Cobb County

Cobb County is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1953.

In the park, at the intersection of Winters Street and South Park Square in Marietta.

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Created December 3, 1832, and named for Judge Thomas W. Cobb, a former U.S. Senator. Marietta was named for his wife. Fertile lands gave impetus to farming; ample water power encouraged industries. People from further south sought Marietta as a summer resort due to delightful climate and society. Cobb County sacrificed much for the Southern Confederacy; ravaged by war, it fought slowly upward through reconstruction. In recent years industry has brought wealth and growth to the area.

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1824 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1827 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1831 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1838 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1831, covering the location of Cobb County, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1831, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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