Churches are defined as places of worship. Some locations have long disappeared and others still remain if only in signage, oral history, cemeteries and a few scant land marks. To qualify for inclusion - [The Landscapes of Bartow’s Religious Heritage](https://evhsonline.org/bartows-religious-legacy) - Places Sacred and Sublime Since the initial platform mounds were constructed at the Leake and Etowah Sites in the first century B.C., Bartow County’s Etowah Valley has represented a landscape replete with religious significance. From ancient Indian mounds followed by early pioneer convictions to Rev. Sam Jones’ Union Tabernacle revivals and rise of megachurches, the - [Native American Religious Heritage](https://evhsonline.org/native-american-religious-heritage) - Middle Woodland Religion in Bartow County, Bryan Moss - [EVHS Lifetime Achievement Award](https://evhsonline.org/lifetime-achievement) - EVHS Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients This honor was established in 2002 and is presented to select individuals who best represent and achieve the Etowah Valley Historical Society’s mission of promoting and enhancing the awareness and preservation of the heritage and traditions of Bartow County. Mary Ellen TaffIn May, 2002 the first Lifetime Achievement Award was - [Faculty Guide](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/scholars/faculty-guide) - [Quiz Bowl Hall of Fame](https://evhsonline.org/quiz-bowl-hof) - 2023 Quiz Bowl ChampionsCass Middle School Coach: Justin Carver Payton Cook, Captain Addalynn Wilson Avery Presley Brandon Crawford James Dixon Justin Carver, Coach 2022 Quiz Bowl ChampionsCass Middle School Coach: Blake Fallen Hanna Cowart Jahzaria Cobb – Captain Lorilye Alston Jackson Armona Charlotte Langham Justin Carver, Coach 2019 Quiz Bowl ChampionsCass Middle School Coach: Blake - [Bartow History Sample Quiz](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/scholars/student-tutorials-and-factoids/bartow-history-quiz) - Bartow History Quiz Be sure to read the factoids and visit the different areas of the website to help you with answers to the quiz. These questions are available for all students to be used with the Bartow History Scholars program in conjunction with local schools. Periodically a random sample of questions will be available - [Metal Detector Participant Policy](https://evhsonline.org/metal-detector-participant-policy) - EVHS Metal Detecting Participant Policy Protocol and Procedures: EVHS encourages the preservation, education and discovery of Bartow County History using a variety of methods including the addition of a metal detecting group. Participation in this select group requires official membership in the Society and must be in good standing regarding current dues and contact information. - [Cartersville City Directory 1883-1884 “Colored Department”](https://evhsonline.org/resources/cartersville-city-directory-1883-1884-colored-department) - Extracted from the *reprinted* 1883-1884 Directory for Cherokee and Cartersville, Georgia and reproduced here exactly, with corrections for obvious errors placed [in brackets]. Residents in the directory are divided into "White" and "Colored" Departments, and have been kept as such for the sake of accuracy and authenticity. Abbreviations Used in the Cartersville City Directory bds - [Cartersville City Directory 1883-1884 "White Department"](https://evhsonline.org/resources/cartersville-city-directory-1883-1884-white-department) - Extracted from the *reprinted* 1883-1884 Directory for Cherokee and Cartersville, Georgia and reproduced here exactly, with corrections for obvious errors placed [in brackets]. Residents in the directory are divided into "White" and "Colored" Departments, and have been kept as such for the sake of accuracy and authenticity. Abbreviations Used in the Cartersville City Directory bds - [Bartow History Scholar Test Questions](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/scholars/faculty-guide/bartow-history-scholar-test-questions-september) - Legend AA = African American EP = Early Pioneers IB = Industry & Business NA = Native American MA = Military Activity PCP = Politics, Community, People REQ = Required [table id=1 /] - [Events](https://evhsonline.org/events) - CONTENTS - [Ligon School](https://evhsonline.org/ligon-school) - Ligon School Around 1890, James Osgood Ligon proposed that a new school be built off the Chuilo Road (today’s Euharlee Rd) for his community and donated land for it. He even contributed to the construction and as a result of his generosity, the school was named for him. The size of the school expanded through - [Newsletter Article Guide](https://evhsonline.org/newsletter-article-guide) - Articles in Past Newsletters Not Previously ListedOld Cassville Post Office – Author UnknownJanuary 1992Warren Akin – Terry RushJanuary 1992Etowah Village - Author UnknownApril 1992General Pierce Manning Butler Young – Unknown AuthorApril 1992Bradford Store Pine Log, Georgia – Willis BradfordApril 1992History of The Bradley Building, Cartersville, GA – Michele RodgersApril 1992The Ortney Henderson House – Callie - [Adairsville](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/adairsville) - The city of Adairsville was named for the Adairs, early Scotch settlers who settled among the Cherokees. Three Adair brothers came to America prior to the Revolutionary War, two of which migrated south and the other returning to England. Both John and Edward Adair married Cherokee wives. John established his home in northern Georgia and - [Middle Woodland Religion in Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/middle-woodland-religion-in-bartow-county) - Middle Woodland Religion in Bartow County The Origins of Bartow’s Religious Heritage Bryan MossDepartment of Geography and AnthropologyKennesaw State UniversityApril 11, 2023During the Middle Woodland Period, 450 BC to AD 600, an expansive and complex religious and interaction network took place in Bartow County, involving community-wide ceremonies atop platform mounds and ceremonial feasting (Anderson et - [The Second Great Spiritual Awakening - Steven Lyle](https://evhsonline.org/the-second-great-spiritual-awakening-steven-lyle) - America’s Pentecost- The Camp Meeting Rev. Steven Lyle “Religion may be defined as the ultimate passion that determines men’s attitudes, and so defined, religion becomes the fundamental history-making force. “ (W. W. Sweet, Religion in the Development of American Culture, 1765-1840) It may be hard for some to believe that just a little more than - [Order Your EVHS Cookbook](https://evhsonline.org/getcooking) - Fall Cookbook Special Come Back to the Table - Tastes of Etowah Valley (REPRINT) Purchase this unique cookbook that is full of not only recipes, but stories and pictures about Bartow County. It's the perfect gift for your favorite cook or history lover! On Sale for $30 + tax. If you prefer to mail a check - [Religious Legacy Personalities](https://evhsonline.org/religious-legacy-personalities) - Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885)Rev. Sam P. Jones (1847-1906) - [Amos Tappan Akerman – United States Attorney General](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/amos-tappan-akerman) - Born: February 23, 1821, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Died: December 21, 1880, Cartersville, Georgia Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia Married: Martha Rebecca Galloway 1867 elected to Georgia State Constitutional convention. 1869 appointed United States District Attorney for Georgia by President Grant. 1870 appointed to serve as U.S. Attorney General. Practiced law in Cartersville, Georgia Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy - [Early Pioneer](https://evhsonline.org/early-pioneer) - EP = Early Pioneers and Settlers of Bartow County Interactive Map of Georgia Land Lottery in Bartow County Native Americans first occupied this region for thousands of years and established impressive townships throughout Bartow County. A surviving Mississippian example is the Etowah Indian Mounds located on the Etowah River. Here they farmed, hunted and ate - [Corra Mae White Harris – Nationally Acclaimed Writer/Author](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/corra-mae-white-harris-nationally-acclaimed-writerauthor) - Born: May 17, 1869, Elbert County, GeorgiaDied: February 7, 1935, Atlanta, GeorgiaBuried: “In the Valley” in Pine Log, GeorgiaMarried: Lundy Harris Wrote A Circuit Rider's Wife, loosely based on her early travels with her husband, a Methodist Minister During World War I, served as the first female war correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post Restored - [Resources and Geography](https://evhsonline.org/resources-and-geography) - RG = Resources and Geography Interactive Map of Natural Resources in Bartow County Bartow County has been called the Empire County of the State as a result of the lush Etowah River watershed. Its location, transportation, wildlife, natural resources and climate are ideal for agriculture. Perhaps the obvious treasures are the Etowah River, rich ore - [Native American](https://evhsonline.org/native-american) - NA = Native American Interactive Map of Native Americans in Bartow County Modern day Bartow/Cass County falls within the Etowah Valley of northwest Georgia which grew out of the pre-historic Mississippian period and Woodland cultures. These periods are mostly undocumented, except for geographical traces and artifacts that remain of these previous civilizations. The most tangible of - [Brandon’s Chapel Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/brandon-chapel-m-e-church-south) - Brandon’s Chapel Baptist Church was established in 1997. There was a Methodist church of the same name that was established in 1836, but it closed its doors in the 1980’s due to a lack of attendance. In 1988, the Joe Brandon family purchased the last church building Brandon’s Chapel Methodist Church had occupied before closing. - [Scholar Recognition](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/scholars/scholar-recognition) - Bartow History Scholar Recognition This recognition page is reserved for middle school students who have performed at the highest percentile regarding history knowledge about Bartow County. Students listed have been reported by various faculty from across the county for the respective year. This feature of the BHS Program has been temporarily suspended. Back to Bartow History - [New Hope Baptist Church (Rydal)](https://evhsonline.org/46560-2) - New Hope Baptist Church is located at 235 Henry Mack Hill Road NW, Cartersville, GA 30120, which can be viewed on this Bartow Baptist Churches map at https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. History of New Hope at Rydal New Hope Baptist Church was originally called the Colored Baptist Church at New Hope. Even though records have been lost and - [New Hope Baptist Church (Cassville)](https://evhsonline.org/new-hope-baptist-church-cassville) - New Hope Baptist Church (African American) was established in 1873 and located in Cassville. It was started in a brush harbor before moving into a log cabin on three acres of land that the church purchased for $20. A new church was constructed in 1915 adjacent to the log cabin. Despite several remodels, the building - [Religious Personalities](https://evhsonline.org/religious-personalities) - Religious Personalities Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885)Kenneth H. Wheeler - Reinhardt UniversityMark Anthony Cooper, a leading nineteenth-century Georgia industrialist, politician, and civic booster, played an important role in the institutionalization of Baptist beliefs in Cass/Bartow County and more broadly. Born in 1800 in Hancock County, Cooper graduated from South Carolina College and moved to Eatonton, Georgia, - [Thank you Rowland Family](https://evhsonline.org/thank-you-rowland-family) - Thank you Joe & Audrey for your support and devotion to EVHS. - [Thank you Chip and Traci Shropshire](https://evhsonline.org/thank-you-chip-and-traci-shropshire) - Enjoy this short video thanking you for your support and devotion to EVHS. Thank you for owning a historic property, for your donations to EVHS and for your participation in events when you can! On behalf of the Board, thanks! - [Thank you, Wanda Gray!](https://evhsonline.org/thank-you-wanda-gray) - We appreciate your support of EVHS! - [Thank you Marty for supporting EVHS in 2020 and 2021.](https://evhsonline.org/thank-you-marty-for-supporting-evhs-in-2020-and-2021) - Thank you Marty for your devotion, donation and support of EVHS! - [EVHS Past Events](https://evhsonline.org/past_events) - What Happened in 2021 - April 30, Membership Mingle drop-in at Lewis and Susan Tumlin home. EVHS stepped out of the COVID quarantine and enjoyed a wonderful evening at Glen Cove Farm hosted by Lewis and Susan Tumlin. Approximately 100 EVHS members attended and walked thorough the gardens, rock masonry and water features while chatting - [Thank you for your thoughtful and generous Donation.](https://evhsonline.org/donations) - Thank you for supporting your Etowah Valley Historical Society. Your contributions make the work of education and preservation of Bartow County happen. If you are not already a EVHS member and would enjoy -Family-friendly field trips, -programs and lectures about local historic topics, -listening to Oral Histories of citizens of Bartow, -supporting the education of - [Charlotte Diggs “Lottie” Moon – Baptist Missionary to China](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/charlotte-diggs-lottie-moon-baptist-missionary-to-china) - Born: December 12, 1840, Albermarle County, Virginia Died: December 24, 1912 Buried: Crewe Cemetery, Crewe, Virginia 1861 Graduated Albemarle Female Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia with a Master of Arts Degree 1871 Owned and operated the Cartersville Female Seminary 1873 Controversial appointment as missionary to China, which led to a lifetime of distinguished missionary service Destined to become a pioneer in the field of - [Jessica Daves: Bartow’s Historic Fashionista](https://evhsonline.org/jessica-daves-bartows-historic-fashionista) - [Hickory Log School (Former County Poor Farm Property Legacy)](https://evhsonline.org/hickory-log-school-former-county-poor-farm-property) - According to the January 1994 Etowah Valley Historical Society newsletter a mention is noted that the Bartow County Pauper Farm or Poor House was built by Eugene Smith a prominent contractor who constructed a number of period homes and businesses. Some of his constructions included: The Mary Momfort Library, former C&S Bank, Cherokee Street High - [Work Dammit](https://evhsonline.org/work-dammit) - [Membership Benefits](https://evhsonline.org/membership-benefits) - General Membership: Individual $20 or Family $30 Annual membership standing, tax deductible dues, admission to member only events (does not include cost of events), opportunity to publish and present, newsletter, forum to voice preservation concerns, periodic member only events and dinner meetings in historic homes/places of historic interest, opportunities to serve on committees/projects, lecture - [Rogers Station (aka Rogersville)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/rogers-station-aka-rogersille) - RogerS’ Station was named after Robert L. Rogers, owner of a six hundred acre farm at the intersection of modern day Iron Belt Road and the old Western & Atlantic Railroad (now CSX). In addition to his farming activities, Rogers operated a set of lime kilns, had a railroad wood and water station, a water - [Central Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/central-baptist-church-2) - Central Baptist Church is located at 324 Cassville Rd, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. Reverend Charles Moore pastored the church for over 30 years. He passed away July 2020. If you have any more - [Asa Griggs Candler](https://evhsonline.org/asa-griggs-candler) - Cartersville’s connection to the Coca Cola empire is little realized and only briefly mentioned in the History of Bartow County by Lucy Conyus. However, the corporate founder of the soft drink giant can be soundly traced to Bartow county. Although not a native of Bartow County, Asa Candler moved to Cartersville from Villa Rica in - [Kaigler’s Chapel United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/kaiglers-chapel-united-methodist-church) - Kaigler’s Chapel United Methodist Church (AKA: Caigler's Chapel and Cagle's Chapel) 129 South Railroad St, Adairsville, GA 30103 (770) 773-9950 The original church was established under the name Northern Methodist Church and was built in 1893. The trustees associated early with the church are: John C. Perry Enus Kaigler R.L. Godlett Silas Johnson The church was moved to - [The Vinnie Cabin Excavation](https://evhsonline.org/the-vinnie-cabin-excavation) - [Etowah Village](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/etowah) - Etowah was the name given to the town at the center of the industrial complex created by Mark Anthony Cooper in the mid 1840’s. (AKA Cooper's Furnace) Located on the south side of the Etowah River at the confluence of Stamp, McKaskey, and Allatoona Creeks, it boasted a huge blast furnace and foundry, machinery to - [Membership Form](https://evhsonline.org/membership-form) - [Allatoona Pass Battlefield Restoration](https://evhsonline.org/preservation/past-projects/allatoona-pass-battlefield-restoration) - The Battle of Allatoona Pass was fought October 5, 1864 and was considered one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Confederate artillery began its bombardment of the heavily fortified Federal forts at Allatoona Pass at 6:30 a.m. General French's Confederate force consisted of 3,276 men, compared to General Corse's Federal command of 2,025. - [EVHS Office Staff Page](https://evhsonline.org/evhs-office-staff-page) - Landing page for signed in staff to do CiviCRM things. - [CiviCRM](https://evhsonline.org/civicrm) - Do not delete this page. Page content is generated by CiviCRM. - [Reverend Samuel Porter Jones – Nationally Renowned Evangelist](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/reverend-samuel-porter-jones-nationally-renowned-evangelist) - Born: October 16, 1847 in Oak Bowery, Alabama, Died: October 15, 1906 Buried: in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia Married: Laura McElwain 1867 graduate from Euharlee Academy and was schooled by William and Rebecca Felton 1872 entered the Methodist ministry and became a famous and celebrated evangelist His home Roselawn, is a house museum open to the - [Politics, Communities and People](https://evhsonline.org/politics-communities-and-people) - PCP = Politics, Communities and People Interactive Map of Historic Communities in Bartow County Bartow has produced a colorful stable of interesting people and events that span prominent and influential individuals ranging from politicians, evangelists, authors and athletes to events and places that are worth historical honorable mentions. Surprisingly, Bartow County enjoys a rich political - [African-American](https://evhsonline.org/african-american) - AA = African-Americans Inactive Map of Historic African American Sites throughout Bartow County African-American Heritage is a proud chapter in Bartow history. Cass County was chartered in 1832and participated in slavery. Major John Rowland (Rowland Springs) and Colonel Lewis Tumlin were considered to be significant slaveholders of the day. Recent research has revealed that Bartow - [Industry and Business](https://evhsonline.org/industry-and-business) - IB = Industry and Business Inactive Map of Historic Manufacturing in Bartow County Bartow/Cass County first attracted settlers who sought gold, but discovered rich deposits of iron ore and various other minerals. Even the early Native Americans mined Bartow ores such as manganese for ornamental purposes such as jewelry and trading. Mining for all practical - [Military Activity](https://evhsonline.org/military-activity) - MA = Military Activity Interactive Civil War Map in Bartow County Hostilities among Native American tribes have been evident to historians, but they were not a significant part of Bartow recorded history. Early north Georgia settlers are not known to have had frequent skirmishes with Native Americans, but were organized into Militia Districts to protect - [Euharlee Presbyterian Church](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-presbyterian-church) - Euharlee Presbyterian Church 5/2/1871 Tax Record date Founded in 1853 and church constructed in 1855. The fellowship disbanded and donated the church property to the city of Euharlee in 2014. The congregation did not re-establish a church. Euharlee uses the church and Sunday School facility for community meetings, museum space and private rental events. The - [Donate to Etowah Valley Historical Society](https://evhsonline.org/donate-new) - Why should you join the Etowah Preservation Supporters The mission of the Etowah Valley Historical Society is to promote historical preservation, provide educational programs and sponsor public lectures that are designed to create awareness and sustain Bartow county heritage and traditions. Since its founding in 1972, the Society has celebrated the heritage of our unique - [Christmas Dinner Party](https://evhsonline.org/christmas-dinner-party) - [envira-gallery id='48522'] - [Iron Hill Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/iron-hill-baptist-church) - Iron Hill Baptist Church is located at 5172 Groovers Landing Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30101. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any - [About](https://evhsonline.org/about) - Etowah Valley Historical Society The Etowah Valley Historical Society, Inc. was founded in 1972 by concerned owners of historical properties in Bartow County. From a membership of twenty-four, primarily interested in preserving the Etowah River Valley region of this county, the society has evolved into an organization of over 600 people dedicated to the promotion of - [Episcopal Church of the Ascension](https://evhsonline.org/episcopal-church-of-the-ascension) - Episcopal Church of the Ascension Ascension’s Birth: First Third of Life On Ascension Day of the church calendar, a breezy evening late in May, the tiny gray church with the red doors kicked off its 175thbirthday celebration. Considering its humble beginnings, to have survived for this long may be a miracle. Today the Episcopal Church - [Arthur Otis Granger](https://evhsonline.org/arthur-otis-granger) - A. O. Granger was a Union private in the Civil War serving directly under General W. T. Sherman as his secretary. He rose to his station as a result of his high quality penmanship. During 1864 Union forces briefly camped in various locations around Cartersville including what became Granger Hill. Following the war he married - [Calvary Heights Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/calvary-heights-baptist-church) - Calvary Heights Baptist Church is located at 4002 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy NW, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have - [Zion Hill Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/zion-hill-baptist-church) - Zion Hill Baptist Church was established on March 17, 1883 with seven members present. On May 25, 1888, the trustees of the church purchased two acres of land for the church for a total of $5.00. They later expanded, purchasing land for an attached cemetery in November 1910 and an additional acre in January 1953. - [Young Street Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/young-street-baptist-church) - Young Street Baptist Church is located at 6 Rogers St, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information - [Woffords Cross Roads Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/woffords-cross-roads-baptist-church) - Wofford’s Cross Roads Baptist Church was established in July 1848 after a service was held in the area. The church was founded with ten charter members, and soon after accepted three African-American members. In 1849, one acre of land was donated to build a church, which was constructed in 1850. This land was donated by - [White First Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/white-first-baptist-church) - The date that White First Baptist Church was established is currently unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, the land for the church was gifted to the deacons and trustees of the First Baptist Church of White, the former name of the church. The land was gifted by Mrs. Sara H. Neel according to the - [Vision Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/vision-baptist-church) - One of the youngest Baptist churches in Bartow County, Vision Baptist Church was established in 2012 by a minister in the Georgia-Alabama area that felt the need to establish a New Testament Church that was seeking to be biblical. There is no cemetery associated with this church. The church had a prior location, but is - [Trinity Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/trinity-baptist-church) - Trinity Baptist Church was established on June 16, 1957. Their first tract of land was purchased by their pastor, Rev. Harold I. Elrod, on July 8, 1957 for $8,000.00. Shortly after their organization in September 1957, the church sent letters to join the Middle Georgia, Georgia Baptist, and Southern Baptist Conferences, which they did within - [Taylorsville Baptist Church (previously Salem Baptist Church)](https://evhsonline.org/taylorsville-baptist-church-previously-salem-baptist-church) - Taylorsville Baptist Church was established as Salem Baptist Church in 1838. It was located outside of what would become Taylorsville, in a small white painted frame building Old Alabama and Iron Hill roads. There was also a cemetery surrounding this church building. The church was at this located for 40 years until they outgrew the - [Tabernacle Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/tabernacle-baptist-church) - Tabernacle Baptist Church started as East Side Baptist Church, which has since been forgotten by current church members. East Side Baptist Church is believed to have been established on March 29, 1911, when a small group of people met in a Presbyterian church on Tennessee Street with the purpose of organizing a Baptist Church. According - [St. Paul Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/st-paul-baptist-church) - Very little information is known about St. Paul Baptist Church. According to Bartow County deed records, the old Baptist church and lot were purchased by the deacons of St. Paul Baptist Church from the deacons of Kingston Baptist Church on July 10, 1905. This purchase was made for $425.00. By the description of the property - [Stoner Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/stoner-baptist-church) - [Stamp Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/stamp-creek-baptist-church) - Stamp Creek Baptist Church was established in 1853. Very little is known about the history of the church, as there are no records prior to 1920. Most recent records show that a new fellowship hall was constructed in 1986, and Sunday School rooms were built in 1991. Stamp Creek Baptist Church is located at 451 - [Snow Springs Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/snow-springs-baptist-church) - Snow Springs Baptist Church was organized on August 15, 1886 at the Davis School House in Bartow County, Georgia. It was agreed at this meeting that the church would go into the Oostanaula Association, and the church was named after a Mr. Snow who lived east of the spring and southwest of the church. On - [Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/shiloh-missionary-baptist-church) - Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1886. Prior to its establishment, there were two other African-American churches in the Stilesboro area. One was connected to Raccoon Creek Baptist Church and Was recorded in their church minutes in 1837. The second was located off modern day Rockmart Highway 113, but this church burned down. These - [Rowland Springs Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/rowland-springs-baptist-church) - Rowland Springs Baptist Church was established in 1866 by a small group of people. It is probable that the church was hosting meetings elsewhere prior to gaining land and constructing a building around 1866, but that is not known for sure. The church was given one acre of land by the Rowland family, whom the - [Raccoon Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/raccoon-creek-baptist-church-2) - Raccoon Creek Baptist Church is one of the oldest churches in Bartow County. It was established in 1837 and originally met in a log house. A new church was constructed in 1856 that could hold up to 300 people. A third church building was completed in July 1917 and is the same building that is - [Reynold’s Chapel Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/reynolds-chapel-church) - Reynolds Chapel Baptist Church was founded in August of 1953 by four charter members in the Ligon community; however, this date is debatable. Prior to constructing a church, members of the community were hosting church services every Wednesday night in homes around the neighborhood. As the congregation grew, they felt the need to lead their - [Pleasant Valley Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-valley-baptist-church) - In 1830, the land which is now the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery was homesteaded by John and Winnie Reagan. They saw the need for a church in the community and had a log cabin church built on the family land. This building was also used as a schoolhouse. Pleasant Valley Baptist Church was established - [Pleasant Olive Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-olive-baptist-church) - The date that Pleasant Olive Baptist Church was established is unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, the land for the church was purchased on April 12, 1940 from the Board of Education of Bartow County for $100.00. There were two stipulations as part of the deed: one, that if the land were very abandoned - [Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-hill-missionary-baptist-church) - Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church is located at 1020 Mission Rd SW, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any - [Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-grove-missionary-baptist-church) - Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1876 by Reverend Jeff Milner. It was the center of community life for the surrounding Sugar Valley and Rogers communities. According to Bartow County deed records, the land for the church was formally purchased on October 1, 1945, for $1.00. The grantor’s father had given the land - [Plainview Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/plainview-baptist-church) - [Pine Grove Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pine-grove-baptist-church) - Pine Grove Baptist Church is located at 93 Pine Grove Rd, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more - [Peeples Valley Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/peeples-valley-baptist-church-2) - Peeples Valley Baptist Church is located at 68 Ledford Ln NW, Cartersville, GA 30121. