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Causey-Maxham House

Israel Causey was one of the original pioneer settlers when he moved Cobb County in 1833. The house, built during the gold rush era, is an example of a frame plan- style dwelling. At one time, his...

Israel Causey was one of the original pioneer settlers when he moved Cobb County in 1833. The house, built during the gold rush era, is an example of a frame plan- style dwelling. At one time, his...

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Bell Bomber Plant (B-29) 1943-1946

A plan to help lift rural Cobb County out of the Great Depression by building a commercial airport changed course when America entered WWII and Marietta was chosen as the location for a new...

A plan to help lift rural Cobb County out of the Great Depression by building a commercial airport changed course when America entered WWII and Marietta was chosen as the location for a...

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Peters-Davenport House-Cobb County

circa 1838 Dr. James Peters built his family´s homestead here. The original house was a very early version of a two-room frame structure with two doors and two chimneys. Outbuildings included a...

circa 1838 Dr. James Peters built his family´s homestead here. The original house was a very early version of a two-room frame structure with two doors and two chimneys. Outbuildings included a...

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The Reversed Trench

The Reversed Trench Pine Knob Battle Constructed and manned by Confederate infantry on June 15, 1864 the location of this trench enabled the southerners to deliver a deadly flank fire into the...

The Reversed Trench Pine Knob Battle Constructed and manned by Confederate infantry on June 15, 1864 the location of this trench enabled the southerners to deliver a deadly flank fire into the...

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Gantt House C. 1880

John D. Gantt came to Cobb County in the 1850s with his parents and siblings, and married in 1858. Although the family´s farm was destroyed during the Civil War, they rebuilt and continued to...

John D. Gantt came to Cobb County in the 1850s with his parents and siblings, and married in 1858. Although the family´s farm was destroyed during the Civil War, they rebuilt and continued to...

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Smyrna's First Mayor (Side 2)

John C. Moore Aug. 16, 1830 - May 10, 1897 (Continued from other side) campground which had been established here in the 1830´s. Incorporating legislation named John C. Moore Mayor (Intendent)....

John C. Moore Aug. 16, 1830 - May 10, 1897 (Continued from other side) campground which had been established here in the 1830´s. Incorporating legislation named John C. Moore Mayor...

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Smyrna's First Mayor (Side 1)

John C. Moore Aug. 16, 1830 - May 10, 1897 Ulysses S. Grant was President of the U.S., and the South was still suffering from the effects of abusive Reconstruction when Smyrna was first...

John C. Moore Aug. 16, 1830 - May 10, 1897 Ulysses S. Grant was President of the U.S., and the South was still suffering from the effects of abusive Reconstruction when Smyrna was first...

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Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (Side 2)

(Continued from other side) The earliest deed found involving this property is one from Hardy Pace to the Methodist Church dated in 1915 replacing one dated in 1846 which is said to have been...

(Continued from other side) The earliest deed found involving this property is one from Hardy Pace to the Methodist Church dated in 1915 replacing one dated in 1846 which is said to have been...

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Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (Side 1)

Traditional history says this cemetery was established in 1838 by the Smyrna Methodist Church. However, Wylie Flannigan of Campbell County, Ga. took title to Land Lot 522 in which the cemetery is...

Traditional history says this cemetery was established in 1838 by the Smyrna Methodist Church. However, Wylie Flannigan of Campbell County, Ga. took title to Land Lot 522 in which the cemetery is...

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Mazie Whitfield Nelson (Side 2)

(Continued from other side) by the Atlanta Northern Railway electric streetcar. Her self-published recollections, "Past Present and Future" chronicled significant events in the town´s life,...

(Continued from other side) by the Atlanta Northern Railway electric streetcar. Her self- published recollections, "Past Present and Future" chronicled significant events in the town´s...

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Mazie Whitfield Nelson (Side 1)

Jan. 1, 1890 - Feb. 2, 1977 From her birth home just across the railroad track on Gilbert Street, Mazie Whitfield Nelson watched the growth of downtown Smyrna from a village of less than 400 when...

