Cooper's Furnace Day Use Area (circa 1863)
P.O. Box 487
Cartersville, GA 30120
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.