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more - [Oothcalooga Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/oothealoga-baptist-church) - [Olive Vine Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/olive-vine-baptist-church) - Olive Vine Baptist Church was established in the 19th century. There are several conflicting dates as to when the church was exactly established, which makes it difficult to determine the exact year. In 1987, a newspaper account states that the church documents date back as far as 1853, but the church land was not deeded - [Oakland Heights Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/oakland-heights-baptist-church) - [Oak Hill Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/oak-hill-baptist-church) - Oak Hill Baptist Church was established 1875. The congregation was meeting in a building that was also the local school, near the present location of the church. In 1898, a local physician named Dr. Baker donated land for a cemetery and a new church to be built, which was finished in 1902. In comparison to - [Oak Grove Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/oak-grove-baptist-church) - Oak Grove Baptist Church was established in late 1800’s. Some sources claim that it was established in 1862, while others claim 1871, so the exact date is uncertain. Records of the establishment were destroyed by fire in March of 1884. Present records pick up at 1948. The original church building was sold in July 1955, - [New Zion Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-zion-baptist-church) - New Zion Baptist Church is located at 5670 Tasha Trail, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information - [New Vision Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-vision-baptist-church) - New Vision Baptist Church is located at 77 Wynn Loop, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information - [New Stamp Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-stamp-creek-baptist-church) - The established date for New Stamp Creek Baptist Church is unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, land was purchased for the church on April 10, 1916 from W. M. Howell. It is unknown at this time if this church is still in existence, as there is no current location for this church on file. - [New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-shiloh-missionary-baptist-church-2) - New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church is located at 85 Shaw St, Kingston, GA 30145. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more - [New Hope Baptist Church (Firetown Road)](https://evhsonline.org/new-hope-baptist-church-firetown-road) - [New Corinth Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-corinth-missionary-baptist-church) - [New Canaan Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-canaan-baptist-church) - New Canaan Baptist Church is located at 1883 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have - [New Beginning Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-beginning-baptist-church-2) - New Beginning Baptist Church is located at 205 Colonel Way, White, GA 30184. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information - [Mount Tabor Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-tabor-baptist-church) - Mount Tabor Baptist Church was originally organized towards the end of the 19th century. Very little is known about this church, except that it was on the same property as the current church and that it was destroyed on March 21, 1932 by a tornado that swept much of Bartow County. The church was not - [Mount Pleasant Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-pleasant-baptist-church) - Mount Pleasant Baptist Church was established in September of 1891. On September 5, they read and adopted the articles of faith of Olivine Church, then on the 19th they named the church Mount Pleasant. In October of that same year, a building committee was created to build the first church. In the 1930s and 40s, - [Mount Pisgah Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-pisgah-baptist-church) - Mount Pisgah Baptist Church was formally established in 1913. Prior to this, people in the small area of Caves, GA were having revival meetings and regular worship services in a brush harbor, since the nearest Baptist churches were several miles away in Kingston and Cassville. It was in 1913 when they got together to build - [Macedonia Primative Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/macedonia-primative-baptist-church) - [Macedonia Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/macedonia-baptist-church) - [Kingston Colored Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-colored-baptist-church) - [Kingston Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-baptist-church) - [Heritage Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/heritage-baptist-church) - Heritage Baptist Church is one of the youngest churches in Bartow County. In 1987, a group of about one hundred people in the First Baptist Church of Cartersville congregation formed a new church to accommodate Bartow County’s growing population. The new congregation began to meet on the second floor of the C&S Bank of Cartersville - [Greater New Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/greater-new-fellowship-missionary-baptist-church) - Greater New Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church is located at 69 Cassville Rd, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any - [Grace Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/grace-baptist-church) - Written and researched by Amy Young, Kennesaw State University Intern, Fall 2018. - [Glade Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/glade-baptist-church) - Glade Baptist Church Glade Baptist Church is located at 401 Folsom Glade Road Rydal, GA 30171. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have - [Friendship Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/friendship-missionary-baptist-church) - [Friendship Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/friendship-baptist-church) - Friendship Baptist Church was organized in the home of a charter member on September 22, 1947. Construction of the church building began almost a year later in July of 1948. The building was finished, and the first services were held at the church in March 1949. The church cemetery is located on church property next - [Floyd Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/floyd-creek-baptist-church) - Floyd Creek Baptist Church was established in the early 1850s. The exact date is unknown due to a loss of the early records. Prior to the 1880s, the church met in various locations, including the Snatch Pone one room schoolhouse and in the homes of members. On January 31, 1880, the church was deeded two - [Five Forks Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/five-forks-baptist-church) - The establish date of Five Forks Baptist Church is currently unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, the land for the church was purchased by the building and grounds committee from W. M. Parker for $1.00 on July 23, 1958. Five Forks Baptist Church is located at 266 Cass Pine Log Rd NE, White, GA - [First Baptist Church of Emerson](https://evhsonline.org/first-baptist-church-of-emerson) - First Baptist Church of Emerson is located at 11 Franklin Loop SE, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any - [Fellowship Baptist Church of White](https://evhsonline.org/fellowship-baptist-church-of-white) - Fellowship Baptist Church of White is located at 79 East Rocky Street NE, White, GA 30184. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have - [Faith Baptist Church of Kingston](https://evhsonline.org/faith-baptist-church-of-kingston) - Faith Baptist Church of Kingston is located at 15 Carroll Slough Rd, Kingston, GA 30145. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any - [FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/faith-baptist-church) - Faith Baptist Church was established on January 15, 1989. Three days earlier, a group of people met in a home in Cartersville with the intention of creating a Baptist church. They met officially for the first time as Faith Baptist Church on January 15 in the home of one of the founding members. For the - [FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/fairview-baptist-church) - The establishment date for Fairview Baptist Church is currently unknown. The land for the church was purchased for $1.00 from Mrs. Annie Laurie Jones Cunyus by the church trustees on December 8, 1937. It was included in the deed that the lot was to be “used exclusively for religious purposes and that a house of - [Euharlee Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-baptist-church) - Euharlee Baptist Church (formerly known as Mount Paran Baptist Church) Euharlee Baptist Church what is established in the mid-1800s. It started under the name Mount Paran Baptist Church, changing its name in 1898. The early records of the church were lost in a house fire; however, it is known that the church was active by - [Dry Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/dry-creek-baptist-church) - Dry Creek Baptist Church was established on September 9, 1917. It was started by members of the Dry Creek community that had previously been hosting services and revival meetings in bush arbors. The land that they built their first building on was donated to the church. Though little is known about the changes of the - [Dewey Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/dewey-baptist-church) - The establishment date for Dewey Baptist Church in Bartow County, Georgia, is currently unknown. In 1954, according to a Bartow County deed record, land was given to Dewey Baptist Church by the Bartow County Board of Education. This deed was a replacement for a deed that had been made in 1923 but was since lost - [Damascus Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/damascus-baptist-church) - Damascus Missionary Baptist Church was established in November of 1873. It was housed in a small building on the east side of Emerson, where a large population of African-Americans lived at the time. They moved to their present site on the west side of Emerson later and built their first true church building. Their present - [Crowe Springs Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/crowe-springs-baptist-church) - Crowe Springs Baptist Church was established in 1865. The original church was built in 1868 on donated land. The church was originally located on a hill; however, it was later relocated closer to the spring. Crowe Springs Baptist Church is still located on the original site at 290 Crowe Springs Road, Cartersville, GA 30121, viewable - [Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cornerstone-baptist-church) - Cornerstone Baptist Church was established in July 31, 1983. They met in the home of one of the founding members until they started building a sanctuary in October of 1983 on land donated by two of the founding members. The church house was built by members of the congregation, and they were able to hold - [Corinth Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/corinth-baptist-church) - Corinth Baptist Church is located at 16 Corinth Rd, Cartersville, GA 30121. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information about - [Connesena Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/connesena-church) - Connesena Baptist Church was established in 1841. The deed of land for the church was received in 1838, but the church was not formally organized until 1841. The first meetings were held in a brush arbor on the church land before the log meeting house was constructed. Later, a frame structure was built and then - [Cloverleaf Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cloverleaf-missionary-baptist-church-2) - The exact date that Cloverleaf Missionary Baptist Church was established is unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, the land for the church was purchased from George Cline for $1.00 on July 13, 1959. An additional land purchase was made on September 5, 1969 from Harold F. Dahlman for $10.00; this land was originally part - [Clear Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/clear-creek-baptist-church) - The establishment date of Clear Creek Baptist Church is currently unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, the land for Clear Creek Baptist Church was purchased from Mrs. Elsie Lou Farmer on July 17, 1953 for $1.00. It does state in the deed record that if the land were to cease being used for church - [Center Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/center-baptist-church) - Center Baptist Church is located at 80 McKaskey Creek Rd SE, Cartersville, GA 30121. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more - [Cedar Creek Baptist Church of Christ](https://evhsonline.org/cedar-creek-baptist-church-of-christ) - Cedar Creek Baptist Church was established in 1842. The church was originally housed in a little white building on stone pillars that stood at the church’s current location. However, this building was destroyed by fire in 1942. The church used the nearby Folsom Schoolhouse until a new church building was constructed. The exact completion date - [Cassville Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-baptist-church-2) - Cassville Baptist Church was established in 1832 under the name Beulah Baptist Church north of the town of Cassville. Shortly thereafter it moved to its present location on Cassville Road and changed the name to Cassville Baptist in 1848. The church became a part of the Middle Cherokee Association in 1847 and still is today - [Cartersville First Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-first-baptist-church) - Cartersville First Baptist Church was organized as Pettit’s Creek Baptist Church in 1839. This congregation is believed to have existed prior to 1839, but this was the year that they purchased five acres of land near the intersections of Mission and Burnt Hickory Roads and built the first church. The church had a cemetery at - [BIBLE WAY BAPTIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/bible-way-baptist-church) - Bible Way Baptist Church is located at 29 Marr Rd SW, Cartersville, GA 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more - [Bethel Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/bethel-baptist-church-2) - Bethel Baptist Church is located at 121 College Street, Adairsville, Georgia 30103. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information about - [Bethel Crossroads Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/bethel-baptist-church) - Bethel Crossroads Baptist Church was established in 1900 by residents of the Crossroads School community. They met for services in a brush arbor until they secured property near the Crossroads School House in 1902 and constructed a building there. The original building still stands; however, extensive changes were made 1960s, including interior renovations and the - [BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/bethany-baptist-church) - Bethany Baptist Church was established in 1902. It started as a log church located off Red Top Mountain Road in what is today Red Top Mountain State Park. In the 1940’s, the building of Allatoona Dam forced the church to relocate from this location to their present location on 42 Old Alabama Road SE, Emerson, - [Atco Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/atco-missionary-baptist-church) - On November 27, 1909, a group of people met in the auditorium of Atco School with the intention of organizing a Baptist Church. The thirteen people at the meeting became charter members of the First Baptist Church of Atco, GA. Shortly thereafter the name was changed to Atco Baptist Church. The American Textile Company paid - [Antioch Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/antioch-baptist-church) - Antioch Baptist Church is located at 315 Grassdale Road, Cartersville, Georgia, 30120. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. It is believed that this church was formerly known as Antioch Baptist Bible Church, and that it is associated with - [New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-shiloh-missionary-baptist-church) - New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church is located at 85 Shaw St, Kingston, GA 30145. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more - [New Beginning Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-beginning-baptist-church) - New Beginning Baptist Church is located at 205 Colonel Way, White, GA 30184. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information - [Glade Road Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/glade-road-baptist-church) - Glade Road Baptist Church is located at 6570 Glade Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30102. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more - [Glade Baptist Church (Kingston)](https://evhsonline.org/glade-baptist-church-kingston) - Glade Baptist Church is located at 401 Folsom Glade Road Rydal, GA 30171. This location can be viewed on this map of Bartow County Baptist Churches: https://goo.gl/maps/9uTux1G4ZvQ2. There is no known cemetery associated with this church. No information about the history of this church is available at this time. If you have any more information - [Euharlee Primitive Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-primitive-baptist-church) - [ADAIRSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-baptist-church-2) - ADAIRSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH / 21 SUMMER ST 7100 71 1.70 A005-0003-001 Written and researched by Amy Young, Kennesaw State University Intern, Fall 2018 - [Thank You](https://evhsonline.org/thank-you-for-donating) - Thank you for donating to Etowah Valley Historical Society! Your donation will help us to promote historical preservation, provide educational programs and sponsor public lectures that are designed to create awareness and sustain Bartow County heritage and traditions. We hope that you will join us at our next event! You will receive an email receipt - [WOFFORD'S ACADEMY](https://evhsonline.org/woffords-academy) - Wofford's Academy In 1873, former Confederate General William T. Wofford and Cassville resident, donated land for a school at the crossroads just east of Cass Station. The year 1875 saw completion of Wofford’s Academy through generous donations from friends and the community. Built on land donated by Gen. William T. Wofford in 1873. The year - [WOODLAND HIGH](https://evhsonline.org/woodland-high) - WOODLAND HIGH The Woodlands High School is located at 800 Old Alabama Road. Research on this school is incomplete. - [WOODLAND MIDDLE](https://evhsonline.org/woodland-middle) - WOODLAND MIDDLE The Woodland Middle School is located 1061 Euharlee Road. Research on this school is incomplete. - [White Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/white-methodist-church) - White Georgia Methodist Church 10/06/1917 - [Whittenberg High School](https://evhsonline.org/whittenberg-high-school) - Whittenberg High School This school was built in 1900 in Kingston on the southwest corner of the public square. It was named for the two devoted teachers, Prof and Mrs. W.V. Whittenberg. It operated for about six years. History of Kingston, Kingston Museum Scrapbook - [Tour of Historic Homes](https://evhsonline.org/tour-of-historic-homes) - The purpose of the Tour of Historic Homes Project is to promote historic awareness. Historic awareness and preservation of America's buildings is important to our heritage. Proceeds raised from the tour are used toward other projects.We encourage all homeowners of older homes to contribute to this task of increasing awareness. In Bartow County, homes over - [Track your order](https://evhsonline.org/order-tracking) - [SUMMER HILL (OLD)](https://evhsonline.org/summer-hill-old) - Summer Hill (Old) Summer Hill was a black city school in Cartersville that opened in the 1930’s. Mr. Morgan was principal of this school. Students were transferred to the Cartersville High School in the late 1960's to comply with federal integration policies. The original building was razed and an exact reconstructed school building was erected - [SUMMER HILL (NEW)](https://evhsonline.org/summer-hill-new) - SUMMER HILL (NEW) Research on this school is incomplete. - [TAYLORSVILLE](https://evhsonline.org/taylorsville) - TAYLORSVILLE Research on this school is incomplete. - [TAYLORSVILLE ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/taylorsville-elementary) - TAYLORSVILLE ELEMENTARY The Taylorsville elementary School is located 1502 Old Alabama Road. - [The Finishing School](https://evhsonline.org/the-finishing-school) - The Finishing School The antebellum home of Senator Oliver Prince was known as “The Oaks” near Kingston. Prior to the Civil War, a boarding school was operated in this home and was called “The finishing School”. Well known families of Georgia have been associated with the home including Dr. Alex Harris , whose son, Nat - [TWO RUN ACADEMY](https://evhsonline.org/two-run-academy) - Two Run Academy The only reference to this school is found on page 140 of the “History of Bartow County, Georgia, Formerly Cass” by Lucy Josephine Cunyus. “In 1852 William P. Fain, who died in September of the same year, advertised Two Run Academy, 4 miles from Cassville, in the Cassville Standard. Classes were examined - [UNION HILL](https://evhsonline.org/union-hill) - UNION HILL The Union Hill School was most likely a neighborhood school which at some point ceased to operate. This assumption is based on August 7, 1917 minutes of the Bartow County Board of Education. Mr. R. A. Miller and others made a request to the Board that Union Hill School be re-established. No action - [WHITE (1890’s – 1907)](https://evhsonline.org/white-1890s-1907) - WHITE (1890’s – 1907) The first school for the White community was built in the 1890’s along the Old Tennessee Road just south of town. This school was replaced by a newer school in 1907 and located east of the L&N rail line. Source: “The History of White, Georgia” by White - [WHITE (1907 – 1973)](https://evhsonline.org/white-1907-1973) - WHITE (1907 – 1973) White’s second school was built in 1907 and located east of the L&N rail line which had become operational in the prior year. This new building was a two story, wood frame structure with the school on the bottom floor and the masonic Lodge #660 located on the second. This building - [WHITE ELEMENTARY (1974 – Present)](https://evhsonline.org/white-elementary-1974-present) - WHITE ELEMENTARY (1974 – Present) The White Elementary School was completed in 1974. Information on this school is incomplete. - [Video Gallery](https://evhsonline.org/video-gallery) - [chr-youtube-gallery order="DESC" orderby="date" posts="6"] - [Sugar Valley Community Church](https://evhsonline.org/sugar-valley-community-church) - Sugar Valley Community Church 07/08/1964 - [Sullivan Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/sullivan-methodist-church) - Sullivan Methodist Church 10/20/1905 - [Taylorsville Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/taylorsville-baptist-church) - Taylorsville Baptist Church 11/25/1903 - [Tabernacle Cartersville Union](https://evhsonline.org/tabernacle-cartersville-union) - The Sam Jones Tabernacle Founded as the Cartersville Union Tabernacle by the Reverend Sam P. Jones and a board of trustees in 1887. The structure was located on the corner of Lee Street and West Main Street where the current library and civic center stand today. It existed for a half century until the late - [Taylorsville Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/taylorsville-methodist-church) - Est. 1906 Taylorsville church was established in 1906. The building burned in 1943 and was rebuilt in 1949. The church closed in 1988. Source: History of Bartow County, Georgia, Formerly Cass by Lucy Josephine Cunyus; Bartow County