Jan. 1, 1890 - Feb. 2, 1977 From her birth home just across the railroad track on Gilbert Street, Mazie Whitfield Nelson watched the growth of downtown Smyrna from a village of less than 400 when...

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First Marked Burial (Side 2)

FIRST MARKED BURIAL Elijah H. Fleming Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848 (Continued from other side) No official records have been found to indicate who purchased the lots or the names of people...

FIRST MARKED BURIAL Elijah H. Fleming Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848 (Continued from other side) No official records have been found to indicate who purchased the lots or the names of...

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First Marked Burial (Side 1)

FIRST MARKED BURIAL Elijah H. Fleming Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848 There may have been burials in this cemetery prior to 1848, however, this grave is the earliest one with an engraved headstone...

FIRST MARKED BURIAL Elijah H. Fleming Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848 There may have been burials in this cemetery prior to 1848, however, this grave is the earliest one with an engraved headstone...

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Rev. Thomas Milton Allen

Prominent minister who was born a slave 1833. He was a charter member of Zion Baptist at its founding in 1866 and its second pastor (1869-1885). In 1885 he organized Cole St. & later Pleasant...

Prominent minister who was born a slave 1833. He was a charter member of Zion Baptist at its founding in 1866 and its second pastor (1869-1885). In 1885 he organized Cole St. & later Pleasant...

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McLeod Vault

Built in the style of coastal burial chambers in 1854 by Savannah planter Francis Harris McLeod (1784-1864), an investor in Roswell King´s mills. He was the namesake of his grandfather Francis...

Built in the style of coastal burial chambers in 1854 by Savannah planter Francis Harris McLeod (1784-1864), an investor in Roswell King´s mills. He was the namesake of his grandfather...

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Mary Phagan

Celebrated in song as "Little Mary Phagan" after her murder at age 13 on April 26, 1913 in Atlanta. The trial and conviction of Leo Frank were controversial, as was the commutation of his death...

Celebrated in song as "Little Mary Phagan" after her murder at age 13 on April 26, 1913 in Atlanta. The trial and conviction of Leo Frank were controversial, as was the commutation of his...

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Lady in Black

This memorial to Mary Annie Gartrell (1853-1906) was erected by her grieving sister Lucy (1863-1954). Musicians both and natives of Cobb County, Lucy visited this grave from her Atlanta home at...

This memorial to Mary Annie Gartrell (1853-1906) was erected by her grieving sister Lucy (1863-1954). Musicians both and natives of Cobb County, Lucy visited this grave from her Atlanta home at...

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Joseph Emerson Brown Park

A four-time Gov. of Ga. Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) was born in S.C., educated at Yale, and admitted to the Ga. Bar in 1845. "The war governor," he served from 1857-1865. He served in Ga. Supreme...

A four-time Gov. of Ga. Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) was born in S.C., educated at Yale, and admitted to the Ga. Bar in 1845. "The war governor," he served from 1857-1865. He served in Ga. Supreme...

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Founder's Lot William Harris

Oldest grave is on this plot for Wm. Harris´ son, William Capers G. Harris (1823-1831). Mr. Harris, a wealthy planter, was a devout Methodist and champion of education. In War of 1812 he served in...

Oldest grave is on this plot for Wm. Harris´ son, William Capers G. Harris (1823-1831). Mr. Harris, a wealthy planter, was a devout Methodist and champion of education. In War of 1812 he served...

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Hightower Trail

Marks Site Of Hightower Trail Cherokee Indians And Muster and Drill Ground Georgia Militia For Gritter District Town Committee Colonial Dames Marietta, GA 1939 Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

Marks Site Of Hightower Trail Cherokee Indians And Muster and Drill Ground Georgia Militia For Gritter District Town Committee Colonial Dames Marietta, GA 1939 Plaque courtesy...

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