United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405Smith, Marion O., 1942-20221942/2022Photocopy of handwritten report that provides historical context around the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company of Georgia, first by recounting the industrial ventures of Mark Anthony Cooper, who moved to Cass County around 1843 and established a furnace, rolling mill, and flour mill. It highlights Cooper’s collaboration with other figures like Moses Stroup and Edward H. Hincks, and discusses the company’s role in regional development. The narrative also covers Cooper’s financial difficulties and the eventual sale of his interests in the enterprise.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Explosives--AdditivesSaltpeterDiscovery and explorationSoldiersNamesVandalismIndependent scholarsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--GraffitiCavingSignatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesSaltpeter industry--HistoryGunpowder industryGuano industryNitratesCavesSpeleologyJournal of Spelean HistorySpeleologistsGeology, EconomicGraffitiGeotourismSustainable tourismUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Nitre and Mining BureauManufacturing industries--United States--History--19th centuryManufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centuryMineral industries--United States--History--19th centuryMineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centurySaltpeter industry--United StatesGunpowder--United StatesNitrogen industries--United StatesSaltpeter industry--Confederate States of AmericaGunpowder--Confederate States of AmericaNitrogen industries--Confederate States of AmericaBats--ManureGuanoLocal historyThe Etowah manufacturing and mining company of GeorgiaText