Georgia Heritage Book, Vol. 1, Compiled by Bartow County Genealogical Society, pages 48, 49. Source: http://pitts.emory.edu/collections/digitalcollections/mss028.cfm - [The Catholic Archdicese of Atlanta](https://evhsonline.org/the-catholic-archdicese-of-atlanta) - The Catholic Archdicese of Atlanta 12/03/1970 - [The Christian Church](https://evhsonline.org/the-christian-church) - The Christian Church Adairsville 07/07/1937 - [Towes Chapel Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/towes-chapel-church-of-god) - Towes Chapel Church of God 10/25/1945 - [Trinity United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/trinity-united-methodist-church) - 814 West Ave, Cartersville, GA 30120 (770) 386-1414 Est. 1983 Trinity Church began in 1983 as a division of Sam Jones UMC and has grown to be the fourth largest congregation in the Dalton District. Source: Heritage Book Vol. II - [Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ](https://evhsonline.org/triumph-the-church-and-kingdom-of-god-in-christ) - Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ 09/21/1960 - [True Light Tabernacle Church](https://evhsonline.org/true-light-tabernacle-church) - True Light Tabernacle Church - [Union Assembly of the Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/union-assembly-of-the-church-of-god) - Union Assembly of the Church of God 04/23/1917 - [United Congregation Holiness Church](https://evhsonline.org/united-congregation-holiness-church) - United Congregation Holiness Church 05/17/1971 - [Unity Worship](https://evhsonline.org/unity-worship) - Unity Worship - [Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania](https://evhsonline.org/watch-tower-bible-tract-society-of-pennsylvania) - Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania 04/10/1970 - [West Cartersville Church of Christ](https://evhsonline.org/west-cartersville-church-of-christ) - West Cartersville Church of Christ - [West End Church of Christ](https://evhsonline.org/west-end-church-of-christ) - West End Church of Christ 04/17/1968 - [testpage](https://evhsonline.org/testpage) - testing - [testing](https://evhsonline.org/testing) - [Thank You](https://evhsonline.org/thank-you) - [ESPRESSO_PAYMENTS] - [Transactions](https://evhsonline.org/transactions) - [ESPRESSO_TXN_PAGE] - [West Side School](https://evhsonline.org/west-side-school) - WEST SIDE SCHOOL Opened in September 1889 as one of two public schools for the city of Cartersville. West Side operated out of the Same Jones Female College building with L. B. Robeson as principal, and Misses Alice Hodnett, Mamie Ware, and Leila Hall as assistants. Euharlee Male and Female School – 1867 trustees were - [West Side School](https://evhsonline.org/west-side-school-2) - West Side School This public school was established in 1889 in Cartersville. The school operated out of the old Sam Jones Female College building. - [Taylorsville School](https://evhsonline.org/taylorsville-school) - Taylorsville School The Taylorsville School (Also known as the Taylorsville High School) opened in 1900 after a consolidation with the small rural schools of Cross Roads, Davis Town, Big Pond, and Ligon. Originally Taylorsville students attended the Oak Bower school located just inside Polk County. The school was established on two acres of land - [West End School](https://evhsonline.org/west-end-school) - West End School Miss Lucy Carpenter and Mrs. J. W. Harris Sr. were principals at the West End Institute in Cartersville which opened on Monday, August 16, 1886. Petition for charter of the West End Institute was approved on August 19, 1891 with J. W. Harris Sr. and Florence J. Harris as the petitioners. At - [West Side School](https://evhsonline.org/west-side-school-3) - West Side School Opened in September 1889 as one of two public schools for the city of Cartersville. West Side operated out of the Sam Jones Female College building with L. B. Robeson as principal, and Misses Alice Hodnett, Mamie Ware, and Leila Hall as assistants. - [West Side School](https://evhsonline.org/west-side-school-4) - West Side School Public school established in 1889 in Cartersville. This school operated out of the old Sam Jones Female College building. - [West End Institute](https://evhsonline.org/west-end-institute) - West End Institute Miss Lucy Carpenter and Mrs. J. W. Harris Sr. were principals at the West End Institute in Cartersville which opened on Monday, August 16, 1886. Petition for charter of the West End Institute was approved on August 19, 1891 with Mr. J. W. Harris Sr. and Florence J. Harris as the petitioners. - [West End Institute](https://evhsonline.org/west-end-institute-2) - West End Institute Miss Lucy Carpenter and Mrs. J. W. Harris Sr. were principals at the West End Institute in Cartersville which opened on Monday, August 16, 1886. Petition for charter of the West End Institute was approved on August 19, 1891 with J. W. Harris Sr. and Florence J. Harris as the petitioners. At - [Shop](https://evhsonline.org/shop) - [Schools](https://evhsonline.org/schools) - [SLATE](https://evhsonline.org/slate) - SLATE The Slate School served the children of the mining community surrounding the slate mining operation of the Georgia Green Slate Company. Mining operations began around 1906 and it is assumed the school started soon thereafter. The Richardson Company of Lockland, Ohio purchased the mines in 1920 and operated under the trade name of Flexatile. - [SMITHVILLE (Smith Cline Road)](https://evhsonline.org/smithville-smith-cline-road) - SMITHVILLE (Smith Cline Road) Research on this school is incomplete. - [SMITHVILLE (Tennessee Road)](https://evhsonline.org/smithville-tennessee-road) - SMITHVILLE (Tennessee Road) Research on this school is incomplete. - [SNOW SPRINGS SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/snow-springs) - SNOW SPRINGS The Snow Springs School opened around 1905 based on a deed to the Bartow County Board of Education from Henry Rowland recorded Sept 25, 1905. Prior to Snow Springs there was another school on this same site called Davis. Records of the nearby Snow Springs Baptist Church document the organizational meeting for the - [SPRING BANK](https://evhsonline.org/spring-bank) - SPRING BANK The Reverend Charles Wallace Howard came to Cass County (now Bartow ) in the late 1830’s and purchased property north of Kingston. He built a home there for his family and called it “Spring Bank” for the natural spring in front of his home which flowed gently into Connessena Creek. In 1852, Howard - [STAMP CREEK](https://evhsonline.org/stamp-creek) - STAMP CREEK Research on this school is incomplete. - [STILESBORO](https://evhsonline.org/stilesboro) - STILESBORO Research on this African American School is incomplete. - [STILESBORO ACADEMY](https://evhsonline.org/stilesboro-academy) - STILESBORO ACADEMY In 1856, the Stilesboro community united to establish a high school which proved so successful that by 1858 a movement was underway to construct a larger building. The Stilesboro Institute (now Academy) was completed in 1859, the final touch being the Latin inscription, Deo ac Patriae” painted above the stage. To “God & - [STONER SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/stoner) - STONER Research on the Stoner School is incomplete, however the Stoner School burned March 3, 1930. A nearby house was rented to finish the school year. The schoolboard on June 3, 1930 authorized $100 for a new school house however no reference has been found to show it was ever rebuilt. When this school was - [Sam Jones Tabernacle](https://evhsonline.org/sam-jones-tabernacle) - Sam Jones Tabernacle 10/21/1916 - [Savior of All Lutheran](https://evhsonline.org/savior-of-all-lutheran) - Savior of All Lutheran - [Shiloh Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/shiloh-baptist-church) - Shiloh Baptist Church 01/29/1887 - [Shiloh Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/shiloh-methodist-church) - Shiloh Methodist Church 11/23/1849 - [Saint James Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/saint-james-methodist-church) - Saint James Methodist Church - [Saint Luke A.M.E Church](https://evhsonline.org/saint-luke-a-m-e-church) - Saint Luke A.M.E Church - [Saint Paul Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/saint-paul-baptist-church) - Saint Paul Baptist Church 08/30/1905 - [Saint Luke Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/saint-luke-methodist-church) - Saint Luke Methodist Church - [Stilesboro A.M.E Church](https://evhsonline.org/stilesboro-a-m-e-church) - Stilesboro A.M.E Church 07/22/1882 Source: http://pitts.emory.edu/collections/digitalcollections/mss028.cfm - [Spring Bank](https://evhsonline.org/spring-bank-2) - Opened by Rev. Charles Wallace Howard in the 1850s in Cass County, north of Kingston. Closed during the Civil War, but after opened up as a girl’s school. Martha Berry attended this “seminary”. The school continued after his death in 1876. KINGSTON TIMES 12/10/1909. SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN 6/25/1861. - [Stilesboro Male and Female School](https://evhsonline.org/stilesboro-male-and-female-school) - A boarding school in Stilesboro, Georgia in operation in 1868 under the supervision of principal, James G. Ryals assisted by W.J. McCormick. James Gazaway Ryals Jr. graduated with distinctive honors from Mercer University in 1877. He went on to be the President of the State Normal School at Jacksonville. An advertisement from The Standard in - [Rowland Springs Select School](https://evhsonline.org/rowland-springs-select-school) - ROWLAND SPRINGS SELECT SCHOOL The Rowland Springs School was established on land belonging to the Rowland Springs Baptist Church, and operated in 1858 under the principal A. S. Wonrell. ATLANTA DAILY INTELLIGENCER AND EXAMINER 1/31/1858. - [Smithville School](https://evhsonline.org/smithville-school) - Smithville School This was a county school operating in the 1940’s in Cartersville on north Tennessee Street. The Center School was closed and students were transferred to this facility. The building later served as the Masonic Lodge. - [Stamp Creek School](https://evhsonline.org/stamp-creek-school) - Stamp Creek School The Stamp Creek School operated in the late 1800’s in east Bartow County. - [Stilesboro High School](https://evhsonline.org/stilesboro-high-school) - Stilesboro High School The Stilesboro High School operated in the late 1880’s to the 1950's in Stilesboro. It was located near the Stilesboro Academy. - [Spring Bank](https://evhsonline.org/spring-bank-3) - Spring Bank Opened by Rev. Charles Wallace Howard in the 1850s in Cass County, north of Kingston. Closed during the Civil War, but after opened up as a girl’s school. Martha Berry attended this “seminary”. The school continued after his death in 1876. KINGSTON TIMES 12/10/1909. SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN 6/25/1861. - [Stilesboro Male and Female Institute](https://evhsonline.org/stilesboro-male-and-female-institute) - Stilesboro Male and Female Institute A boarding school in Stilesboro, Georgia in operation in 1868 under the supervision of principal, James G. Ryals assisted by W.J. McCormick. James Gazaway Ryals Jr. graduated with distinctive honors from Mercer University in 1877. He went on to be the President of the State Normal School at Jacksonville. An - [Rowland Springs Select School](https://evhsonline.org/rowland-springs-select-school-2) - Rowland Springs Select School The Rowland Springs School was established on land belonging to the Rowland Springs Baptist Church, and operated in 1858 under the principal A. S. Wonrell. ATLANTA DAILY INTELLIGENCER AND EXAMINER 1/31/1858. - [Spring Bank School](https://evhsonline.org/spring-bank-school) - Spring Bank School Opened by Rev. Charles Wallace Howard in the 1850s in Cass County, north of Kingston. Closed during the Civil War, but after opened up as a girl’s school. Martha Berry attended this “seminary”. The school continued after his death in 1876. KINGSTON TIMES 12/10/1909. SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN 6/25/1861. - [St Francis of Assisi](https://evhsonline.org/st-francis-of-assisi) - St. Francis of Assisi This Catholic church was first established on Cassville Road and later moved to 850 Douthit Ferry Road. - [Stilesboro Male and Female Institute](https://evhsonline.org/stilesboro-male-and-female-institute-2) - Stilesboro Male and Female Institute A boarding school in Stilesboro, Georgia in operation in 1868 under the supervision of principal, James G. Ryals assisted by W.J. McCormick. James Gazaway Ryals Jr. graduated with distinctive honors from Mercer University in 1877. He went on to be the President of the State Normal School at Jacksonville. An - [Sam Jones Female College](https://evhsonline.org/sam-jones-female-college) - Rev. Sam P. Jones first proposed a plan for a female college in Cartersville in 1886. The cornerstone was laid in 1887. Reverend Jones personally raised $8000.00 to build the college. It was located near the present-day Bartow County Main Street library facing Cherokee Avenue (old Market Street). The City of Cartersville began to - [Saint Frances of Assisi](https://evhsonline.org/st-frances-of-assisi) - [St James AME](https://evhsonline.org/st-james-ame) - Est. 1833 or 1844 The church originated as Cassville Presbyterian in either 1833 or 1844, but the Presbyterians dissolved and the AME church was founded in 1872. The church was only a handful of structures to survive the town’s burning during Sherman’s March To the Sea. Even though the original church had been Presbyterian, St. - [St. Luke AME Church](https://evhsonline.org/st-luke-ame-church) - 130 Jones St, Cartersville, GA 30120 (770) 382-8238 Est. 1866 St. Luke was the fourth church organized in the North Georgia Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. A new church building was completed in 1906. The church not only held services, but many events for the community. The property was then sold and - [Resources](https://evhsonline.org/resources) - The Etowah Valley Historical Society maintains collections of books, research material and other resources in our library, links to historical information within our site and links to other helpful online resources. LINKS | GENEALOGY | LIBRARY | EVHS ONLINE RESOURCES - [Genealogy](https://evhsonline.org/resources/genealogy) - The Family Tree Climbers EVHS Genealogy Workshops Genealogy workshops are free and open to the public. Materials will be provided at no charge. All classes will meet at the EVHS office in the 1903 Gold-Domed Courthouse, and are led by professional genealogist Linda Gossett Cochran. To reserve your seat, contact EVHS at 770-606-8862. Need Professional - [Links](https://evhsonline.org/resources/links) - [link-library settings=1] [link-library settings=2] [link-library settings=3] [link-library settings=4] [link-library settings=5] [link-library settings=6] - [Register](https://evhsonline.org/register) - [Genealogist: Linda Gossett Cochran](https://evhsonline.org/resources/genealogy/genealogist-linda-gossett-cochran) - Linda Gossett Cochran was born at the Bartow County Hospital located on Leake Street. She resided with her parents, Johnny Ray and Clara Mae Hufstetler Gossett, siblings, Jerry Ray, Zona Stella, Ricky Lee, and grandparents, JW Gossett and Alice Cabe Gossett on 424 South Tennessee Street, Cartersville. Those were the days when the telephone number - [State Books](https://evhsonline.org/resources/state-books) - [table id=2 /] - [Research Books](https://evhsonline.org/resources/research-books) - [table id=3 /] - [Journals](https://evhsonline.org/resources/journals) - [table id=5 /] - [Native-American Books](https://evhsonline.org/resources/native-american-books) - [table id=4 /] - [Fiction](https://evhsonline.org/resources/fiction) - [table id=6 /] - [Georgia Counties](https://evhsonline.org/resources/georgia-counties) - [table id=8 /] - [African-American Books](https://evhsonline.org/resources/african-american-books) - [table id=9 /] - [Ed Hill Memorial Civil War Private Collection](https://evhsonline.org/resources/ed-hills-donated-books) - These books were generously donated in Memory of our beloved Past EVHS President Ed Hill, by the Hill Family and are available for use while visiting the EVHS Office. [table id=11 /] - [Federal Pensioners in Bartow County | 1882-1883](https://evhsonline.org/resources/federal-pensioners-in-bartow-county-1882-1883) - Persons living in Bartow County who drew federal pensions for service in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War (Union service), and some Indian wars. Extracted from "The Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States for the Second Session of the Forty-Seventh Congress, 1882-1883". Submitted by DiAnne - [1890 City Map (Sandborn)](https://evhsonline.org/resources/1890-city-map-sandborn) - Identifies Douglas, Erwin, Bartow, Leake, Forest, Bridge, Montgomery, Puckett, Stonewall, Gilmer, Market, Church, Tennessee & Skinner. - [Widows Receiving Civil War Pensions in Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/resources/widows-receiving-civil-war-pensions-in-bartow-county) - Widows Receiving Civil War Pensions in Bartow County Extracted from the Cartersville American Submitted by Linda Gossett Cochran Pension Office Atlanta, Georgia July 1, 1897 To Clerk Superior Court: The following list contains the names of the widows of Confederate Soldiers of Bartow County who were paid pensions of sixty dollars for the previous year of 1897. - [Union Army Commands in Kingston 1864](https://evhsonline.org/resources/union-army-commands-in-kingston-1864) - Names and dates of the Union Army commands taking part in field operations in and around Kingston. Extracted from A Compendium of the War of Rebellion authored by Frederick H. Dyre, page 626. May 18, 1864 Skirmish near Kingston 4th Michigan Cavalry May 18 & 19, 1864 Combat near Kingston Battery M 1st Light Artillery - [David B. Freeman, Who Lays Claim to Being the Youngest Confederate Soldier](https://evhsonline.org/resources/david-b-freeman-who-lays-claim-to-being-the-youngest-confederate-soldier) - Some Personal War Experiences of David B. Freeman, Who Lays Claim to Being the Youngest Confederate Soldier Written by David B. Freeman, Submitted by Alan Freeman Delivered Before and Published by Authority of Atlanta Camp No. 159, United Confederate Veterans, Atlanta, 1923 Mr. Commander, Comrades: It is with due appreciation of the privilege of so doing that - [Revolutionary Soldiers - Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/resources/revolutionary-soldiers-bartow-county) - The graves of the following Revolutionary soldiers have been located: Major John Lewis - He is buried in Adairsville and grave is marked: CHARLES BAKER, PETE CROW, WILLIAM CHEEKE, WILLIAMS EDWARDS, JOHN WHITE In the 1840 Census Pension List from Washington are listed the following Revolutionary soldiers that were still living in Bartow County: - [Judges of the Cherokee Circuit (created Dec 3, 1932)](https://evhsonline.org/resources/judges-of-the-cherokee-circuit-created-dec-3-1932) - John W Hooper, 1832-35, 1849-50 Owen H Kenan, 1835-38 Turner H Trippe, 1838-42, 1853-59 Turner H Trippe, SOL, GEN., 1835 George D Anderson, 1842-43 John A Jones, 1843 Augustus R Wright, 1843-49 John H Lumpkin, 1850-53 John J Word, appt SOL GEN., 1851 Leander W Crook, 1859-60 Dawson Walker, 1860-65 James Milner, 1865-68 Josiah R - [EVHS Online Resources](https://evhsonline.org/resources/evhs-online-resources) - Cartersville City Directory 1883-1884 "Colored Department" "White Department" Federal Pensioners in Bartow County Farmers Receiving Mail 1890 City Map (Sandborn) - [EVHS Library Resources Inventory](https://evhsonline.org/resources/evhs-library-resources-inventory) - Public Records Cemetery Records: (Microfilm) Two rolls of church and family cemeteries in Bartow County copied by the Mormon Church in 1957. Some of the stones in this survey no longer exist today. Census Records: (Microfilm) Bartow County 1840-1920 Church Records: (Microfilm) 1860s Nancy's Creek Baptist Church near Cass Station. Georgia Death Index: (Microfiche) 1919-1992 - [RANSOM](https://evhsonline.org/ransom) - RANSOM Joseph H. Ransom purchased property on the old Rome Road (GA Highway 293) west of Kingston in 1875 and established a home and private school there. In 1908, operation of the school was turned over to Bartow County. It has verbally been passed down that the notorious gangster, Pretty Boyd Floyd, attended school there - [REBECCA SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/rebecca) - REBECCA The Rebecca School was built on land belonging to Mrs. M. R. Hannon. She gladly donated the land during the early 1900’s with a provision it would refer back to her or her heirs when it ceased to serve school purposes. Rebecca fronted the east side of Cassville Road (GA highway 293) just south - [REYNOLDS](https://evhsonline.org/40279-2) - REYNOLDS The Reynolds School was built in early 1922 on land donated by Marvin D. Reynolds. Just a few months earlier on August 5, 1921, Mr. John Lewis of the Reynolds Bend Community had addressed the Board on the need for a one teacher school in his community. As a result, a study was - [RICHARDS](https://evhsonline.org/richards) - RICHARDS The Richard’s School was located at the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and Georgia Hwy 140. Further research is needed to define this school - [ROCK CREEK](https://evhsonline.org/rock-creek) - ROCK CREEK The Rock Creek School is located on Highway 140 East of spring Place Road. The school converted to a home when closed. The minutes of the Bartow County Board of Education dated December 14, 2015 stated that Messers Jones and Carver appeared before the Board and presented a deed to the school. This school - [ROCK HILL](https://evhsonline.org/rock-hill) - ROCK HILL Research on this school is incomplete. - [ROWLAND SPRINGS](https://evhsonline.org/rowland-springs) - ROWLAND SPRINGS Research on this school is incomplete. - [Redeeming Overcoming Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/redeeming-overcoming-church-of-god) - Redeeming Overcoming Church of God 12/31/1970 - [Redemptorist Fathers of Georgia](https://evhsonline.org/redemptorist-fathers-of-georgia) - Redemptorist Fathers of Georgia 09/04/1946 - [Registration Cancelled](https://evhsonline.org/registration-cancelled) - You have cancelled your registration.[ESPRESSO_CANCELLED] - [Roland Springs Select School](https://evhsonline.org/roland-springs-select-school) - Rowland Springs Select School The Rowland Springs School was established on land belonging to the Rowland Springs Baptist Church, and operated in 1858 under the principal A. S. Wonrell. ATLANTA DAILY INTELLIGENCER AND EXAMINER 1/31/1858. - [Redemption Fathers of Georgia](https://evhsonline.org/redemption-fathers-of-georgia) - [Preservation](https://evhsonline.org/preservation) - EVHS Community Projects As much as we enjoy helping individuals research their family genealogy and historic homes, and sponsoring guest speakers, EVHS takes special pride in getting involved with historical projects that benefit the greater community. Our biannual "Tour of Historic Homes" is just one of the many ways in which we share the unique - [Current Projects](https://evhsonline.org/preservation/current-projects) - [Past Projects](https://evhsonline.org/preservation/past-projects) - Hills of Iron 2001 Allatoona Pass Battlefield Georgia Trust Ramble 2000 Spring 2000 Lecture Series Tour of Historic Homes Vaughan Cabin Relocation Friendship Cemetery Ongoing Projects - [Protecting Your Valuable Books and Documents](https://evhsonline.org/preservation/protecting-your-valuable-books-and-documents) - 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 of these items to determine - [Hills of Iron](https://evhsonline.org/preservation/past-projects/hills-of-iron) - The Etowah Valley Historical Society & Red Top Mountain State Park Present Hills of Iron A Day-Long Event Celebrating the Iron Industry in Bartow County Recently, visitors to Red Top Mountain State Park had the opportunity to see something that hasn't been seen in public in Bartow County for over a century-iron production. The demonstration was the - [EVHS Hosts Georgia Trust Spring Ramble 2000](https://evhsonline.org/preservation/past-projects/evhs-hosts-georgia-trust-spring-ramble-2000) - Updated March 10, 2005 On Feb. 26, 1843 the Friendship Presbyterian Church was organized at a site along the present Route 293 near the Etowah River. The site was donated by Arnold Milner for a church and cemetery for family and friends. Some ten years later, the church moved to its present location in Cartersville - [Center for Regional History & Culture Spring Lecture Series](https://evhsonline.org/preservation/past-projects/center-for-regional-history-culture-spring-lecture-series) - Spring 2000 Lecture Series "Faith of Our Fathers: That Old Time Religion in Northwest Georgia" One of the most important and least explored facets of history in Northwest Georgia has been religion. Fortunately, scholars have begun to address this gap in our understanding of the past. EVHS was pleased and proud to help sponsor "Faith of - [PINE GROVE](https://evhsonline.org/pine-grove) - PINE GROVE Research on this school is incomplete. - [PINE LOG](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log) - PINE LOG Research on this school is incomplete. - [PINE LOG](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-2) - Long before the early settlers of this county staked claim to this community, the Cherokee Indians had already named the area Pine Log. It is not known when the Cherokees settled the area known as Pine Log Town, but it was prior to 1785. We know this community was in existence by that date because - [PINE LOG COLLEGE](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-college) - PINE LOG COLLEGE A charter for Pine Log College in Pine Log, Ga was granted on September 4, 1903. THE NEWS AND COURANT 6/2/1904. - [Pine Log High School](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-high-school) - Pine Log High School Also called, PINE LOG MASONIC INSTITUTE Opened in the early 1870's and was later called the Pine Log High School in 1894. Research on this school is incomplete. - [PINE FORREST](https://evhsonline.org/pine-forrest) - PINE FORREST The Pine Forrest School was originally a one room school house and was listed by the Bartow County Board of Education in a list of schools dated September 7th, 1915. When this school was built is unknown, however future research may provide an answer. Board minutes dated December 4, 1923 reflect an approval - [PINE POND SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/pine-pond) - PINE POND Research on this school is incomplete. Photos Courtesy of Bartow History Museum - [PLEASANT GROVE](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-grove) - PLEASANT GROVE Trustees of Pleasant Grove Baptist church conveyed to the Bartow County Board of Education, a one half acre tract of land for the purpose of building a school. (June 16, 1947 deed). Research on this school is incomplete. - [PLEASANT VALLEY](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-valley) - PLEASANT VALLEY Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, established in 1865, was once used as a school house possibly as late as 1890 at which time a new church was built across the road. Research on this school is incomplete. - [PURYEAR](https://evhsonline.org/puryear) - PURYEAR The Puryear School was located in southeast Bartow County along Tanyard Creek. In a deed dated December 26, 1935, two acres were donated to the Bartow County Board of Education by Mrs. Minnie Lang, Mrs. Alice Ross, and