- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Bartow County historical marker
- Creator:
- Jackson, Edwin L.
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bartow County
Counties--Georgia--Bartow County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville, 34.16533, -84.80231
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Bartow County Courthouse, Cartersville, Ga.
Text of marker: "BARTOW COUNTY. Originally Cass, Bartow County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 from Cherokee County. The name was changed Dec. 6, 1861 to honor Gen. Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Confederate political leader and soldier, who fell mortally wounded at the First Battle of Manassas, while leading the 7th and 8th Ga. Vols. of his brigade. His last words were said to be, "They have killed me, boys, but never give up." First officers of this county, commissioned March 9, 1833, were: Benjamin F. Adair, Sheriff; Chester Hawks, Clerk Superior Court; Leathern Rankin, Clerk Inferior Court; Nealy Goodwin, Surveyor; John Pack, Coroner. 008-43 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_bartow-county
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_bartow-county
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
