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Amusements

• World's First Coca-Cola Outdoor Wall Advertisement (circa 1894)
  2 West Main Street • Cartersville, GA 30120
  Located on the Side of Young Brothers Pharmacy
  770-382-4010
  This sign has been authenticated by the Coca-Cola Company as being Coke's first outdoor painted wall advertisement and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This first-of-its-kind sign was paintbrushed by industrious Coca-Cola syrup salesmen James Couden.  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Foundation (circa 1923)
  2361 Joe Frank Harris Parkway • Cartersville, GA 30123
  Located in Cassville
  770-382-3392
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this building was once the Noble Hill Rosenwald School, the first school in Northwest Georgia constructed with Rosenwald funds that was dedicated specifically to the education of black children. The building now houses a black history museum and a cultural center. more...  map

• Rose Lawn Museum (circa 1860s)
  224 West Cherokee Avenue • Cartersville, GA 30120
  770-387-5162
  Once the home of famous evangelist Samuel Porter Jones for whom Nashville's Ryman Auditorium was built, this beautifully restored Victorian mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now used as a house museum which showcases the writings and memorabilia of Sam Jones and Rebecca Latimer Felton, a Bartow Countian who became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate in 1922. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Allatoona Pass Battlefield
  Located on Old Allatoona Road
  770-387-1357
  One of the most intact Civil War battle sites in the nation, this battle was fought on Oct. 5, 1864, and was the first of the Nashville Campaign. The battle is rich both in myth and legend and is one of the most dramatic and tragic episodes of the Civil War. It was also the inspiration for the familiar hymn by Evangelist Peter Bliss, "Hold the Fort." An interpreted trail is on site.  map

• Cooper's Furnace Day Use Area (circa 1863)
  P.O. Box 487 • Cartersville, GA 30120
  Located on River Road South
  770-382-4700
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a site on the Northwest Georgia's Blue & Gray Trail, this remnant of the Antebellum industrial center was started by Mark Anthony Cooper and the remaining cold blast furnace is a memorial to the iron empire. Visitors can hike the trails which lead to the overlook atop the Dam at Lake Allatoona or relax along the banks of the Etowah River while at this historic site.  map

• Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
  813 Indian Mounds Road Southwest • Cartersville, GA 30120
  706-387-3747
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this historic site is on the Northwest Georgia's Chieftains Trail and is one of Cartersville's most popular attractions. This site was home to several thousand Native Americans from 1000 to 1500 AD and the largest mound on site stands over 63 feet high and covers three acres. An impressive archaeological museum is also on site that includes dioramas and artifacts from the mounds which tell the story of the mysteriously vanished tribe. more...  map

• Euharlee Covered Bridge (circa 1886)
  116 Covered Bridge Road • Cartersville, GA 30120
  Located in Euharlee
  770-607-2017
  Built by Washington W. King, son of freed slave and noted bridge builder Horace King, this bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is known as a landmark on Georgia's Covered Bridge Trail. The bridge is enhanced by the picturesque 1850s village which surrounds it.  map

• Friendship Monument, The (circa 1857)
  One Friendship Plaza • Cartersville, GA 30120
  770-387-1357
  Mark Anthony Cooper commissioned this monument to honor 38 friends who aided him when he was in a financial crisis. The monument is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world erected by a debtor to honor his creditors.  map

• Oak Hill Cemetery (circa 1838)
  Located on North Erwin Street
  770-606-8862
  A historic Georgia cemetery which contains the gravesites of notable Georgia residents, such as industrialist Mark Anthony Cooper, horse racing hall of famer Huratio Luro, political duo William and Rebecca Felton, evangelist Sam Jones, Confederate Brigadier General P.M.B. Young, and US Attorney General Amos Akerman.  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Bartow County Family Research Library
  425 West Main Street • Cartersville, GA 30120
  770-382-6676
  Local volumes of marriage certificates, deeds, cemetery records, and much more are housed at this genealogy research library that also offers occasional workshops on American Indian heritage.  map

Museums & Galleries

• Bartow History Center
  13 North Wall Street • Cartersville, GA 30120
  770-382-3818
  Dedicated to preserving the cultural, industrial, and agricultural heritage of Bartow County, this center is a site on Northwest Georgia's Blue & Gray Trail and it offers visitors a glimpse back into the workshops, farmsteads, and mercantile of early 20th century Bartow County. A museum store is also on site that offers a fine collection of local history books and other quality historic reproductions. more...  map

• Booth Western Art Museum
  501 Museum Drive • Cartersville, GA 30120
  770-387-1300
  A state-of-the-art, 80,000 square foot museum which displays a permanent collection of contemporary Western American art, including over 200 paintings and sculptures by more than 100 of the finest 20th century Western artists which depict the history and legends of the Old West. A children's gallery is also on site that contains interactive and educational exhibits related to art and Western culture. more...  map

• Weinman Mineral Museum
  51 Mineral Museum Drive • White, GA 30184
  Located in White
  770-386-0576
  An intriguing stopover for rockhounds and other nature lovers, this museum is the finest mineral museum in the Southeastern United States and one of the many features on site is a simulated limestone cave with authentic stalactites and stalagmites. The museum showcases minerals, gems, fossils, and the best public display of Georgia minerals to be found anywhere, as well as features dinosaur fossils, gold and gemstone displays, fossil hunting activities, and gold panning. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Dellinger Park
  100 Pine Grove Road • Cartersville, GA 30120
  770-387-5626
  A wonderful, family oriented park that features 13 lighted tennis courts, a two mile walking trail, six softball fields, a football and soccer field with a 440 foot track, and 20 exercise stations. Numerous events are held throughout the year at this park.  map