Clarence Dewberry for construction of a new school. Puryear was still in operation in October 1940. - [Pine Log Church](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-church) - Pine Log Church 12/14/1863 - [Pleasant Grove Church](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-grove-church) - Pleasant Grove Church 10/16/1946 - [Pleasant Hill Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pleasant-hill-baptist-church) - Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 07/10/1946 - [Polson Church](https://evhsonline.org/polson-church) - Polson Church 09/19/1902 - [Poplar Springs Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/poplar-springs-methodist-church) - Poplar Springs Methodist Church Considered to be among Bartow's oldest Methodist churches, Poplar Springs was established about 1838. It is located at 7812 on highway 140 near Adairsville, Georgia in north Bartow County and has a church cemetery. In 1981 a mentally ill woman broke in the church and set fire to the property damaging - [Presbyterian Church](https://evhsonline.org/presbyterian-church) - Presbyterian Church 05/25/1849 - [Primitive Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/primitive-baptist-church) - Primitive Baptist Church 09/21/1850 - [Raccoon Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/raccoon-creek-baptist-church) - Raccoon Creek Baptist Church 05/23/1923 - [Pine Log Male and Female School](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-male-and-female-school) - Pine Log Male and Female School This school in Pine Log, GA offered boarding options near the school and advertised in the Cartersville Express on February 21, 1868. The school was overseen by T.M. Fulton, A.R. as principal. Listed as references are: Col. J.R. Parrot, Cartersville, Ga., Col. J.C. Farn, Calhoun, Ga., Capt. L. N. - [Pine Log College](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-college-2) - PINE LOG COLLEGE A charter for Pine Log College in Pine Log, Ga was granted on September 4, 1903. THE NEWS AND COURANT 6/2/1904. - [Pine Log Masonic Institute](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-masonic-institute) - PINE LOG MASONIC INSTITUTE Opened in the early 1970s and was later called the Pine Log High School in 1894. - [Powelton Classical Institute](https://evhsonline.org/powelton-classical-institute) - POWELTON CLASSICAL INSTITUTE School in Powelton opened on January 2, 1846 by Col. Simpson Fouche. This school taught a curriculum equivalent to an academy or high school, and offered to the students with respectable families. It is not clear just where the school stood. - [Pritchettville Academy](https://evhsonline.org/pritchettville-academy) - Pritchettville Academy School operating in 1873. Research on this school is incomplete. - [Powelton Classical Institute](https://evhsonline.org/powelton-classical-institute-2) - Powelton Classical Institute The school in Powelton opened on January 2, 1846 by Col. Simpson Fouche. This school taught a curriculum equivalent to an academy or high school, and offered to the students with respectable families or the principal. The location of Powelton is unclear. - [Pine Log Male and Female School](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-male-and-female-school-2) - Pine Log Male and Female School This school in Pine Log, GA offered boarding options near the school. It advertised in the Cartersville Express February 21, 1868 and was overseen by T.M. Fulton, A.R. as principal. The ad listed references: Col. J.R. Parrot, Cartersville, Ga., Col. J.C. Farn, Calhoun, Ga., Capt. L. N. Thammel, Calhoun, - [Pine Log Masonic Institute](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-masonic-institute-2) - Pine Log Masonic Institute This institution opened in the early 1870s and was later called the Pine Log High School in 1894. - [Pine Log Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pine-log-methodist-church) - Pine Log Methodist Church 3486 Pine Log Rd NE, Rydal, GA 30171 (770) 386-2736 Est. 1834 The original Pine Log United Methodist Church was built in 1842 by settlers moving into the area in the early 1830’s. The building was a log structure that also doubled as a schoolhouse. Pine Log Methodist is considered to - [Queen Chapel Independent Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/queen-chapel-independent-methodist-church-ame-church-queen-chapel) - 105 Johnson St, Kingston, GA 30145 Est. 1852 Queen Chapel Independent Methodist Church was established in 1852. The cemetery adjacent to the church was used by many settlers who relocated to Kingston after the Civil War. Melvinia Sheilds, Michelle Obama’s great great great grandmother, also lies at rest within the cemetery. Melvina ‘Mattie’ Shields McGruder - [PATTERSON GROVE (C)](https://evhsonline.org/patterson-grove-c) - PATTERSON GROVE (C) In a deed dated September 5, 1905, Dianna Patterson conveyed one half acre to the Bartow County Board of Education for the promotion of education of colored children. Funds were raised and a school was built bearing her name. She signed the deed with an “X” which presumes she could not read - [PEEPLES VALLEY](https://evhsonline.org/peeples-valley) - PEEPLES VALLEY Research on this school is incomplete. - [PETTIT SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/pettit) - PETTIT Research on this school is incomplete. Photos Courtesy of Bartow History Museum - [Path of Christ Church](https://evhsonline.org/path-of-christ-church) - Path of Christ Church - [Peoples Valley Community Church](https://evhsonline.org/peoples-valley-community-church) - Peoples Valley Community Church 05/08/1968 - [Pettit Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/pettit-creek-baptist-church) - Pettit Creek Baptist Church 12/25/1846 - [Peeples Valley School](https://evhsonline.org/peeples-valley-school) - Peeples Valley School Research on this school is incomplete. - [Oakland Institute](https://evhsonline.org/oakland-institute-2) - The Oakland Institute can be found listed on the 1864 Lloyd’s Topographical Map of Georgia. We can only assume that this was the name of a school and only speculate with some certainty where it was. According to Bartow County historian, Lucy Cunyus, in her book, “History of Bartow County, Georgia, formerly Cass”, “In 1840 - [OAKDALE](https://evhsonline.org/oakdale) - OAKDALE The Oakdale School is currently being researched. - [OAK HILL (West Bartow)](https://evhsonline.org/oak-hill-west-bartow) - OAK HILL (West Bartow) Oak Hill was built after the Civil War and was the second school built by the Macedonia Baptist Church Community. First was Macedonia which closed during the Civil War. Over time this school building proved too small for the growing population of youth, therefore a new school was built and renamed - [OAK HILL (Northeast Bartow)](https://evhsonline.org/oak-hill-northeast-bartow) - OAK HILL (Northeast Bartow) The Oak Hill School was built before 1892, as evidence shows it was used both as a community school and as the Oak Hill Baptist Church during that year. The Church itself was established in 1875, but not until 1901-1902 was a permanent church built. The Bartow County Board of - [OAKLAND INSTITUTE](https://evhsonline.org/oakland-institute) - OAKLAND INSTITUTE In 1840, a two story brick school house with an auditorium was erected by Colonel Simpson Fouche on the present Rowland Springs Road, which was used also as a residence. Here Col. Fouche taught the Lewis, Rowland and Howard sons. This pre Civil War home was known as “Birdwood” and was totally destroyed - [Oakland Heights Community Church](https://evhsonline.org/oakland-heights-community-church) - Oakland Heights Community Church 02/20/1954 - [Oathcaloga Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/oathcaloga-baptist-church) - Oathcaloga Baptist Church 05/09/1904 - [Omega Church of God In Christ](https://evhsonline.org/omega-church-of-god-in-christ) - Omega Church of God In Christ - [Oakland Institute](https://evhsonline.org/oakland-institute-3) - Oakland Institute In 1840, a two story brick boarding school with an auditorium was erected by Colonel Simpson Fouche on the present Rowland Springs Road, which was used also as a residence. Here Col. Fouche taught the Lewis, Rowland and Howard sons. This pre-Civil War home was known as “Birdwood” and was totally destroyed by - [Oakland Institute](https://evhsonline.org/oakland-institute-4) - Oakland Institute In 1840, a two story brick boarding school with an auditorium was erected by Colonel Simpson Fouche on the present Rowland Springs Road, which was used also as a residence. Here Col. Fouche taught the Lewis, Rowland and Howard sons. This pre-Civil War home was known as “Birdwood” and was totally destroyed by - [Oakland Institute](https://evhsonline.org/oakland-institute-5) - Oakland Institute In 1840, a two story brick boarding school with an auditorium was erected by Colonel Simpson Fouche on the present Rowland Springs Road, which was used also as a residence. Here Col. Fouche taught the Lewis, Rowland and Howard sons. This pre-Civil War home was known as “Birdwood” and was totally destroyed by - [Oathcaloga Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/oathcaloga-baptist-church-2) - [Oak Grove](https://evhsonline.org/oak-grove-2) - The Oak Grove community came into existence out of a need for a Methodist Church in the Macedonia community. The original settlers of Macedonia were primarily Baptists, organizing the Macedonia Baptist Church in 1842. A church building and school followed in 1845. After the Civil War, community inhabitants of the Methodists faith organized their own - [MOUNT PLEASANT](https://evhsonline.org/mount-pleasant) - MOUNT PLEASANT In a deed dated August 12, 1908, John P. Worley conveyed to the Bartow County Board of Education one acre of land on which was built the Mt. Pleasant School. Information is complete and will be updated. - [MT. PISGAH](https://evhsonline.org/40233-2) - MT. PISGAH School was held in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church into the 1920’s along Two Run Creek, south of Cave. Established in 1913 for the area mill workers and farmers. Bartow County Board of Education minutes of December 14, 1915, show that the school requested acceptance by the Board, however the request was denied - [NOBLE HILL](https://evhsonline.org/noble-hill) - NOBLE HILL Noble Hill was erected in 1923 in the Cassville Community as the first school for black children built to standard specifications in the Bartow County School system. The school was closed in 1955 when all schools for black children in Bartow County were consolidated to form the Bartow Elementary School. The history of - [OAK GROVE SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/oak-grove) - OAK GROVE Oak Grove was the third school built in the old Macedonia Baptist Church community. The first school was Macedonia, built in 1845, and closing during the Civil War. The second was Oak Hill, built following the Civil War and operated up until 1887. With a growing population of youth in the community, a - [Mount Paran Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-paran-baptist-church) - Mount Paran Baptist Church 11/18/1892 - [Mount Zion Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-zion-baptist-church) - Mount Zion Baptist Church 10/07/1850 - [Mountain View Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/mountain-view-church-of-god) - Mountain View Church of God 05/17/1946 - [Mount Zion Baptist Church Grassdale](https://evhsonline.org/mount-zion-baptist-church-grassdale) - Mount Zion Baptist Church Grassdale - [New Beginnings Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/new-beginnings-church-of-god) - New Beginnings Church of God - [New Covenant Church of Bartow](https://evhsonline.org/new-covenant-church-of-bartow) - New Covenant Church of Bartow - [New Holley Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-holley-missionary-baptist-church) - New Holley Missionary Baptist Church - [New Hope Primitive Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-hope-primitive-baptist-church) - New Hope Primitive Baptist Church 05/09/1885 - [New Life Ministries](https://evhsonline.org/new-life-ministries) - New Life Ministries - [New Macedonia Church](https://evhsonline.org/new-macedonia-church) - New Macedonia Church 01/26/1920 - [Northside Methodist Episcopal Church](https://evhsonline.org/northside-methodist-episcopal-church) - Northside Methodist Episcopal Church 12/22/1954 - [Northpoint Church of Adairsville](https://evhsonline.org/northpoint-church-of-adairsville) - Northpoint Church of Adairsville - [Northside Evangelistic Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/northside-evangelistic-methodist-church) - Northside Evangelistic Methodist Church 102 Porter Street, Cartersville, GA 30120 Est. 1955 Source: Newspaper & EVHS Website - [Northside Independent Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/northside-independent-methodist-church) - Northside Independent Methodist Church 03/18/1955 - [Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church](https://evhsonline.org/oak-grove-methodist-episcopal-church) - Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church 12/22/1887 1689 Euharlee Rd, Kingston, GA 30145 678 227 3004 - [Mrs. Brame's Female School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-brames-female-school) - Mrs. Brame's School was established in 1871 by Mrs. Sarah Frances Brame and operated out of M.G. Dobbins’ house on Main St. Teachers at this school included Mrs. Ware, Miss Isa Williams, and Miss Mamie Ware. Advertised in 1885. Mrs. Brame was the aunt of Mrs. J.W. Harris, a fellow teacher in Bartow County, and - [Mrs. Bradley's Female Institute](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bradleys-female-institute) - MRS. BRADLEY’S FEMALE INSTITUTE Boarding school in Cassville run by Mrs. S.S. Bradley in 1852. THE STANDARD 6/24/1852. Research incomplete. - [Mrs. Baker' School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-baker-school) - MRS. BAKER’S SCHOOL A select school taught by Mrs. J.A. Baker at her home on West Main street in operation in 1884. She taught a limited number of students, the maximum being 25 students per session. Mrs. Baker was a graduate of Wesleyan Female College, second honor girl in the class of 1876. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN - [Mrs. Bell's School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bells-school) - MRS. BELL’S SCHOOL A school on Gilmer Street in Cartersville taught by Mrs. Bell, operating in 1884. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [Mr. Maddox's School](https://evhsonline.org/mr-maddoxs-school) - Mr. Maddox's School This school was in the southeast part of Cartersville taught by George W. Maddox. Maddox taught in the city prior to the war and operated “Mr. Maddox’ School” in 1884. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/188dd - [New Hope Academy](https://evhsonline.org/new-hope-academy) - School in Cartersville, operating in 1876 under Irby G. Hudson as principal. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 7/27/1876. Research on this school is incomplete. - [Mrs. Brames Female School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-brames-female-school-2) - Mrs. Brame's Female School School in Cartersville established in 1871 by Mrs. Sarah Frances Brame and operated out of M.G. Dobbins’ house on Main St. Teachers at this school included Mrs. Ware, Miss Isa Williams, and Miss Mamie Ware. Advertised in 1885. Mrs. Brame was the aunt of Mrs. J.W. Harris, a fellow teacher in - [Mrs. Bradley's Female Institute](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bardleys-female-institute) - Mrs. Bradley's Female Institute Boarding school in Cassville run by Mrs. S.S. Bradley in 1852. THE STANDARD 6/24/1852. - [Mrs. Baker's School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bakers-school) - Mrs. Baker's School A select school taught by Mrs. J.A. Baker at her home on West Main street in operation in 1884. She taught a limited number of students, the maximum being 25 students per session. Mrs. Baker was a graduate of Wesleyan Female College, second honor girl in the class of 1876. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN - [Mrs. Bell's School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bells-school-2) - Mrs. Bell's School A school on Gilmer Street in Cartersville taught by Mrs. Bell, operating in 1884. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [Mr. Maddox School](https://evhsonline.org/mr-maddox-school) - Mr. Maddox School This school was located in the southeast part of Cartersville taught by George W. Maddox. Maddox taught in the city prior to the war and continued to operate the “Maddox’ School” in 1884. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [New Hope Academy](https://evhsonline.org/new-hope-academy-2) - New Hope Academy, This school in Cartersville, operated in 1876 under Irby G. Hudson as principal. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 7/27/1876. - [Noble Hill School](https://evhsonline.org/noble-hill-school) - Formerly the Cassville Colored School built in the 1880's by local African Americans as a one room school house. The school continued until 1921 when it was replaced by the Noble Hill School, a Rosenwald school built strictly for black students and is considered to be the first such school in northwest Georgia. Noble Hill - [Mrs. Brames Female School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-brames-female-school-3) - Mrs, Brames Female School School in Cartersville established in 1871 by Mrs. Sarah Frances Brame and operated out of M.G. Dobbins’ house on Main St. Teachers at this school included Mrs. Ware, Miss Isa Williams, and Miss Mamie Ware. Advertised in 1885. Mrs. Brame was the aunt of Mrs. J.W. Harris, a fellow teacher in - [Mrs. Bradley's Female Institute](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bradleys-female-institute-2) - Mrs. Bradley's Female Institute This boarding school existed in Cassville and was run by Mrs. S.S. Bradley in 1852. THE STANDARD 6/24/1852 - [Mrs. Baker's School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bakers-school-2) - Mrs. Baker's School A select school taught by Mrs. J.A. Baker at her home on West Main street in operation in 1884. She taught a limited number of students, the maximum being 25 students per session. Mrs. Baker was a graduate of Wesleyan Female College, second honor girl in the class of 1876. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN - [Mrs. Bell's School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-bells-school-3) - Mrs. Bell's School A school on Gilmer Street in Cartersville taught by Mrs. Bell, operating in 1884. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [Mr. Maddox's School](https://evhsonline.org/mr-maddoxs-school-2) - Mr. MADDOX’s SCHOOL School in the southeast part of Cartersville taught by George W. Maddox. Maddox taught in the city prior to the war and operated “Mr. Maddox’ School” in 1884. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [New Hope Academy](https://evhsonline.org/new-hope-academy-3) - New Hope Academy This school in Cartersville operated in 1876 under Irby G. Hudson as principal. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 7/27/1876. - [Mrs. Mayson's School](https://evhsonline.org/mrs-maysons-school) - Mrs. Mayson’s School Mrs. C. N. Mayson operated a school in Kingston after the Civil War to assist the disabled and handicapped. Kingston History Museum history scrapbook. - [Noble Hill School](https://evhsonline.org/nobel-hill-school-2) - Nobel Hill School First built in the 1880’s as the Cassville Colored School. The school was rebuilt as the Noble Hill School north or Cartersville with assistance from the Rosenwald school fund. It operated until 1955 when it was consolidated with the Bartow Elementary School. - [Application](https://evhsonline.org/membership/application) - [Renewals](https://evhsonline.org/membership/renewals) - [Members Only](https://evhsonline.org/membership/members-only) - [Benefits](https://evhsonline.org/membership/benefits) - Annual Membership Meeting:, A dinner meeting is held each October at a local historical event property to share an elegant meal, to fellowship, elect officers, and conduct other member business. Christmas Banquet: Join us to celebrate the Christmas season at our annual banquet featuring dinner, music and prizes. Dinner Meetings in Historic Homes: Enjoy the - [Member Directory](https://evhsonline.org/membership/members-only/members) - [Site-Wide Activity](https://evhsonline.org/membership/members-only/activity) - [Groups](https://evhsonline.org/membership/members-only/groups) - [Forums](https://evhsonline.org/membership/members-only/forums) - [Activate](https://evhsonline.org/membership/members-only/activate) - [Ladd's School](https://evhsonline.org/ladds-school) - Ladd's School While documentation on this school is limited it is thought by former residences who lived around Ladds Mountain that a small school served several black families located near the current day county maintenance shop. (Source, Max Tatum) Research on this school is incomplete. - [LEAKE’S](https://evhsonline.org/leakes) - LEAKE’S This school is another of those early one room, wood frame, school house’s dotting the landscape of Bartow County at the turn of the twentieth century. It served the needs of this agricultural community. The building itself was torn down in the 1940’s. Additional information is needed. No record has been found that it - [LIBERTY HILL](https://evhsonline.org/liberty-hill) - LIBERTY HILL The Liberty Hill School was built in 1889 based on a deed conveyed by Harrison L. Loveless to the Trustees of Liberty Hill. Those serving as Trustees at that time were W. M. Dodd, W. D. Calhoun, Thomas Brooke, William H. Law, and C. H. Smith. A fee of $10 was paid for - [LIGON](https://evhsonline.org/ligon) - LIGON Around 1890, James Osgood Ligon proposed that a new school be built for his community and donated land for it. He even contributed to the construction and as a result of his generosity, the school was named for him. The size of the school expanded through the years to meet the growing population. As - [LINWOOD SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/linwood) - LINWOOD This two room school for grades 1 through 7 was located behind the Mt. Carmel Church in the Linwood community, also known as Hall’s Station. The school was closed due to county wide consolidation. Students were reassigned to Adairsville. The old school was afterwards torn down. Information is incomplete at this time. - [MACEDONIA SCHOOL (EAST BARTOW)](https://evhsonline.org/macedonia-east-bartow) - MACEDONIA (EAST BARTOW) The Macedonia Church community located along Stamp Creek in eastern Bartow County included the Macedonia School. It is unknown when the school was built however additional research may reveal that answer. A deed presented to the Bartow County Board of Education dated September 10, 1912 for 1.87 acres lists Mrs. Linda Abernathy - [MACEDONIA (WEST BARTOW)](https://evhsonline.org/macedonia-west-bartow) - MACEDONIA (WEST BARTOW) The Macedonia School was built in 1845 by the members of the Macedonia Baptist Church, organized in 1842. Along with the school, a church building was constructed. This school closed during the Civil War. Source: - [MINERAL SPRINGS SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/mineral-springs) - MINERAL SPRINGS Information on this school is incomplete. Photos Courtesy of Bartow History Museum - [MISSION](https://evhsonline.org/mission) - MISSION In a deed dated August 3, 1937, the Bartow County Board of Education sold the Mission School property to the Mission African Methodist Church. The Board reserved its right to continue to use the building now on said premises as a school house for the Mission Colored Common School and the right to build - [MISSION ROAD ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/mission-road-elementary) - MISSION ROAD ELEMENTARY Research on this school is incomplete, however the Mission Road Elementary School is located at 1100 Mission Road. - [MICHAEL C. ABERNATHY](https://evhsonline.org/michael-c-abernathy) - ABERNATHY MICHAEL C & / ABERNATHY SHIRLEY 585 OLD ALABAMA RD 7100 71 7.47 0074-0990-004 - [Kingston ME Church South Episcopal](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-me-church-south-episcopal) - Kingston ME Church South Episcopal 10/8/1972 - [Kingston, Protestant Episcolpal Church](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-protestant-episcolpal-church) - Kingston, Protestant Episcopal Church 01/24/1870 - [Lakeside Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/lakeside-baptist-church) - Lakeside Baptist Church - [Liberty Hill Church](https://evhsonline.org/liberty-hill-church) - Liberty Hill Church 05/28/1889 - [Liberty Holiness Church of Taylorsville](https://evhsonline.org/liberty-holiness-church-of-taylorsville) - Liberty Holiness Church of Taylorsville - [LifePoint Congregational Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/lifepoint-congregational-methodist-church) - 610 N Tennessee St,Cartersville, GA 30120 (770) 382-2040 Est. 2013 Lifepoint Church was organized in 2013. Source: http://wearelifepoint.com/new-here/ - [Methodist Episcopal Church of Pine Log](https://evhsonline.org/methodist-episcopal-church-of-pine-log) - Methodist Episcopal Church 07/17/1896 - [Manassas Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/manassas-baptist-church) - The established date of Manassas Baptist Church is unknown. According to records in the Bartow County deeds office, land was purchased for the church for $250.00 in 1863. The current state of this church is unknown, and there is no location on file for this church. If you have any more information about the history - [Mecedonia Primitive Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mecedonia-primitive-baptist-church) - Mecedonia Primitive Baptist Church 04/05/1949 - [Methodist Episcopal Church](https://evhsonline.org/methodist-episcopal-church) - Methodist Episcopal Church 01/11/1848 - [MIllers Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church](https://evhsonline.org/millers-chapel-methodist-episcopal-church) - Directions: From I-75, exit 293, turn right, go approx. 2 miles. Turn right onto Stamp Creek Rd. and follow signs to Miller Chapel. Church is on the left with the cemetery across the road. Est. 1907 Source: http://www.gabartow.org/Cem/cem.MillersChapel.shtml - [Mount Olive Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-olive-baptist-church) - Mount Olive Baptist Church 09/22/1942 - [Mount Carmel Methodist Episcopal Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-carmel-methodist-episcopal-church) - Mount Carmel Methodist Episcopal Church 825 Hall Station Rd, Adairsville, GA 30103 Est. 1847/1834 HRCGA HAS DIFFERENT INFO THAN HERITAGE BOOK VOL II HRCGA—Mount Carmel Methodist was organized in 1847. The church was a log house, had a designated section for slave worshippers, and the cemetery holds some of the church’s founding members. A new - [Mount Cary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/mount-cary-baptist-church) - The established date for Mount Cary Baptist Church is unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, the land for the church was formerly given to the pastor and deacons by L. H. Tumlin on April 6, 1948. A warrant in this deed stipulated that the tract of land was only to be used for a - [Leek School](https://evhsonline.org/leek-school) - School in Cartersville taught by Miss Gena Moon in 1905. CARTERSVILLE NEWS 7/27/1905. - [Moon and Mountcastle School](https://evhsonline.org/moon-and-mountcastle-school) - MOON AND MOUNTCASTLE SCHOOL This Cartersville school was established by John L. Moon and Mr. H.M. Mountcastle on Douglas Street. Considered a new school in 1884. Consideration was discussed to opening a night school for men who work during the day. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [Martin Academy](https://evhsonline.org/martin-academy) - Martin Academy This school was located in Pine Log, Georgia. It is reported that governor and founder of Georgia Tech, Nathaniel E. Harris attended this school in the late 1850’s. (Source, New Georgia Encyclopedia) - [Leek School](https://evhsonline.org/leek-school-2) - Leek School School in Cartersville taught by Miss Gena Moon in 1905. CARTERSVILLE NEWS 7/27/1905. - [Mount Paran Academy, Eurharlee](https://evhsonline.org/mount-paran-academy-eurharlee) - Mount Paran Academy, Eurharlee This school was located eight miles west of the Cartersville Depot and run by Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Neely. Operating in 1852, Mr. Neely taught the male school, while Mrs. Neely taught the females. It is likely that this school was the same Mount Paran existing in Eurharlee, but records - [Moon and Mountcastle School](https://evhsonline.org/moon-and-mountcastle-school-2) - Moon and Mountcastle School Cartersville school established by John L. Moon and Mr. H.M. Mountcastle on Douglas Street. Considered a new school in 1884. Talked of opening a night school for men who work during the day. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [Leek School](https://evhsonline.org/leek-school-3) - Leek School School in Cartersville taught by Miss Gena Moon in 1905. CARTERSVILLE NEWS 7/27/1905. - [Mount Paran Academy, Cassville](https://evhsonline.org/mount-paran-academy-cassville-2) - Mount Paran Academy, Cassville This academy was operating in Cassville 1852 and likely a cottage academy. - [Mount Paran Academy, Eurharlee](https://evhsonline.org/mount-paran-academy-eurharlee-2) - Mount Paran Academy, Eurharlee This school was located eight miles west of the Cartersville Depot and run by Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Neely. Operating in 1852, Mr. Neely taught the male school, while Mrs. Neely taught the females. It is likely that this school was the same Mount Paran existing in Eurharlee, but records - [Moon and Mountcastle School](https://evhsonline.org/moon-and-mountcastle-school-3) - Moon and Mountcastle School This Cartersville school was established by John L. Moon and Mr. H.M. Mountcastle on Douglas Street. Considered a new school in 1884. Talked of opening a night school for men who work during the day. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 10/21/1884. - [Kingston United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-united-methodist-church) - 17 Elliott St, Kingston, GA 30145 (770) 336-5234 Est. 1845 The Kingston Methodist Church originated with the Connasena Methodist Church in 1845, located 2 miles west of the present location. The church has been called Old Connasena Church, Kingston Methodist Episcopal Church South, Kingston Methodist Church, and now Kingston United Methodist Church, The first location - [Gallery](https://evhsonline.org/gallery) - [print_gllr id=800] - [FOLSOM](https://evhsonline.org/folsom) - FOLSOM Research on this school is incomplete. - [FORD](https://evhsonline.org/ford) - FORD The Jackson-Bryant house built in 1840 served for many years as a school directed by Dr. Pearly Ford. This school served residents of the Stilesboro community. This home was torn down in the late 1980’s. Source: “Historic Bartow County, Circa 1828-1866” by the Etowah Valley Historical Society, page 18; “History of Bartow - [Georgia Highlands College](https://evhsonline.org/georgia-highlands-college) - Georgia Highlands College Research on this school is incomplete - [GORE SPRINGS](https://evhsonline.org/gore-springs) - GORE SPRINGS Research on this school is incomplete. - [Goulding House](https://evhsonline.org/goulding) - Dr. Francis Goulding operated a school in his Kingston home beginning around 1854. The school operated for about five years closing around 1859. Research is incomplete. Kingston boy’s school ran by Dr. Francis R. Goulding out of his home in the south of Kingston it was open in 1854. F. R. Goulding was a best-selling - [GRASSDALE](https://evhsonline.org/grassdale) - GRASSDALE Research on this school is incomplete. - [HAMILTON CROSSING ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/hamilton-crossing-elementary) - HAMILTON CROSSING ELEMENTARY Research on this school is incomplete, however The Hamilton Crossing Elementary School is located 116 Hamilton Crossing Road. - [HENDRICKS](https://evhsonline.org/hendricks) - HENDRICKS Lindsey Hendricks came to Cass County, now Bartow, following the 1838 removal of the Cherokee Indians. Sometime afterwards he established a community school on his farm. During May, 1864, the school was occupied temporarily by Union soldiers as a field hospital. These same Union soldiers burned the school when it ceased being useful. Following - [HENDERSON](https://evhsonline.org/henderson) - HENDERSON The Henderson School had come and gone long before the Bartow County Board of Education decided to rebuild the existing Big Pond School in a new location which once sat the old Henderson School. What happened to this school will remain a mystery for now. Bartow County Board of Education minutes are non-existent prior - [KINGSTON](https://evhsonline.org/kingston) - Kingston was named in honor of John Pendleton King (1799-1888) of Augusta, a noted lawyer, U. S. Senator and Georgia senator, railroad financier and President of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. We may never know when and who decided to honor King, whether it was the early settlers of the area, railroad officials, politicians - [KINGSTON ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-elementary) - KINGSTON ELEMENTARY Research on this school is incomplete, however the Kingston Elementary School is located at 240 Hardin Bridge Road. - [KINGSTON ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-elementary-2) - KINGSTON ELEMENTARY Research on this school is incomplete, however the Kingston Elementary School is located at 240 Hardin Bridge Road. - [Friendshp Presbyterian Church](https://evhsonline.org/friendshp-presbyterian-church) - Friendshp Presbyterian Church, Cartersville - [Glade Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/glade-missionary-baptist-church) - Glade Missionary Baptist Church 12/24/1900 - [Glory Harvest Church](https://evhsonline.org/glory-harvest-church) - Glory Harvest Church - [Gore Spring Church](https://evhsonline.org/gore-spring-church) - Gore Spring Church - [Gospel Deliverance Church of Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/gospel-deliverance-church-of-bartow-county) - Gospel Deliverance Church of Bartow County - [Grace Temple Church](https://evhsonline.org/grace-temple-church) - Grace Temple Church - [Grassdale Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/grassdale-church-of-god) - Grassdale Church of God - [Gray’s Chapel African Methodist Episcopal](https://evhsonline.org/grays-chapel-ame-church) - 106 Legion St, Adairsville, GA 30103 (770) 773-7112 Org. 1901 The original Gray’s Chapel building was the oldest religious landmark in Adairsville and was used by many different denominations for service. At the time the chapel was built, it was the only church building in Adairsville. In 1898, the African Methodist Episcopal Church purchased the - [Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/greater-mount-olive-baptist-church) - The exact date that Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church was established is unknown. According to Bartow County deed records, the church land was purchased from G. H. Gilreath for $250.00 on October 16, 1905. In this deed, it states that there was already a building on the lot being used by the congregation. A - [Home Mission Board Southern Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/home-mission-board-southern-baptist-church) - Home Mission Board Southern Baptist Church 01/06/1958 - [House of Liberty Church](https://evhsonline.org/house-of-liberty-church) - House of Liberty Church - [International Church of the Four Square Gospel](https://evhsonline.org/international-church-of-the-four-square-gospel) - International Church of the Four Square Gospel - [Jesus Alive Mission](https://evhsonline.org/jesus-alive-mission) - Jesus Alive Mission - [Kingston Holiness Church](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-holiness-church) - Kingston Holiness Church 02/28/1968 - [Iron Hill Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/iron-hill-missionary-baptist-church) - Iron Hill Missionary Baptist Church 04/12/1914 - [Hillyer's Male School](https://evhsonline.org/hillyers-male-school) - Male’s school operated in 1870 by S.G. Hillyer, Jr. Hillyer used the school house on Jno. W. Wofford’s land. Tuition based. Asa Candler, founder of Coca-Cola attended this school when he trained in Cartersville as a pharmacist. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 1/11/1872.'s - [Gordon School](https://evhsonline.org/gordon-school) - Gordon School The Gordon School was a black school operating in the 1920’s located west of Kingston near the Gordon-Wooley property off of Tom Jones Road. (Source: Victor Mulinix and Larry Posey) - [Kingston Academy](https://evhsonline.org/kingston-academy-2) - Kingston Academy This school located in Kingston opened in 1857, and survived the Civil War, continuing to operate in 1876. Kingston Academy was taught by J. T. Lin in 1876, and offered board for students for $8 - $12. CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 7/20/1876. EXPRESS 7/20/1876. - [Goulding House](https://evhsonline.org/goulding-house) - Goulding House Kingston boy’s school ran by Dr. Francis R. Goulding out of his home in the south of Kingston it was open in 1854. F. R. Goulding was a best-selling children’s book author, and invented the first sewing machine. KINGSTON TIMES 12/10/1909. - [Hillyer's Male School](https://evhsonline.org/hillyers-male-school-2) - Hillyer's Male School Hillyer's Male’s school operated in 1870 by S.G. Hillyer, Jr. Hillyer used the school house on Jno. W. Wofford’s land. Upscale curriculum included sciences, advance math and languages. Tuition based. Asa Candler, founder of Coca-Cola attended this school when he trained in Cartersville as a pharmacist. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 1/11/1872 - [Gilmer Street School](https://evhsonline.org/gilmer-street-school) - Gilmer Street School This school was located on Gilmer Street in Cartersville, operating in 1875. The principal during this year was J. W. Pritchett. This school benefited from the common school fund, and charged tuition. - [Goulding House School](https://evhsonline.org/goulding-house-school) - Goulding House School Kingston boy’s school ran by Dr. Francis R. Goulding out of his home in the south of Kingston next to the W&ARR. It was open in 1854. F. R. Goulding was a best-selling children’s book author, and invented the first sewing machine. KINGSTON TIMES 12/10/1909. - [Hillyer's Male School](https://evhsonline.org/hillyers-male-school-3) - Hillyer's Male School Hillyer's Male School operated in 1870 by Mr. S.G. Hillyer, Jr. Hillyer used the school house on Jno. W. Wofford’s land. Tuition based. Asa Candler, founder of Coca-Cola attended this school when he trained in Cartersville to become a pharmacist. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 1/11/1872. - [Grizzle Town](https://evhsonline.org/grizzle-town) - This hamlet, sometimes known as Grizzleville, surfaced as the result of a remarkable man who was in creditably productive in spite of becoming blind at the age of five years old. George Grizzle injured his eye with a knife when opening a bag of onions. An infection set in and caused blindness in both eyes, - [Incorporated Cities](https://evhsonline.org/incorporated-cities) - Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White - [Friendship Presbyterian Church](https://evhsonline.org/friendship-presbyterian-church) - [Farmers Receiving their Mail at Cartersville](https://evhsonline.org/farmers-receiving-their-mail-at-cartersville) - Extracted from the *reprinted* 1883-1884 Directory for Cherokee and Cartersville, Georgia and reproduced here exactly, with corrections for obvious errors placed [in brackets]. Submitted by Chantal Parker [table id=15 /] - [Evhs Newsletter Archive](https://evhsonline.org/evhs-newsletter-archive) - [Excel Christian Academy](https://evhsonline.org/excel-christian-academy-2) - EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Excel Christian Academy was founded in 1993 as an extension of the Cartersville Church of God. Originally the church and school occupied the same property on Old Mill Road. The church moved to become the Church at Liberty Square off of Highway 411 and the academy continued to function at the Old - [FIVE FORKS SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/five-forks) - FIVE FORKS This school served the old Five Forks community at the crossroads created by the intersection of Spring Place and Cassville-Pine Log Roads. The Five Forks school closed February 4, 1930 and was sold for $150 on March 4, 1930. Mr. W.F. Freeman served this school as principal in 1905. Source: Bartow County Board - [FLEXATILE](https://evhsonline.org/flexatile) - FLEXATILE This school built shortly after 1906 served the old Flexatile mining settlement in northeast Bartow County which dates back to 1920. Prior to 1920, this same school was known as Slate for the Georgia Green Slate Company which established the original mining operation there around 1906. The Funkhouser Company bought the mines in 1927. - [Evy Creek Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/evy-creek-baptist-church) - Evy Creek Baptist Church Trustees 9/17/1917 - [Fairview Church-Pine Log](https://evhsonline.org/fairview-church-pine-log) - Fairview Church-Pine Log 12/11/1884 - [FAIRVIEW METHODIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/fairview-methodist-church) - 96 Fairview Church Rd, Rydal, GA 30171 Est. circa 1882 Fairview began under the leadership of Tom Upshaw in the community of Pine Log in Rydal, GA. In 1932, the original structure gave in during a storm, but was rebuilt and remains standing today. There is also a small cemetery attached to the property. Source: - [Faith Christian Family Church](https://evhsonline.org/faith-christian-family-church) - Faith Christian Family Church - [Faith Tabernacle Church](https://evhsonline.org/faith-tabernacle-church) - FAITH TABERNACLE CHURCH - [Faith Temple Church of God in Christ](https://evhsonline.org/faith-temple-church-of-god-in-christ) - Faith Temple Church of God in Christ - [Faith United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/faith-united-methodist-church) - 501 Grassdale Rd, Cartersville, GA 30121 (770) 382-0313 Est. 1922 Faith United Methodist Church began as Atco Methodist Episcopal Church S on June 4, 1922 and services were held at the Atco School Auditorium. The church was started by community members that lived in the mill village of the American Textile Company or ATCO. In - [Fellowship Baptist Church of Cartersville](https://evhsonline.org/fellowship-baptist-church-of-cartersville) - Fellowship Baptist Church of Cartersville - [Felton Chapel](https://evhsonline.org/felton-chapel) - Felton Chapel - [First Christian Church of Adairsville](https://evhsonline.org/first-christian-church-of-adairsville) - First Christian Church of Adairsville - [First Baptist Church of White](https://evhsonline.org/first-baptist-church-of-white) - First Baptist Church of White - [First Congregational Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/first-congregational-methodist-church) - First Congregational Methodist Church - [First Presbyterian Church](https://evhsonline.org/first-presbyterian-church) - First Presbyterian Church - [First Zion Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/first-zion-baptist-church) - First Zion Baptist Church - [Locations](https://evhsonline.org/events/locations) - CONTENTS - [Categories](https://evhsonline.org/events/categories) - CONTENTS - [Tags](https://evhsonline.org/events/tags) - CONTENTS - [My Bookings](https://evhsonline.org/events/my-bookings) - CONTENTS - [Event Registration](https://evhsonline.org/event-registration) - [ESPRESSO_EVENTS] - [Euharlee School](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-school) - Euharlee School, 1952 The second or new Euharlee Consolidated School was built in 1952 on the same site as the old Euharlee Institute. By 1960, this new school had closed with all students assigned to other schools. This school is now used by the City of Euharlee of a City Hall and Police Station. Source: - [Euharlee School, 1870](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-school-1870) - The first Euharlee School opened on February 1, 1870 in a new building constructed specifically for the purpose of this school. The students were under the charge of J. H. Harris, graduate of Columbia College, South Carolina. Room and board was offered to students from $10-$12. - [Fairview School](https://evhsonline.org/fairview-school) - Fairview School This school southeast of Kingston operated from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. Known to have been located on top of a hill, south of the old Jim Jolly’s home on the west side of Macedonia road, near a huge rock, which was in the school yard and is still visible from - [DRY BRANCH](https://evhsonline.org/dry-branch) - DRY BRANCH Research on this school is incomplete. - [EAST HIGHLAND](https://evhsonline.org/east-highland) - EAST HIGHLAND Research on this school is incomplete. - [EMERSON](https://evhsonline.org/emerson) - EMERSON Research on this school is incomplete. - [EMERSON ELEMENTARY (Old)](https://evhsonline.org/emerson-elementary-old) - EMERSON ELEMENTARY Old) Research on this school is incomplete. EMERSON ELEMENTARY (New) Research on this school is incomplete, however Emerson Elementary School is located at 220 Old Alabama Road. - [EMERSON ELEMENTARY (New)](https://evhsonline.org/emerson-elementary-new) - EMERSON ELEMENTARY (New) Research on this school is incomplete, however Emerson Elementary School is located at 220 Old Alabama Road. - [ETOWAH](https://evhsonline.org/etowah) - ETOWAH The industrial town of Etowah, established in the mid 1840’s, built a school to accommodate the children of some estimated 1200 residents residing there. An advancing Union Army in May, 1864, destroyed the entire industrial complex of Etowah including the town and school. Source: Etowah Valley Historical Society - [EUHARLEE](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee) - EUHARLEE The new Euharlee Consolidated School was built in 1952 on the same site as the old Euharlee Institute. By 1960, this new school had closed with all students assigned to other schools. This school is now used by the City of Euharlee for a City Hall and Police Station. Source: “The History of - [EUHARLEE ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-elementary) - EUHARLEE ELEMENTARY Research on this school is incomplete, however the Euharlee Elementary School is located at 1058 Euharlee Road. - [EUHARLEE INSTITUTE](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-institute) - EUHARLEE INSTITUTE The Euharlee Presbyterian Institute was opened in 1896. The two story building with two adjacent dormitories served Euharlee’s educational needs for the next 18 years. On September 10, 1914, Bartow County took over operations of the Institute renaming the facility the Bartow Rural High School. The old Institute building was torn down by - [Double Spring Church](https://evhsonline.org/double-spring-church) - Double Spring Church 08/15/1878 - [East Side Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/east-side-baptist-church) - East Side Baptist Church 03/28/1912 - [Elizabeth Street Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/elizabeth-street-church-of-god) - Elizabeth Street Church of God 06/28/1947 - [Emerson Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/emerson-baptist-church) - Emerson Baptist Church 09/11/1897 - [Etowah Valley Church](https://evhsonline.org/etowah-valley-church) - ETOWAH VALLEY CHURCH - [Euharlee Male and Female School](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-male-and-female-school) - School in Euharlee opened in January of 1870 under J. H. Harris who was a graduate of Columbia College, SC. A newspaper article from January 12, 1870 describes the completion of a new school house in 1870, in other documentation referred to as the Euharlee School. It burned in 1891 or 92. - [Due West School](https://evhsonline.org/due-west-school) - Due West School This was a coed school on Main Street, advertised in 1873. J.W. Pritchett as principal. Teachers at this school include Mrs. M. P. Godfrey in January 1873 and Miss Sallie Trotter in August of 1873. THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS 9/11/1873. - [Euharlee Institute](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-institute-2) - Euharlee Institute The Euharlee Institute opened on October 15 1896, and a petition for charter was granted to the Euharlee Presbyterian Institute that same year. In 1913-1914, it became the Bartow Rural High School under the Bartow County Board of Education. - [East Cartersville Institute](https://evhsonline.org/east-cartersville-institute) - EAST CARTERSVILLE INSTITUTE Public school located on Douglas St. in Cartersville operating in 1883. Between the years 1883-1884 the East Cartersville Institute was overseen by Profs. Dan G. Lee and Peter Zellers. Other notable teachers were Miss Ida Lee and Mrs. S. J. Ware. Notable principals of East Cartersville Institute were Prof. Matthew Marshall in - [Euharlee Male and Female School](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-male-and-female-school-2) - Eurharlee Male and Female School This Euharlee school opened between 1867 and January of 1870 under J. H. Harris who was a graduate of Columbia College, SC. A newspaper article from January 12, 1870 describes the completion of a new school house in 1870, in other documentation referred to as the Euharlee School. It burned - [Due West School](https://evhsonline.org/due-west-school-2) - Due West School This was a coed school on Main Street, advertised in 1873. J.W. Pritchett as principal. Teachers at this school include Mrs. M. P. Godfrey in January 1873 and Miss Sallie Trotter in August of 1873. THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS 9/11/1873. - [Erwin Street School](https://evhsonline.org/erwin-street-school) - Erwin Street School This school was located on Erwin Street in Cartersville, operating in 1876. The principal of Erwin Street School was L. B. Millican in 1876, assisted by Mrs. M. G. Millican. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 1/6/1876. - [East Side School](https://evhsonline.org/east-side-school-2) - East Side School This was a city school established in 1889 in Cartersville. The school operated out of the old East Cartersville Institute building. - [East Cartersville School](https://evhsonline.org/east-cartersville-school) - East Cartersville School Public school located on Douglas St. in Cartersville operating in 1883. Between the years 1883-1884 the East Cartersville Institute was overseen by Profs. Dan G. Lee and Peter Zellers. Other notable teachers were Miss Ida Lee and Mrs. S. J. Ware. Notable principals of East Cartersville Institute were Prof. Matthew Marshall in - [East Cartersville Institute](https://evhsonline.org/east-cartersville-institute-2) - East Cartersville Institute Public school located on Douglas St. in Cartersville operating in 1883. Between the years 1883-1884 the East Cartersville Institute was overseen by Profs. Dan G. Lee and Peter Zellers. Other notable teachers were Miss Ida Lee and Mrs. S. J. Ware. Notable principals of East Cartersville Institute were Prof. Matthew Marshall in - [Douglas Street School](https://evhsonline.org/douglas-street-school-2) - Douglas Street School The Douglas Street School operated in 1934 on Douglas St. in Cartersville. The school used the old East Cartersville Institute building. An article from The Daily Tribune News in 1965 features a Douglas Street School group photo from 1907 and adds that the school is now known as Cartersville Primary School. TRIBUNE - [Euharlee Male and Female School](https://evhsonline.org/euharlee-male-and-female-school-3) - EUHARLEE MALE AND FEMALE SCHOOL School in Euharlee opened in January of 1870 under J. H. Harris who was a graduate of Columbia College, SC. A newspaper article from January 12, 1870 describes the completion of a new school house in 1870, in other documentation referred to as the Euharlee School. It burned in 1891 - [Due West School](https://evhsonline.org/due-west-school-3) - Due West School Coed school on Main Street, advertised in 1873. J.W. Pritchett as principal. Teachers at this school include Mrs. M. P. Godfrey in January 1873 and Miss Sallie Trotter in August of 1873. THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS 9/11/1873. - [Emerson School](https://evhsonline.org/emerson-school) - Emerson School, 1930 This Emerson school sat on the property where the former elementary school stood west of the railroad behind the current day City Hall (former 1st Baptist Church). A more modern school was built on the property and served until it was relocated off Old Alabama Road next to the Emerson Middle - [Douglas Street United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/douglas-street-united-methodist-church) - 219 Douglas St, Cartersville, GA 30120 (770) 382-2778 Douglas Street UMC began with just a few small families and has grown into a community focusing on service and outreach, fostering children, and Hispanic ministry, helping Spanish speakers worship and become active members of the community. The church also serves as the home of the Hispanic - [CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY (Old)](https://evhsonline.org/cloverleaf-elementary-old) - CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY (Old) Research on this school is incomplete. CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY (New) Research on this school is incomplete, however Cloverleaf Elementary School is located at 291 Gatlin Road. - [CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY (New)](https://evhsonline.org/cloverleaf-elementary-new) - CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY (New) Research on this school is incomplete, however Cloverleaf Elementary School is located at 291 Gatlin Road. - [CONASENE](https://evhsonline.org/conasene) - CONASENE According to the August 7, 1917 minutes of the Bartow County Board of Eduction, “the Superintendent of Schools was instructed to open the Conesene Colored School for such time and upon conditions to be named by him and he has agreed to continue the school for one month ending Sept 7th at a salary - [CORBIN SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/corbin) - Corbin School The Corbin School was located off highway 20 east near the Wilderness Camp Road. Research on this school is incomplete. - [CORINTH](https://evhsonline.org/corinth) - CORINTH A school for African American children existed at the Corinth Baptist Church during the 1930’s. Bartow County school consolidation by 1938 caused this school to close. The home of Beazely and Ellen Godhigh was used as a school prior to the church’s construction. Source: “The Heritage of Euharlee Stilesboro and Taylorsville Georgia” by - [CROSSROADS](https://evhsonline.org/crossroads) - CROSSROADS The late 1800’s agricultural community surrounding the intersection of what is today Iron Hill Road and Miller Farm Road saw the need for a school to educate its children. The school was given the name Crossroads for its proximity to the intersection. By 1900 on property near the school, the Bethel “Crossroad’s” Baptist church - [CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cunningham) - CUNNINGHAM The Cunningham School was located in north Bartow County. Further research is required to locate the exact location. Minutes of the Bartow County Board of Education dated September 7, 1915 lists this school as one of many in Bartow County. A 1926 Board list shows Miss Myrle Evans and Miss Willie R. Evans as - [DAVIS (Northwest Bartow)](https://evhsonline.org/davis-northwest-bartow) - DAVIS (Northwest Bartow) The Davis School was in operation on August 15, 1886 as a group of citizens met at the Davis School House to organize the Snow Springs Baptist Church. The Davis school was located at the bottom of the hill below the church between Wayside Road and Snow Springs Church Road. A list - [DEWEY (OLD)](https://evhsonline.org/dewey-old) - DEWEY (OLD) The original Dewey School burned in 1923 as reported to the Bartow County School Board on May 1, 1923. After community input, the Board accepted a proposal to swap the one acre of land on which the burned out school sat for one acre elsewhere in the community. Mr. W. O. Allen was - [DEWEY (NEW)](https://evhsonline.org/dewey-new) - DEWEY (NEW) Research on this school is incomplete. - [DAIRSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/dairsville-methodist-church) - ADAIRSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH / TRUSTEES 102 WOOD ST 7100 71 0.00 A005-0002-001 - [Cloverleaf Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cloverleaf-missionary-baptist-church) - Cloverleaf Missionary Baptist Church 07/28/1959 - [Col Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/col-baptist-church) - Col Baptist Church 09/11/1897 - [Col. Kingston Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/col-kingston-baptist-church) - Col. Kingston Baptist Church 11/01/1883 - [Colored Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/colored-baptist-church) - Colored Baptist Church 04/12/1883 - [COMMUNITY CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/community-church) - COMMUNITY CHURCH / C/O PERRY PRATT - [Community Church of God](https://evhsonline.org/community-church-of-god) - Community Church of God 12/13/1946 - [COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD](https://evhsonline.org/community-church-of-god-2) - COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD - [COMMUNITY WESLEYAN CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/community-wesleyan-church) - COMMUNITY WESLEYAN CHURCH - [Corinth Baptist Church 01/04](https://evhsonline.org/corinth-baptist-church-0104) - Corinth Baptist Church 01/04/1955 - [Cross Road Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cross-road-baptist-church) - Cross Road Baptist Church 11/04/1907 - [CROSSPOINT CITY CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/crosspoint-city-church) - CROSSPOINT CITY CHURCH INC - [Crow Springs Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/crow-springs-baptist-church) - Crow Springs Baptist Church 11/13/1882 - [Cumberland Presbyterian Church](https://evhsonline.org/cumberland-presbyterian-church) - Cumberland Presbyterian Church 07/03/1871 - [DAVID STREET CHURCH OF GOD](https://evhsonline.org/david-street-church-of-god) - DAVID STREET CHURCH OF GOD - [Davis Chapel Col. School and Church Thrus Trustees](https://evhsonline.org/davis-chapel-col-school-and-church-thrus-trustees) - Davis Chapel Col. School and Church thru Trustees 03/18/1944 - [County Line Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/county-line-methodist-church) - County Line Church This church was thought to be in south Bartow County near Acworth and may have been an African American Methodist Church. It was mentioned in the Cherokee Advance newspaper October 14, 1887 regarding a legislative act to prohibit alcohol sales within three miles of the church. - [Crosspoint City Church](https://evhsonline.org/crosspoint-city-church-2) - This church was originally established under the names West Ridge and Oak Leaf church. It met in a former night club facility on 245 South Tennessee Street and transitioned in 2006 to become Crosspoint City Church reaching attendance of 2000 in 2018. The church offered up to five services per day to accommodate its members. - [CLEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/clear-creek-elementary) - CLEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY Clear Creek Elementary School opened in August, 2004 with an enrollment of 485 students and 65 staff members. The school is located at 50 Pleasant Valley Road. Source: Clear Creek Elementary web site. - [CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-the-nazarene) - CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE - [Church Street School](https://evhsonline.org/church-street-school) - Opened Jan. 5, 1885 under Mrs. Harris and Miss Carpenter. Miss Carpenter and Mrs. Harris ran Miss Carpenter’s School out of the former Methodist Church, detailed in an article from 1884. Teachers at Church Street School were Mrs. Baker, a teacher of Elocution and French, as well as, Miss Sofge, a teacher of Vocal and - [Church Street School](https://evhsonline.org/church-street-school-2) - Church Street School Opened Jan. 5, 1885 under Mrs. Harris and Miss Carpenter. Miss Carpenter and Mrs. Harris ran Miss Carpenter’s School out of the former Methodist Church, detailed in an article from 1884. Teachers at Church Street School were Mrs. Baker, a teacher of Elocution and French, as well as, Miss Sofge, a teacher - [Church Street School](https://evhsonline.org/church-street-school-3) - Church Street School Opened Jan. 5, 1885 under Mrs. Harris and Miss Carpenter. Miss Carpenter and Mrs. Harris ran Miss Carpenter’s School out of the former Methodist Church, detailed in an article from 1884. Teachers at Church Street School were Mrs. Baker, a teacher of Elocution and French, as well as, Miss Sofge, a teacher - [Church Street School](https://evhsonline.org/church-street-school-4) - Church Street School Opened Jan. 5, 1885 under Mrs. Harris and Miss Carpenter. Miss Carpenter and Mrs. Harris ran Miss Carpenter’s School out of the former Methodist Church, detailed in an article from 1884. Teachers at Church Street School were Mrs. Baker, a teacher of Elocution and French, as well as, Miss Sofge, a teacher - [CASSVILLE SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-school) - CASSVILLE Research on this school is incomplete - [CASSVILLE MALE COLLEGE](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-male-college) - CASSVILLE MALE COLLEGE Research on this school is incomplete. - [CASSVILLE METHODIST](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-male-college-2) - CASSVILLE METHODIST Research on this school is incomplete. - [CASSVILLE MODEL SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-model-school) - CASSVILLE MODEL SCHOOL School in Cass Station built in 1908 to replace Wofford Academy after it burned down between 1900 and 1905. THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS 12/1/1904. in Cass Station built in 1908 to replace Wofford Academy after it burned down School in Cass Station built in 1908 to replace Wofford Academy after it burned down - [Center School](https://evhsonline.org/center-school) - CENTER A school was built on the grounds of the Center Baptist Church sometime after 1910. Area students, grades 1 through 7 were taught here until closed in the 1940’s due to County wide school consolidation. Students transferred to the old Smithville School on North Tennessee Street. Research on this school is incomplete. - [Chattahoochee Technical College](https://evhsonline.org/chattahoochee-technical-college) - Chattahoochee Technical College Research on this school is incomplete. - [CHEROKEE AVENUE](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-avenue) - CHEROKEE AVENUE Research on this school is incomplete, however it was built 1930 and opened October 20, 1930 in Cartersville. - [CHEROKEE BAPTIST COLLEGE](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-baptist-college) - CHEROKEE BAPTIST COLLEGE Research on this school is incomplete. - [Cassville United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-methodist) - Cassville United Methodist Church was established in 1836. The original structure was lost due to fire but the church was rebuilt on the same foundation. 52 Church St NW Cassville, GA 30123 Est. 1836 Older photos found at http://www.cassvillehistoricalsociety.com/methodistchurch/ Source: http://www.cassvillehistoricalsociety.com/methodistchurch/ - [CEDAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/cedar-creek-baptist-church) - CEDAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH - [Centen Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/centen-missionary-baptist-church) - Centen Missionary Baptist Church 12/09/1910 - [Center Missionary Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/center-missionary-baptist-church) - Center Missionary Baptist Church 12/09/1910 - [Cherokee Presbytery Properties](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-presbytery-properties) - Cherokee Presbytery Properties, Inc 05/18/1960 - [CHRIST TEMPLE HOLINESS CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/christ-temple-holiness-church) - CHRIST TEMPLE HOLINESS / CHURCH - [CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF CARTERSVILLE](https://evhsonline.org/christian-fellowship-of-cartersville-inc) - CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF CARTERSVILLE - [Church Extension Society M E Church](https://evhsonline.org/church-extension-society-m-e-church) - Church Extension Society M E Church 06/29/1872 - [Church of Christ](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-christ) - Church of Christ 04/07/1917 - [CHURCH OF GOD](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-god) - CHURCH OF GOD - [CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-god-in-christ) - CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST / TRUSTEES OF KINGSTON - [CHURCH OF GOD THE UNION](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-god-the-union) - CHURCH OF GOD THE UNION - [Church of God Thru Trustees](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-god-thru-trustees) - Church of God Thru Trustees 12/28/1917 - [CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints) - CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS - [Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-our-lord-jesus-christ) - Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ Thru Trustees 02/09/1949 - [CHURCH OF THE COVENANT](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-the-covenant) - CHURCH OF THE COVENANT / TRUSTEES (THE) - [Church of the Living God](https://evhsonline.org/church-of-the-living-god) - Church of the Living God thru Trustees 12/05/1910 - [Cherokee Baptist High School](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-baptist-high-school) - CHEROKEE BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL This high school was established by the Middle Cherokee Baptist Association of Georgia. Petition for charter on January 19, 1901. - [Cherokee Baptist College](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-baptist-college-2) - CHEROKEE BAPTIST COLLEGE Under control of the Cherokee Baptist Convention; this institution was established in 1853. Months before the schools completion, the structure burned down, but was rebuilt. The Cherokee Baptist College served as a hospital during the Civil War, but was destroyed by Union troops. Listed faculty were Rev. Thomas Rambaut, Rev. W. H. - [Cement School](https://evhsonline.org/cement-school) - Cement School School for the children of the Cement community in Bartow County that operated until 1911. - [Cherokee Baptist High School](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-baptist-high-school-2) - CHEROKEE BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL School in Cassville that was granted a petition for charter on January 19, 1901. Source: EVHS, 1890 Bartow County Charter Book of Business. - [Cherokee Institute](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-institute) - Cherokee Institute Established in 1910 in Adairsville. The Cherokee Institute was previously known as the Adairsville Academy. - [Cherokee Street School](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-street-school) - Cherokee Street School (Market Street School) Also known as the Market Street School was operating in 1934 in Cartersville. TRIBUNE NEWS 8/1934. The property is now serving as the University of Georgia Extension and other county offices. - [Cassville Mathematical School](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-mathematical-school) - Cassville Mathematical School School in Cassville advertised as “Teaching done entirely by analysis” in 1852. Option for regular schooling as well as private tutoring by J. S. Lassiter. References listed are Rev. G.W. Tumlis, Hon. Lewis A. Tumlin, and James T. Livingston, Esq. THE STANDARD 12/9/1852. - [Cherokee Baptist High School](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-baptist-high-school-3) - Cherokee Baptist High School This high school was established by the Middle Cherokee Baptist Association of Georgia. Petition for charter on January 19, 1901. - [Cherokee Baptist College](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-baptist-college-3) - Cherokee Baptist College Under control of the Cherokee Baptist Convention; this institution was established in 1853. Months before the schools completion, the structure burned down, but was rebuilt. The Cherokee Baptist College served as a hospital during the Civil War, but was destroyed by Union troops. Listed faculty were Rev. Thomas Rambaut, Rev. W. H. - [Cement School](https://evhsonline.org/cement-school-2) - Cement School School for the children of the Cement community in Bartow County that operated until 1911. The school was located northwest of Kingston. - [Cherokee Baptist High School](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-baptist-high-school-4) - Cherokee Baptist High School School in Cassville that was granted a petition for charter on January 19, 1901. Source: EVHS, 1890 Bartow County Charter Book of Business. - [Cherokee Institute](https://evhsonline.org/cherokee-institute-2) - Cherokee Institute Established in 1910 in Adairsville. The Cherokee Institute was previously known as the Adairsville Academy. - [Cassville M. E. Sabbath School](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-m-e-sabbath-school-3) - Cassville M. E. Sabbath School School in Cassville in operation in 1886. In 1873, Gen. W. T. Wofford set aside land for an academy (Wofford Academy), and for a church and Sabbath school, possibly this one. Mrs. Marietta Browne was a teacher at this school. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 5/25/1886. - [Cassville Mathematical School](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-mathematical-school-2) - Cassville Mathematical School School in Cassville advertised as “Teaching done entirely by analysis” in 1852. Option for regular schooling as well as private tutoring by J. S. Lassiter. References listed are Rev. G.W. Tumlis, Hon. Lewis A. Tumlin, and James T. Livingston, Esq. THE STANDARD 12/9/1852. - [Center, Georgia (Bartow County)](https://evhsonline.org/center-georgia-bartow-county) - Center, Georgia (Bartow County) By Joe F. Head The origin of how Center was named Center, Georgia is located east of the Cartersville city limits and south of Highway 20 on the HWY 20 spur leading to Allatoona Dam. It was primarily a rural farming district with a footprint reaching from Highway 20 to the vicinity - [CARTERSVILLE WEST END INSTITUTE](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-west-end-institute) - CARTERSVILLE WEST END INSTITUTE Miss Lucy Carpenter and Mrs. J. W. Harris Sr. were principals at the West End Institute in Cartersville which opened on Monday, August 16, 1886. Petition for charter of the West End Institute was approved on August 19, 1891 with J. W. Harris Sr. and Florence J. Harris as the petitioners. - [Cartersville East End Institute](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-east-end-institute) - Cartersville East End Institute This became a public school located on Douglas St. in Cartersville operating in 1883. Between the years 1883-1884 the East Cartersville Institute was overseen by Profs. Dan G. Lee and Peter Zellers. Other notable teachers were Miss Ida Lee and Mrs. S. J. Ware. Notable principals of East Cartersville Institute were - [CARTERSVILLE WEST SIDE SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-west-side-school) - CARTERSVILLE WEST SIDE SCHOOL Research on this school is incomplete. - [CARTERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-elementary-school) - CARTERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Research on this school is incomplete. - [CARTERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (OLD)](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-high-school-old) - CARTERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (OLD) The old Cartersville city high school was originally located in the former Sam Jones Female Academy on Cherokee Street next to the Market Street School (Cherokee Avenue School). The city moved the high school in 1953 to it new location on Nelson and Dixie Avenue next to US Highway 41 in - [CARTERSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-primary-school) - CARTERSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Research on this school is incomplete - [CARTERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-middle-school) - CARTERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL Research on this school is incomplete. - [CARTERSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-primary-school-2) - CARTERSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Research on this school is incomplete. - [CASS HIGH SCHOOL (Old)](https://evhsonline.org/cass-high-school-old) - CASS HIGH (Old) Research on this school is incomplete. - [CASS HIGH SCHOOL (New)](https://evhsonline.org/cass-high-school-new) - CASS HIGH (New) Cass High School is located at 1000 Colonel Way. This school accommodates grades 9 through 12. Research is incomplete. - [CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cass-middle-school) - CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL Cass Middle School is located at 195 Fire Tower Road. This school accommodates grades 6 through 8. Research is incomplete. - [CASS STATION SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/cass-station-school) - CASS STATION Research on this school is incomplete. - [CASSVILLE ACADEMY](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-academy) - CASSVILLE ACADEMY Research on this school is incomplete. - [CASSVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-female-college) - CASSVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE Research on this school is incomplete. - [Cartersville Georgia Congregation of Johovanh's Witnesses](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-georgia-congregation-of-johovanhs-witnesses) - Cartersville Georgia Congregation of Johovanh's Witnesses Rosewood Unit 10/11/1966 - [Cartersville Methodist Church S.](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-methodist-church-s) - Cartersville Methodist Church S. 06/25/1892 - [Cartersville Presbyterian church](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-presbyterian-church) - Cartersville Presbyterian church 11/04/1898 - [Cassville Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-baptist-church) - Cassville Baptist Church (Col) 01/29/1939 - [CASSVILLE LIGHTHOUSE OF GOD](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-lighthouse-of-god) - CASSVILLE LIGHTHOUSE OF GOD / INC (THE) - [Cartersville Female Seminary](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-female-seminary) - The Female Academy was opened by Misses Lottie Moon and Abby Safford in the early 1870’s. Mrs. S.F. Brame was co-principal of the Cartersville Female Seminary with Miss Julia Sims after Lottie Moon left for China, advertised in 1873. Cartersville Female Seminary was taught out of the Presbyterian Church. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 10/24/1872. STANDARD AND - [Cartersville Female High School](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-female-high-school) - Operating in 1868 with Rev. O.L. Smith, D.D. and Rev. F.P. Brown, A.M. as principals. There were courses in music taught by Mrs. C. Gouldsmith and courses in French taught by Mrs. S. O. Meritt. There was an option to take a long term or a short term with charges for: First class, Second class, - [Cartersville Male Academy](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-male-academy) - The Male Academy operated in 1868 under Rev. Mr. Smith and Col. Pritchett. The Academy used a building owned by J. C. Wofford. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 2/14/1868. - [Cassville M. E. Sabbath School](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-m-e-sabbath-school) - CASSVILLE M. E. SABBATH SCHOOL This Cassville school was in operation in 1886. In 1873, Gen. W. T. Wofford set aside land for an academy (Wofford Academy), and for a church and Sabbath school, possibly this one. Mrs. Marietta Browne was a teacher at this school. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 5/25/1886. - [Cassville Colored School](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-colored-school) - CASSVILLE COLORED SCHOOL/NOBLE HILL Beginning in the 1880’s the Cassville black community built a one room school house called the Cassville Colored School. This school lasted until 192l. Noble Hill replaced the old Cassville School and was built by Webster Wheeler in 1923. Noble Hill was built in conjunction with Rosenwald and his 5,000 other - [Cassville Female College](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-female-college-2) - Cassville Female College A women’s college established in 1853 in Cassville in conjunction with the local Methodist church. In its first term, the college president was Rev. Rogers. The Cassville Female College served as a hospital during the Civil War, but was destroyed by Union troops. CASSVILLE STANDARD 1/8/1857. - [Cartersville East Side School](https://evhsonline.org/east-side-school) - Cartersville East Side School The East Side School was established in 1889 in Cartersville. This school operated out of the old 1883 East Cartersville Institute building. - [Cartersville Female Seminary](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-female-seminary-2) - Cartersville Female Seminary Opened by Misses Lottie Moon and Abby Safford in the early 1870’s. Mrs. S.F. Brame was co-principal of the Cartersville Female Seminary with Miss Julia Sims after Lottie Moon left for China, advertised in 1873. Cartersville Female Seminary taught out of the Presbyterian Church. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 10/24/1872. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 9/18/1873. - [Cartersville Female High School](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-female-high-school-2) - Cartersville Female High School Operating in 1868 with Rev. O.L. Smith, D.D. and Rev. F.P. Brown, A.M. as principals. There were courses in music taught by Mrs. C. Gouldsmith and courses in French taught by Mrs. S. O. Meritt. There was an option to take a long term or a short term with charges for: - [Cartersville Male Academy](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-male-academy-2) - Cartersville Male Academy School operating in 1868 under Rev. Mr. Smith and Col. Pritchett. The Academy used a building owned by J. C. Wofford. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 2/14/1868. - [Cassville M. E. Sabbath School](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-m-e-sabbath-school-2) - Cassville M. E. Sabbath School A school in Cassville operating in 1886. In 1873, Gen. W. T. Wofford set aside land for an academy (Wofford Academy), and for a church and Sabbath school, possibly this one. Mrs. Marietta Browne was a teacher at this school. CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN 5/25/1886. - [Cass Model School](https://evhsonline.org/cass-model-school) - CASS MODEL SCHOOL Cass Model School was located near Cass Station built in 1908 to replace Wofford Academy after it burned down between 1900 and 1905. THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS 12/1/1904. - [Cassville Colored School/Noble Hill](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-colored-schoolnoble-hill) - Cassville Colored School Beginning in the 1880’s the Cassville black community built a one room school house called the Cassville Colored School. This school lasted until 1921. Noble Hill replaced the old Cassville School and was built by Webster Wheeler in 1923. Noble Hill was built in conjunction with Rosenwald and his 5,000 other black - [Cassville Female College](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-female-college-3) - Cassville Female College Women’s college established in 1853 in Cassville in conjunction with the local Methodist church. In its first term, the college president was Rev. Rogers. The Cassville Female College served as a hospital during the Civil War, but was destroyed by Union troops. CASSVILLE STANDARD 1/8/1857. - [Cartersville Male High School](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-male-high-school) - Cartersville Male High School The school operated in Cartersville in 1872 under the principal, R. Johnston. This school eventually became Cartersville High School and operated out of the old Sam Jones Female College until 1953 when it moved into its new building on Church St. THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS 9/11/1873. - [Cass Consolidated High School](https://evhsonline.org/cass-consolidated-high-school) - Cass Consolidated High School School in Cassville established in 1931. The students of the Rebecca, Cass Station, and Pettit schools consolidated into the Cass Consolidated High School. Source: “Cass Consolidated High School: A Short History.” - [Cartersville Female Seminary](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-female-seminary-3) - Cartersville Female Seminary Opened by Misses Lottie Moon and Abby Safford in the early 1870’s. Mrs. S.F. Brame was co-principal of the Cartersville Female Seminary with Miss Julia Sims after Lottie Moon left for China, advertised in 1873. Cartersville Female Seminary taught out of the Presbyterian Church. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 10/24/1872. STANDARD AND EXPRESS 9/18/1873. - [Cartersville Female High School](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-female-high-school-3) - Cartersville Female High School This school operated in 1868 with Rev. O.L. Smith, D.D. and Rev. F.P. Brown, A.M. as principals. There were courses in music taught by Mrs. C. Gouldsmith and courses in French taught by Mrs. S. O. Meritt. There was an option to take a long term or a short term with - [Cartersville Male Academy](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-male-academy-3) - Cartersville Male Academy This school operated in 1868 under Rev. Mr. Smith and Col. Pritchett. The Academy used a building owned by J. C. Wofford. THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS 2/14/1868. - [Cass Model School](https://evhsonline.org/cass-model-school-2) - Cass Model School This school in Cass Station was built in 1908 to replace Wofford Academy after it burned down between 1900 and 1905. THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS 12/1/1904. - [Cassville Colored School/Nobel Hill](https://evhsonline.org/cassville-colored-schoolnobel-hill) - Cassville Colored School/ Nobel Hill Beginning in the 1880’s the Cassville black community built a one room school house called the Cassville Colored School. This school lasted until 192l. Noble Hill replaced the old Cassville School and was built by Webster Wheeler in 1923. Noble Hill was built in conjunction with Rosenwald and his 5,000 - [Cartersville East End Institute](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-east-end-institute-2) - Cartersville East End Institute This became a public school located on Douglas St. in Cartersville operating in 1883. Between the years 1883-1884 the East Cartersville Institute was overseen by Profs. Dan G. Lee and Peter Zellers. Other notable teachers were Miss Ida Lee and Mrs. S. J. Ware. Notable principals of East Cartersville Institute were - [Cartersville East Side School](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-east-side-school) - Cartersville East Side School Public school established in 1889 in Cartersville. This school operated out of the old East Cartersville Institute building. - [Calendar](https://evhsonline.org/calendar) - [Calendar](https://evhsonline.org/calendar-2) - [Pierce Manning Butler Young – Confederate Major General](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/pierce-manning-butler-young-confederate-major-general) - Born: Spartanburg, South Carolina, November 15, 1836 Died: July 6, 1896 Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville Georgia Graduate of the Georgia Military Academy and attended West Point U.S. Military Academy where George Custer was his roommate 1839 moved to his family home of "Walnut Grove" located in Cartersville 1861 enlisted in the Confederate Army, promoted to - [Charles Henry Smith “Bill Arp” – Great American Humorist / Writer](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/charles-henry-smith-bill-arp-great-american-humorist-writer) - Born: June 15, 1826, Lawrenceville, Georgia Died: August 24, 1903 Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia Married: Mary Octavia Hutchins 1861 Joined the Confederate Army reaching rank of Major under Colonel Francis Bartow 1861 -1903 Starting with a letter to President Lincoln, Smith wrote books, articles, letters and a column under the name "Bill Arp" Author Mark Twain was quoted to consider Smith - [William Henry Stiles – Ambassador to Austria](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/william-henry-stiles-ambassador-to-austria) - Born: January 1, 1809, Savannah Georgia Died: December 20, 1865 Buried: Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Married: Eliza Mackay Stiles 1832 Became a member of the Georgia Bar after graduating from Yale Law School 1832 - 1858 Held numerous roles in public service including a diplomatic position in Austria Etowah Cliffs on the Etowah River was his home outside of Cartersville. Nearby Stilesboro was named in his honor - [Horatio A. Luro – Hall of Fame Horse Trainer](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/horatio-a-luro-hall-of-fame-horse-trainer) - Born: February 27, 1901, Argentina Died: December 16, 1991, Bal Harbor, Florida Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia Married: Francis Weinman Latimer 1937 came to the US from Argentina as a horse trainer and breeder Married to the former Francis Weinman Latimer of Cartersville, local horse training was done at Old Mill Farm in Cartersville 1980 inducted into - [General William Tatum Wofford – Confederate Brigadier General](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/general-william-tatum-wofford-confederate-brigadier-general) - Born: June 28, 1824, Habersham County, Georgia Died: May 22, 1884 Buried: Cassville Cemetery, Cassville, Georgia Married: Julia A. Dwight, Margaret Langdon 1845 admitted to the Georgia Bar, established his law practice in Cassville, Georgia 1847 raised a company of Calvary and joined the Mexican wars 1850-1860's held various political titles in Georgia, including serving with William - [Rudolph Preston “Rudy” York – Major League Baseball Player](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/rudolph-preston-rudy-york-major-league-baseball-player) - Born: August 17, 1913, Ragsdale, Alabama, Died: February 5, 1970 Buried: Sunset Memory Gardens, Cartersville Georgia Began his baseball career on the ATCO Fields in 1929 Played in three World Series and named to seven AL All Star teams Inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in three different states. Hailed as ATCO’s “Home Run King”, Preston Rudolph “Rudy” York began his baseball career - [BATES](https://evhsonline.org/bates) - The Bates School was located on Bates Road in southern Bartow County. The exact date of construction and its location is unknown at this time. Bartow County Board of Education meeting minutes of September 7, 1915 include a list of schools under their jurisdiction. Bates is not one of them, however it could have existed - [BETHANY](https://evhsonline.org/bethany) - The one room Bethany school house built around 1900 served the educational needs of the Iron Hill community now located within Red Top Mountain State Park. This iron mining site dates back to 1844. By 1900, Iron Hill had become a thriving community with numerous houses and two churches, Bethany Baptist and Iron Hill Baptist. - [BIG POND](https://evhsonline.org/big-pond) - BIG POND The first Big Pond School was in existence prior to 1888 and served the Big Pond community until 1917. It was said to have two rooms, however its exact location is unknown. Minutes of the Bartow County Board of Education dated December 5, 1916, state “the Board agreed to the change of locations - [BOSTON-BROOKE](https://evhsonline.org/boston-brooke) - BOSTON-BROOKE A log structure was built by Frederick Auton Boston about 1848 in the Stamp Creek community. Boston, along with his wife, Francis Fannie Houser Boston, came to Cass County (now Bartow) in the 1840’s. W. C. Brooke contributed to the construction of the school house and served as the first teacher. The school also - [BROWN’S CHAPEL](https://evhsonline.org/browns-chapel) - BROWN’S CHAPEL Representatives of Brown’s Chapel appeared before the Bartow County Board of Education on December 5, 1916, to advise their school house had again been destroyed by fire and asked the Board to arrange for a new school in exchange for a deed to the land. The Board informed the representatives that they never - [BARTOW RURAL HIGH SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-rural-high-school) - BARTOW RURAL HIGH SCHOOL The Euharlee Institute later became the Bartow County Rural High School in 1913-14 which operated under the Bartow County Board of Education. Bartow Rural High School offered board for students, both boys and girls, and required tuition. The school included grades 1-7, an Extension School from the Georgia College of Agriculture, - [Bartow Hollness Assn. Church](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-hollness-assn-church) - Bartow Hollness Assn. Church 04/16/1918 - [Bathel Church Thru Trustees](https://evhsonline.org/bathel-church-thru-trustees) - Bathel Church Thru Trustees 12/27/1902 - [BENEVOLENT BROTHERHOOD](https://evhsonline.org/benevolent-brotherhood) - BENEVOLENT BROTHERHOOD - [Best Chapel Church](https://evhsonline.org/best-chapel-church) - Best Chapel Church 12/4/1884 - [Bethany Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/betheny-baptist-church) - Bethany Baptist Church was established in 1902. It started as a log church located off Red Top Mountain Road in what is today Red Top Mountain State Park. In the 1940’s, the building of Allatoona Dam forced the church to relocate from this location to their present location on 42 Old Alabama Road SE, Emerson, - [Bishop of the Diocese of Ga.](https://evhsonline.org/bishop-of-the-diocese-of-ga) - Bishop of the Diocese of Ga. 12/20/1845 - [Board of Church Extention M E](https://evhsonline.org/board-of-church-extention-m-e) - Board of Church Extention M E 11/24/1899 - [Board of Extention M E Church So.](https://evhsonline.org/board-of-extention-m-e-church-so) - Board of Extention M E Church So. 02/15/1926 - [Board of Home Missions & Church](https://evhsonline.org/board-of-home-missions-church) - Board of Home Missions & Church Extention of the M E Church 04/28/1922 - [BRANCHES OF CHRIST INC](https://evhsonline.org/branches-of-christ-inc) - BRANCHES OF CHRIST INC - [CAGLES CHAPEL CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/cagles-chapel-church) - CAGLES CHAPEL CHURCH - [CANTON ROAD CHURCH OF GOD](https://evhsonline.org/canton-road-church-of-god) - CANTON ROAD CHURCH OF GOD INC - [Cartersville Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-baptish-chuch) - Cartersville Baptist Church 08/21/1903 - [CARTERSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-church-of-christ) - CARTERSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST - [CARTERSVILLE CHURCH OF GOD](https://evhsonline.org/cartersville-church-of-god) - CARTERSVILLE CHURCH OF GOD - [Bartow Scholar Recognition 2013-2014](https://evhsonline.org/scholar-recognition-2013-2014) - For the pilot year of 2013-2014, 850 students from five middle schools participated in the BHS program from across the county. We congratulate the following students and schools for participation in this project and for helping preserve Bartow history. The following students are named 2013-2014 Bartow History Scholars South Central Middle School Melanie Avalos Christian - [Bartow Scholar Recognition 2015-2016](https://evhsonline.org/scholar-recognition-2015-2016) - Bartow Scholar Recognition 2015-2016 The following students participated and earned top honors in the BHS program for 2016. The following students participated and earned top honors in the BHS program for 2016. Cartersville Middle School Abernathy, Michael Forrester, Garrison Mohommed, Zachary Barkley, Rylee Gamble, Jonah Morris, Mack Blackhall, John Gould, Samantha Munoz, Metztli Borkowsky, Gracie - [Busy Bee School](https://evhsonline.org/busy-bee-school) - BUSY BEE SCHOOL Founded in 1897 by Mrs. McCants and daughter Addie. Located at the intersection of Main Street and Summer Street in Adairsville. - [Brandon Chapel Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/brandon-chapel-methodist-church) - [People](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people) - Many Bartow County people have contributed much to the history of Georgia, the South, and the nation. Currently, Bartow County native Robert Benham serves as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Former Georgia Governor, Joe Frank Harris also hails from Bartow County. Other notable Bartow Countians include: Amos Tappan Akerman, United States Attorney General Warren Akin, Sr., member - [Warren Akin, Sr. – Confederate Congressman](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/warren-akin-sr-confederate-congressman) - Born: October 9, 1811, Elbert County, Georgia Died: December 17, 1877, Cartersville, Georgia Buried: Cassville Cemetery, Bartow County, Georgia Married: Mary F. deVerdery; Eliza Hooper 1836 Akin established a successful law practice in Cassville, Georgia and was admitted to the Cherokee Superior Court 1846 Akin argued the first five cases heard by the Georgia Supreme Court - [Francis Stebbins Bartow – For Whom Bartow County, Georgia was Named](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/francis-stebbins-bartow-for-whom-bartow-county-georgia-was-named) - Born: September 16, 1816, Savannah, Georgia Died: July 21, 1861, Manassas, Virginia Buried: Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Married: Louisa Berrien 1837 Admitted to the Georgia State Bar after attending University of Georgia and Yale Law School 1861 First Confederate officer to die in battle at the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) 1861 Cass County was renamed to - [Robert Benham - Chief Justice of Georgia Supreme Court](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/robert-benham-chief-justice-of-georgia-supreme-court) - Born: September 25, 1946, Cartersville, Georgia Married: Nell Dodson Graduate of Summer Hill School, Tuskegee University, Lumpkin School of Law at University of Georgia, University of Virginia as well as attending Harvard University Former Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve Georgia Supreme Court Justice from 1989 to present. Served as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court - [Farish Carter – For Whom Cartersville, Georgia was Named](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/farish-carter-for-whom-cartersville-georgia-was-named) - Born: November 24, 1780, Abbeville District, South Carolina Died: July 2, 1861, Milledgeville, Georgia Buried: in Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia Prominent Georgia businessman and farmer in the early 1800's. Owned over 45,000 acres throughout Georgia Cartersville was named for Carter during the 1830's While numerous historians recount Farish Carter’s attempts to have a town - [Lewis Cass – For Whom Cass County, Georgia was Named](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/lewis-cass-for-whom-cass-county-georgia-was-named) - Born: October 9, 1782, Exeter, New Hampshire Died: June 17, 1866 Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan 1832 Cass County, Georgia, now Bartow County, was formed from a portion of lands of the Cherokee Indian Nation. Named to honor General Lewis Cass of New Hampshire. 1831-1836 Served as Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson 1845-1857 Served - [Mark Anthony Cooper – Iron King of Georgia](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/major-mark-anthony-cooper-iron-king-of-georgia) - Born: April 20, 1800, Hancock County, Georgia Died: March 17, 1885 Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia Married: Evaline Flournoy; Sophronia A. R. Randle U.S. Congressman and Georgia State Legislator Major in the Georgia Militia in the 1820's and 30's 1845 Founded the City of Etowah and established the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company on the banks - [Joe Frank Harris – Georgia’s 78th Governor](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/joe-frank-harris-georgias-78th-governor) - Born: February 16, 1936, in the mill village of ATCO, now Cartersville, Georgia Married: Elizabeth Carlock 1953 began his military service which included the Georgia Air National Guard, U.S. Army Reserves and the U.S. Army Two term Governor of Georgia, 1982 and 1986 Over twenty six years of distinguished public service Wrote his memoirs in Personal Reflections on a Public Life Joe - [Rebecca Latimer Felton – First Female United States Senator](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/rebecca-latimer-felton-first-female-united-states-senator) - Born: June 10, 1835, Decatur, Georgia Died: January 24, 1930 Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia Married: Dr. William Harrell Felton 1874 began a prominent and successful career as a political strategist and advisor Columnist for the Atlanta Journal for twenty-eight years 1922 First Female United States Senator Educated in music and art, Rebecca Latimer - [William Harrell Felton – Doctor, Minister, Farmer, Politician](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/people/william-harrell-felton-doctor-minister-farmer-politician) - Born: June 19, 1823, Lexington, Georgia Died: September 24, 1909 Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville Georgia Married: Rebecca A. Latimer; Ann Carleton 1844 Graduate of Medical College of Augusta, pursued a career in medicine and farming in Bartow County Served as a volunteer surgeon in Macon during the Civil War Politically active his entire life, known - [Ferrobutte (see Rogers Station)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/ferrobutte-see-rogers-station) - Ferrobutte is a geological name describing the unique landscape given to the post office established in 1900 at Roger’s Station. The name is derived from Ferro “iron” and Butte “isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small relatively flat top”. The terrain at Roger’s Station includes such a “butte” on land that once - [Folsom](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/folsom) - Folsom is a small agricultural community partly situated in Cedar Creek Valley, located about seven miles east of Adairsville, off current day GA Highway 140. Folsom, established in 1886, was named after Frances Folsom Cleveland, the wife of President Grover Cleveland. It was during Cleveland’s administration that a mail route was established to Folsom. When - [Ford](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/ford) - Ford was an agricultural community supporting a grist milling operation and post office. It was located about five miles southwest of Kingston near the south side of the Etowah River. According to the book, “Georgia Place-Names” by Kenneth Krakow, the community of Ford was named for Joseph Ford, an early settler. Presumed to be the - [Gum Springs](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/gum-springs) - Gum Springs is a north Bartow County agricultural community named for its abundance of Sweetgum trees and the natural spring there. From 1879 to 1905, a post office existed in the home of Thomas J. Hendricks. The community section of the August 3, 1905 edition of The Cartersville News states “We have a thriving little - [Halls Station (see Linwood)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/halls-station-see-linwood) - Hall’s Station was originally a wood stop located approximately five and a half miles north of Kingston on the Adairsville-Kingston Road (now Hall’s Station Road). The station was named for L. H. Hall, an area farmer supplying fuel for the old steam locomotives. His service to the railroad may have begun as early as 1846-1847 - [Iron Hill](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/iron-hill) - Iron Hill was a community of workers and their families which owed its existence to the iron industry. Iron Hill dates back to 1844 when pioneer ironmaster, Jacob Stroup built the Allatoona Iron Furnace on Allatoona Creek. Bethany Bridge, at the entrance to Red Top Mountain State Park, marks the location of this former pre-Civil - [Ladds](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/ladds) - Ladd’s was a shipping station on the Seaboard Air Line Railway north of the current intersection of GA Highway 113 / 61 and Euharlee Road. The station was named after Alonzo Ladd, who bought the Peck Lime Works outside of Cartersville in the early 1870’s. Ladd’s Mountain was also named for him and was the - [Ligon](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/ligon) - Ligon was a small agricultural community on the old Chulio road to Rome, which took its name from James Osgood Ligon. “Red” Ligon, as he was often called for his bright red hair, moved to Bartow County from Meriwether County, South Carolina following the Civil War. The original Ligon cabin was originally a Cherokee Indian - [Linwood (see Hall's Station)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/linwood-see-halls-station) - The name Linwood was used in the renaming of the Hall’s Mill post office in 1892. The community surrounding the post office had been known as Hall’s until around 1883 and Hall’s Mill prior to 1892. The community generally adopted the name Linwood even though an 1899 map showed both Linwood and Hall’s. Linwood is - [Malbone](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/malbone) - Malbone was the 1866 home of Robert Mackay Stiles and served as a post office between 1886 and 1915. Malbone was named for the famous miniaturist, Edward Green Malbone, born in 1777, who was also a cousin of Stiles. Robert was the third child of William Henry Stiles and Eliza Mackay Stiles, owners of the - [McGinnis](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/mcginnis) - McGinnis served as a railroad depot following completion of the Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad in 1870. Between 1884 and 1895, McGinnis also served as a post office. Named after Van Buren McGinnis, 1830-1903, a large landowner and merchant in the area between Stilesboro and Taylorsville. It was on his land that this section of - [Pine Log (see Rydal)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/pine-log-see-rydal) - Long before the early settlers of this county staked claim to this community, the Cherokee Indians had already named the area Pine Log. It is not known when the Cherokees settled the area known as Pine Log Town, but it was prior to 1785. We know this community was in existence by that date because - [Rowland Springs (see Etowah Valley)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/rowland-springs-see-etowah-valley) - Rowland Springs was the site and name of an approximately two thousand acre health resort established by John Sharpe Rowland in 1843. Rowland Springs became the most exclusive resort in Georgia at that time. Cool and refreshing waters from twenty seven springs on the property delighted the guests. It was considered as a resort for - [Rydal (see Pine Log)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/rydal-see-pine-log) - Rydal was the name given to the railroad station established upon the completion of the L & N Railroad between Cartersville and Knoxville in 1906. This flag station was designed to serve the needs of the surrounding Pine Log community established in 1833. Pine Log was an agricultural community which had been granted a post - [Sophia](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/sophia) - Sophia was a small agricultural community located approximately three miles south of Gum Springs and one and a half miles south of Dewey. A post office existed between 1881 and 1888. Sophia was located in the vicinity of Spring Place Road and Mansfield Road. Source: Recollections of Bartow County resident Victor Mullinix; United States and - [Stamp Creek](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/stamp-creek) - Stamp Creek was an agricultural community located at the intersection of what we know today as Brooke Road and Stamp Creek Road. Frederick Auton and Francis Houser Boston were one of the early families at Stamp Creek who came to Cass County (now Bartow) in the early 1840’s. Boston, along with W. C. Brooke, built - [Stilesboro](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/stilesboro) - An agricultural community grew along the Alabama road (now GA Highway 113) and became a settlement of prominent farmers. In 1856, the community united to establish a high school which proved so successful that by 1858 a movement was underway to construct a larger building. The Stilesboro Institute (now Academy) was completed in 1859, the - [Emerson (Stegall's Station)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/emerson-stegalls-station) - Emerson was first established as an agricultural community on land belonging to Emsley Stegall (1812-1888) of Pickens County, South Carolina. He came to Cass County (now Bartow) in 1839 and settled on a 40 acre lot drawn in the 1832 lottery. To his good fortune, the route of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, surveyed in - [Euharlee](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/euharlee) - Euharlee or as it was first known, Burge’s Mill, was first named for Nathaniel Burge (1790-1849), an early settler born in Bristol Parish, Virginia. Nathaniel first came to Cass County from Gwinnett County, Georgia as early as 1837 after purchasing 800 acres along Euharlee Creek and the Etowah River. Burge built various mills along Euharlee - [Kingston](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/kingston) - Kingston was named in honor of John Pendleton King (1799-1888) of Augusta, a noted lawyer, U. S. Senator and Georgia senator, railroad financier and President of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. We may never know when and who decided to honor King, whether it was the early settlers of the area, railroad officials, politicians - [Taylorsville](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/taylorsville) - The town which would become Taylorsville was carved out of an agricultural community whose fortunes were greatly enhanced by the completion of the Cartersville & Van Wert Railroad in 1870, which connected to the Western & Atlantic Railroad in Cartersville. An immediate result of the railroad was that a new town was laid out on - [Allatoona](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/allatoona) - Allatoona was considered both an agricultural community and transportation crossroads established along Allatoona Creek at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains and best known for the battle of Allatoona Pass. The community was dotted with several farming plantations typical of the time. Being a Western & Atlantic Railroad stop and on the main road - [Aylmer](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/aylmer) - Aylmer was the name given a post office established in the home of Thomas J. and Lula Tumlin Lyon between May 22, 1894 and November 29, 1902. Lula served as Postmaster and was a daughter of Col. Lewis Tumlin, a prominent early settler and first sheriff of Cass county (now Bartow). Both Thomas and Lulu - [ATCO](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/atco) - ATCO dates back to 1903 when Edward McClain began construction of a textile plant north of Cartersville to manufacture cloth for his horse collar pad business in Greenfield, Ohio. Bordered by Pettit’s Creek, Nancy’s Creek, old Highway 41 (now GA Highway 293 or Cassville Road), and the Western & Atlantic Railroad (now CSX), the plant - [Bartow](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/bartow) - Bartow, was home to an iron furnace operation, one mile east of Emerson on the Western & Atlantic Railroad (now CSX). The Bartow Furnace Company comprised an area of one thousand acres and operated a post office between 1875 and 1883 called Bartow Iron Works. An 1864 map indicates an earlier name of Allatoona Iron - [Birmingham](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/birmingham) - A little hamlet grew up where the railroad underpass is now on GA Highway 293 south of Cartersville, and was called Birmingham by the Englishmen who came through this section in 1832. Only one Englishman and his son remained to see this hamlet grow, David Lewis, who fought in the War of 1812 and is - [Bolivar](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/bolivar) - Bolivar was both a flag station on the L & N Railroad (now CSX), completed in 1906, and an agricultural community. According to a resident of the area, the name Bolivar predated the railroad and was the name of a community already established in the area where Sugar Hill Creek and Pine Log Creek merge, - [Cass Station](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/cass-station) - Cass Station is a community which grew out of the construction of the Western & Atlantic Railroad which reached this area in April 1845. A train depot was built and named for the town of Cassville, approximately two miles northeast. The original survey for the railroad in 1837 by Stephen H. Long bypassed Cassville, the - [Cassville (Manassas)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/cassville-manassas) - The town of Cassville was the direct result of a legislative act passed in December, 1832 by the Georgia General Assembly dividing the northwestern region of Georgia occupied by the Cherokee Nation into counties. Cassville came into existence to furnish the new county of Cass with a seat of justice. Early in 1833, the site - [Cave](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/cave) - Cave was the name given the post office for the Gaines and Lewis grist mill complex in 1890. It was located approximately two miles south of Kingston along Two-Run Creek and the Western & Atlantic Railroad (now CSX). According to Gaines family history, Lewis Pendleton Gaines applied for and received permission to operate a fourth - [Corbin](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/corbin) - Corbin was an agricultural community named for John Corbin who came from North Carolina to Cass County (now Bartow) in 1849 and settled on Stamp Creek. It was once a thriving agricultural community with a school and post office which operated from 1887 to 1902. John Corbin would later move to Texas leaving behind a - [Cement](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/cement) - During the late 1840’s, the Rev. Charles Wallace Howard discovered a natural cement stone on his property along the old Western & Atlantic Railroad (now CSX) about one and a half miles north of Kingston on Hall’s Station Road. Cement production was limited until after the Civil War, when the old Howard Company plant was - [Dewey](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/dewey) - Dewey was both an agricultural community and a post office which operated between 1898 and 1904. The community centers around the Dewey Baptist Church and the Hendricks family cemetery located at Old Spring Place Road and Spring Place Road. The history of the Dewey community begins with Lindsay Hendricks, who established a farm after the - [Etowah Valley (see Rowland Springs)](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/etowah-valley-see-rowland-springs) - Etowah Valley was the name given to the plantation home of John Sharp Rowland. A veteran of the War of 1812, Rowland came to Cass County (now Bartow) from South Carolina in 1839, purchasing over thirteen hundred acres for his new home. A post office existed from 1841 to 1846 at the Rowland home. Rowland - [Cities](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/cities) - Incorporated Cities within Bartow County [google-map-sc] Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White - [Map Gallery](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/map-gallery) - Etowah Valley Historical Society (EVHS) Map Gallery EVHS is pleased to offer a selection of interactive historical maps that are cursor sensitive to zoom, direction and text rich information for plotted points. Each county map focuses on a themed topic. SEE MORE MAPS [wpcol_1quarter id="" class="" style=""] [/wpcol_1quarter] [wpcol_1quarter id="" class="" style=""] [/wpcol_1quarter] [wpcol_1quarter id="" - [Aubrey](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/aubrey-3) - Aubrey was a mining community centered around large deposits of both manganese and iron ore. Being about two miles south of White, many of its inhabitants depended on that town for their necessities and many people from White worked at the Aubrey mines. Mining operations began with the Pyrolusite Company, followed by the Dade Coal - [Best's](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/bests) - Best’s was the site of a grist milling operation founded by the Rev. Hezekiah Best, 1801-1878, on Two Run Creek southeast of Kingston, Georgia. Best had moved from Maryland in November, 1857 to Cass County (now Bartow) establishing a large estate called “Forest Home”. In addition to his grist mill, he operated both a gin - [Cass Line](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/cass-line) - Cass Line was the name given to a post office in operation between 1834 and 1836. It’s location was north of present day Adairsville on the old Federal Road (current day U. S. 41) at the Cass (now Bartow) and Gordon County border. Nothing remains of this settlement today. Source: United States and Worldwide Postal - [Ironville](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/ironville) - Ironville was the name given the post office located on the 600 acre farm of Robert L. Rodgers. The post office was established in 1883 which appears to coincide with the building of the Iron Belt Railroad between Rogers Station on the Western & Atlantic Railroad (now CSX) and the Guyton Ore Bank some 4 - [Junta](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/junta) - Junta is the name given to the railroad yard about one mile north of the old Cartersville depot. By definition, a railroad yard is an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines. The Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway Company (A, K & N) announced to - [Mountain House](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/mountain-house) - Mountain House was the name given to the post office of the community which would become Taylorsville in 1870. It served this agricultural community from 1856 to 1860 and was operated by Benjamin Franklin Williams at his home on what was known as Jeff Davis hill. For additional information, refer to the history of “Taylorsville”. - [Ruby](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/ruby) - Ruby was a manufacturing community for the Anna Ruby Brick Company. It was located on Allatoona Creek in the general area where I - 75 and GA Highway 293 cross. Nothing remains of this site today. Ruby was found on the 1864 Map of Operations, Atlanta Campaign between Kingston and Atlanta. Source: Donald Armstrong, Former - [Sanfordsville](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/sanfordsville) - Sanfordsville is found on a map from The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839). It appears to be in southeast Cass (now Bartow) County, however the map is not specific enough to denote an exact location. Post office listings for Cass (now Bartow) County show a Sandfordville post office operating between 1831 and 1838. The - [Woolley’s](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/places/woolleys) - Woolley’s was first known as a stagecoach stop on the route from Cassville to Rome at the plantation home of Andrew Feaster Woolley. Andrew (1801-1865) moved from Fairfield District, South Carolina to Cass county, now Bartow, in 1836, acquiring numerous tracts of land along the Etowah River. After completion of the Rome Railroad in December - [Bartow History](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history) - The area that we know today as Bartow County has been witness to some of the great events over the last 200+ years. In 1540, Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto found this area already rich in Native American culture and outstanding natural resources. The area played an important role in the Civil War when "Cotton was King." Click - [Student Factoid Tutorial](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/scholars/students) - The following facts are specific to Bartow County history regarding: people, places, events or other unique instances and information relative to this county. The Bartow County seat has also carried two other names: Manassas and Cassville. The three Native American civilizations to occupy this county were: Mississippian Mound Builders, Creek and Cherokee. In the early 1540’s - [Civil War](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/civil-war) - The Bartow County area was in the midst of the Civil War. Allatoona Pass Battlefield The Unknown Hero of Allatoona Pass The Unknown Heroes of the Battle of Allatoona - [Allatoona Pass Battlefield](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/civil-war/allatoona-pass-battlefield) - [mappress mapid="26"]Text prepared by William R. Scaife, author of Allatoona Pass: A Needless Effusion of Blood. Bordering the western shore of Lake Allatoona and the Emerson-Allatoona Road, 1.5 miles east of I-75 in Bartow County, Georgia, is the Allatoona Battlefield. The battle fought there on October 5, 1864 is rich both in myth and legend and - [The Unknown Hero of Allatoona Pass](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-history/civil-war/the-unknown-hero-of-allatoona-pass) - The following letter to the Editor, written by J. P. Abernathy of Sherman, Texas, was originally published in the Cartersville Weekly Tribune-News on December 7, 1949. Extracted by Etowah Valley Historical Society member, Jodi Hill, whose mother was an Abernathy, it was reprinted in Vol. 1 No. 3 of the EVHS newsletter in 1992. It - [Bartow Classical and Scientific](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-classical-and-scientific) - This school operated first as the Bartow Institute in 1881 as a school for males and females with L.C. Dickey as principal, and in 1884 was called the Bartow Classical and Scientific Institute, with Col. Henry D. Capers as principal. Board could be obtained through the principal. An advertisement from August 5, 1884 assures readers - [Bartow Classical and Scientific Institute](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-classical-and-scientific-institute) - BARTOW CLASSICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE This school operated first as the Bartow Institute in 1881 as a school for males and females with L.C. Dickey as principal, and in 1884 was called the Bartow Classical and Scientific Institute, with Col. Henry D. Capers as principal. Board could be obtained through the principal. An advertisement from - [Bartow Classical and Scientific Institute](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-classical-and-scientific-institute-2) - Bartow Classical and Scientific Institute This school operated first as the Bartow Institute in 1881 as a school for males and females with L.C. Dickey as principal, and in 1884 was called the Bartow Classical and Scientific Institute, with Col. Henry D. Capers as principal. Board could be obtained through the principal. An advertisement from - [ADAIRSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (NEW)](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-high-school-new) - Adairsville High School was built to include 9th through 12th grades. It is located at 519 Old U. S. 41. Research on this school is incomplete. - [Adam's Chapel School](https://evhsonline.org/adams-chapel) - The Adam’s Chapel school was built around 1900 on approximately one acre of land donated by Nicolas M. Adams. According to Bartow Board of Education Minutes dated December 5, 1922, the Board of Trustees of the Adams Chapel School District, which included Mr. Adams, Ran Uren and Doc Chambers, requested a new building be constructed. - [ALLATOONA (After 1910 - 1935)](https://evhsonline.org/allatoona-after-1910-1935) - The earliest school in the Allatoona community was held in the Universalist Church built approximately 1910. Research on this school is incomplete. - [ALLATOONA (1935 - )](https://evhsonline.org/allatoona-1935) - The Allatoona School moved around 1935 to a new building constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Research on this school is incomplete. - [ALLATOONA ELEMENTARY (2014 – Present)](https://evhsonline.org/allatoona-elementary-2014-present) - Allatoona Elementary School was started in August, 2014 and is located at 4150 New Hope Church Road. This school is for grades 1 through 5 including pre-kindergarten. The building includes 84,000 square feet and was built at a cost of $15 million. A&E was the buildings architect and Bowen & Watson were the contractors. Source: - [Annianna Classical Institute](https://evhsonline.org/annianna-institute) - Annianna Classical Institute (School) John H. Fitten opened a private boarding school for boys in 1866 at his home one mile north of Adairsville. A few day students, including girls, were known to have attended also. The school remained open until 1881. The house was originally built by Charles Hamilton around 1850 as a - [ATCO SCHOOL](https://evhsonline.org/atco) - The American Textile Company of Greenfield, Ohio constructed a textile mill and village in 1904 north of Cartersville. In order to educate the children of the village employees, a school was soon built to accommodate grades 1 through 7 (later 8th grade). The school was operated by American Textile and later Goodyear in 1929 through - [ADAIRSVILLE ELEMENTARY](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-elementary) - ADAIRSVILLE ELEMENTARY - [BARNSLEY](https://evhsonline.org/barnsley) - BARNSLEY Research on this school is incomplete. - [AME CHURCH  QUEEN CHAPEL](https://evhsonline.org/ame-church-queen-chapel) - AME CHURCH QUEEN CHAPEL 105 JOHNSON ST 7100 71 4.19 K003-0005-010 - [Adairsville Baptist Church](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-baptist-church) - Adairsville Baptist Church 4/25/1885 Deed Y 132 Lot Adairsville - [ADAIRSVILLE BODY CHRIST INC](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-body-christ-inc) - ADAIRSVILLE BODY CHRIST INC / C/O JEANETTE HARRIS 255 ST ELMO CR 7100 71 1.67 A005-0005-005 - [Adairsville Methodist Church S.](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-methodist-church-s) - Adairsville Methodist Church S. dec 30, 1891 Deed DD 39 Adairsville - [Baptist Church at Manassas](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-church-at-manassas) - Baptist church at Manassas jul 8, 1863 - [Baptist Church Colored](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-church-colored) - Baptist Church Colored 4/12/1883 - [Baptist Church East Side Cartersville](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-church-east-side-cartersville) - Baptist Church East Side Cartersville Thru Trustees 12/10/1931 - [Baptist Church Iron Hill Missionary](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-church-iron-hill-missionary) - Baptist Church Iron Hill Missionary 04/13/1914 - [Baptist Church New Zion](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-church-new-zion) - Baptist Church New Zion 05/16/1922 - [Baptist Church of Christ](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-church-of-christ) - Baptist Church of Christ 7/7/1849 - [Baptist Church Primitive](https://evhsonline.org/40753-2) - Baptist Church Primitive 09/21/1850 - [Baptist Church-Cassville](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-church-cassville) - Baptist Church-Cassville 1/29/1838 - [Baptist Womans Missionary Union of Middle Cherokee Association](https://evhsonline.org/baptist-womans-missionary-union-of-middle-cherokee-association) - Baptist Womans Missionary Union of Middle Cherokee Association 7/20/1953 - [Barneley Chapel M E Church South](https://evhsonline.org/barneley-chapel-m-e-church-south) - Barneley Chapel M E Church South 08/21/1920 - [BARNSLEY CHURCH](https://evhsonline.org/barnsley-church) - BARNSLEY CHURCH - [Barton Spring Congregational ME Church](https://evhsonline.org/barton-spring-congregational-me-church) - Barton Spring Congregational ME Church 03/20/1957 - [Adairsville United Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-united-methodist-church) - The Adairsville United Methodist Church was established November 1887, located at the southeast corner of the mill property known as the Hosea Johnson Lot commencing at the street corner and running north 80 feet, thence west 50 feet, thence 80 feet south, thence 50 feet east to starting point. (Book Z of deeds, page 338, - [African Methodist Episcopal Church](https://evhsonline.org/african-methodist-episcopal-church) - African Methodist Episcopal Church 11/20/1895 - [Allatoona Universalist Church](https://evhsonline.org/allatoona-universalist-church) - Allatoona Universalist Church 05/28/1929 - [Atco Baptist Church of Cartersville](https://evhsonline.org/atco-baptist-church-of-cartersville) - Atco Baptist Church of Cartersville 07/02/1969 - [Atco Methodist Church](https://evhsonline.org/atco-methodist-church) - Atco Methodist Church 03/19/1952Atco Methodist Church (Now Faith United Methodist Church) 501 Grassdale Rd, Cartersville, GA 30121 (770) 382-0313 Est. 1922 Atco Methodist Church (Now Faith United Methodist Church) began as Atco Methodist Episcopal Church S on June 4, 1922 and services were held at the Atco School Auditorium. The church was started by community - [Adairsville Academy](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-academy) - ADAIRSVILLE ACADEMY Adairsville Academy was established in the late 1870’s called "The Academy" until 1889 when the name was changed to the Cherokee Institute in 1910. The school was sold to the city of Adairsville in 1916, and in 1939 it became part of the Bartow County School System. - [Adairsville Academy](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-academy-2) - Adairsville Academy This school was established in the late 1870’s and was called The Academy until 1889 when the name was changed to the Cherokee Institute in 1910. The school was sold to the city of Adairsville in 1916, and in 1939 it became part of the Bartow County School System. - [Adairsville Academy](https://evhsonline.org/adairsville-academy-3) - Adairsville Academy This school was located in Adairsville, also referred to as The Academy, in the late 1870’s. The name was changed to the Cherokee Institute in 1910, and it was sold to the city of Adairsville in 1916. This school consolidated into the Bartow Rural High School in 1939. - [Barnsley School](https://evhsonline.org/barnsley-school) - Barnsley School This school was built in 1888 on the Barnsley Estate to accommodate the children in the community. Located across the street from the Barnsley Gardens Church, the remnants of the school’s stone wall can still be seen. - [Adairsville’s Society Hill Tour of Homes: Nov. 3rd and 4th](https://evhsonline.org/adairsvilles-society-hill-tour-of-homes-nov-3rd-and-4th) - Pre-purchase your tickets! - [Bartow Black History Trail proposed sites](https://evhsonline.org/bartow-black-history-trail-proposed-sites) - [Annual Christmas Dinner](https://evhsonline.org/annual-christmas-dinner) - Join Us For A Night Of Celebration! 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Encased in a handsome paperback cover, the new edition has been revised to include pictures, maps, and information not available to the author with its first publication forty-five years ago. Featured on the cover is the old Cassville Female College, destroyed by Union forces in 1864, and recreated here by local artist Jodeen Brown using a wax seal from a diploma. Paperback / 135 pages - [In and Out of the Lines](https://evhsonline.org/product/in-and-out-of-the-lines) - By Frances T. Howard The fascinating and true account of the Howard family's fight for survival during the Civil War, written in 1870 by Frances Thomas Howard, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Wallace Howard. Originally published in 1905, this reprint includes pictures of the Howard family and their home, "Springbank," in Bartow County. The book's cover painting of Springbank was prepared especially for EVHS by local artist Jodeen Brown. 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Illustrated with 27 photographs and maps, the revised edition now includes a special section entitled "Bartow County, Georgia, The Heart of the Chase." Paperback / 66 pages / $10.00 - [Mark Anthony Cooper The Iron Man of Georgia](https://evhsonline.org/product/mark-anthony-cooper-the-iron-man-of-georgia) - by Mark Cooper Pope III with J. Donald McKee The absorbing story of a legendary figure — farmer, lawyer, politician & entrepreneur — whose greatest contributions were the development of the railroad and iron industries in Georgia. Jacketed, with 90 photographs and illustrations. - ["One of the Most Daring of Men": The Life of Confederate General William Tatum Wofford](https://evhsonline.org/product/one-of-the-most-daring-of-men-the-life-of-confederate-general-william-tatum-wofford) - by Gerald J. Smith A scholarly look at the life and military and political career of General William Tatum Wofford, commander of the Eighteenth Georgia Regiment of the Confederate Army. Wofford, who resided in Cass/Bartow County, is best remembered for his many humanitarian efforts. The book is the 16th in John McGlone's "Journal of Confederate History Series." - [Richard Rowett: Thoroughbreds, Beagles, and the Civil War](https://evhsonline.org/product/richard-rowett-thoroughbreds-beagles-and-the-civil-war) - by Tom Emery The first full-length biography of the Union officer who was "the true, unsung hero" of the Battle of Allatoona: Colonel Rowett, of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. After the war, Rowett returned to Carlinville, Illinois, and became a nationally-recognized breeder of thoroughbred horses, including the 1889 Kentucky Derby winner. He also introduced true-bred beagle hounds to the United States from his native England. Published in 1997, the book was awarded a certificate of excellence by the Illinois State Historical Association. - [Every Name Index: History of Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/product/every-name-index-history-of-bartow-county) - by Everett G Roberts, Jr. - [Sketches of Bartow County](https://evhsonline.org/product/sketches-of-bartow-county) - J.B. Tate professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State and past president of the Etowah Valley Historical society has compiled a lifetime of research and passion for Bartow History in a organized in-depth historical timeline. J.B. has drawn from over 40 years of files and personal research to narrate this story. He offers a detailed view of industry, natural resources, Native American mound builders and civil war activity. Sketches of Bartow County reveals the courage, loves, losses, sacrifices, families, friendships and loyalties will stay with the readers long after the in early - [Allatoona Pass: A Needless Effusion of Blood](https://evhsonline.org/product/allatoona-pass-a-needless-effusion-of-blood) - By William R. Scaife From the author of The Campaign for Atlanta and The March to the Sea comes a comprehensive account of events surrounding one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles, which took place in Bartow County. Complete with diary entries, military communications, photographs, battle and fortification maps, and lists of Federal and Confederate forces involved in the campaign. Leather-bound Hardback / 65 pages / $30.00 Paperback / 65 pages / $20.00 - [Come Back to the Table: Tastes of Etowah Valley Cookbook](https://evhsonline.org/product/etowah-valley-cookbook) - Our community is blessed to have The Etowah Valley Historical Society working to preserve its rich history and heritage. The group has many sub-committees that work on education, research, programs, and preservation. The Bartow Quiz Bowl committee sponsors an annual competition in May for the eighth graders in Bartow County to show off their knowledge of our history, and the Oral History Project committee secures professional recordings of many of our citizens with expert knowledge on people, places, and events that have influenced our community. These two programs in particular need funding to continue and so two years ago a fundraising committee was formed to plan an event that would secure funding for several years. The committee met regularly over dinner for over a year before the very successful event was held. Various members of the group brought dishes to share, and everyone looked forward to the next meeting to partake in a sumptuous meal. Recipes were shared and people began joking, “We should have a cookbook.” That joke became a reality with many of the fundraising committee joining the new cookbook committee. As we met we discussed the importance of friends and family gathering to share a meal around the table and using the opportunity to share their stories as well. Our busy lives can pull us in so many directions that we sometimes forget the importance of the dinner table. We hope that you will use this cookbook to discover some new culinary treats, and while you enjoy them recall the important people, stories, and events in your life with those you love. Our goal is to get you to Come Back to the Table. ## Events - [Giving Tuesday 2025](https://evhsonline.org/event/giving-tuesday-2024) - It’s the International Day of Giving to your favorite nonprofits! Today, you can do something big. With your gift, you can make sure your Etowah Valley Historical Society continues the stabilization & preservation work at In the Valley making it a venue for limited-size events. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/etowah-valley-historical-society-inc/giving-tuesday-2025 - [2025 EVHS Dinner & Annual Meeting at ITV](https://evhsonline.org/event/54758) - https://secure.givelively.org/event/etowah-valley-historical-society-inc/give-to-evhs/2025-evhs-annual-members-meeting-at-itv - [Saltpeter Cave Tour](https://evhsonline.org/event/salt-peter-cave-tour) - The Etowah Valley Historical Society is sponsoring a tour of the Saltpeter Cave in Kingston on Saturday July 19, 2025. We are scheduling four tours on Saturday starting with an 8:30am departure from the Gold Dome Courthouse in Cartersville. We have 12 tickets for each tour. This tour is for EVHS members only. The Cave - [An Evening at In The Valley](https://evhsonline.org/event/an-evening-at-in-the-valley) - Click on the Event above to register. Click on the Event above. - [An Evening at Tumlin Gardens](https://evhsonline.org/event/an-evening-at-tumlin-gardens) - Save the Date – Tumlin Gardens! Please join EVHS, Lewis and Susan Tumlin, in celebrating an evening at the Tumlin’s beautiful Gardens. Saturday April 26th 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm This event is for members and guests only. Come ready to enjoy a lovely evening with refreshments. We look forward to seeing you. Donations are welcome - [An Evening with a Local Legend, Mr. Arthur Carter](https://evhsonline.org/event/an-evening-with-a-local-legend-mr-arthur-carter) - In Honor of Black History Month, the Etowah Valley Historical Society presents, an Evening with a Local Legend Mr. Arthur Carter: A life-long Mission Road farmer Member of Alexander Chapel United Methodist Church One of the Founders of New Frontiers Appointed to many County & State Commissions Storyteller Extraordinaire Introduction by The Reverend Louis - [EVHS Annual Christmas Party](https://evhsonline.org/event/evhs-annual-christmas-party) - Come celebrate the holidays with EVHS at the Savoy Museum. From Pacers to Packards; Ford to Ferraris. Zoom on over for a night of automotive history! Join us for a party with music, heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks, plus an opportunity to see classic cars, art and friends. Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 from 6:00pm - [2024 Annual Members Meeting (Click here for more info)](https://evhsonline.org/event/2024-annual-members-meeting) - 2024 EVHS Annual Meeting We are having the 2024 Annual Meeting at ITV again this Fall. You can enjoy Scott's Walk-Up Bar- B-Q after touring the 54-acre property! Make your reservation here Schedule of Events 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Drop in tours. 6:00 Scott's BBQ served. Program follows. Bring your own chair Wear comfortable walking shoes Please - [In The Valley - Fall Workday](https://evhsonline.org/event/in-the-valley-fall-workday) - Fall (Prep) Workday #2 Saturday, Sept 28 from 0930 to 1300 hrs Lunch provided if you RSVP! 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