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It was built for entrepreneur John Heyward Glover, who sold it in 1851 and went on to build the Glover-Blair-Anderson House (c.1851) also in Marietta, [2] said to be "one of the finest antebellum structures in Marietta", [3] and also NRHP-listed as part of the Northwest Marietta Historic District.
9 mi (14 km) W of Marietta on Sandtown Rd. Marietta: 22: Glover-McLeod-Garrison House: Glover-McLeod-Garrison House: March 25, 1977 : 250 Garrison Rd., SE (that part of the street is called Magnolia Chase Dr as of 2017)
It is believed that the county seat of Marietta was named for Judge Cobb's wife, Mary. [10] The state started acquiring right-of-way for the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1836. A train began running between Marietta and Marthasville (modern-day Atlanta) in 1845. [11] An 1891 lithograph of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain by Kurz & Allison
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (formerly WellStar Kennestone Hospital) is a major tertiary-care hospital located in Marietta, Georgia, serving most of northern and central Cobb County, Georgia, as well as adjacent counties. Kennestone Hospital opened in June 1950 as a 105-bed-facility.
Five Points Plaza, also known as 40 Marietta Street and formerly known as First Federal Building, is a 17 story, 73 m (240 ft) office building skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. The building was constructed in 1964 to house headquarters of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Atlanta.
By January 1, 1944, the number of soldiers stationed here had risen to 73 officers and 1,263 enlisted men. For a period of time, the Marietta Army Airfield was assigned to the USAAF's Second Air Force under the XX Bomber Command. On 12 April 1944, the Marietta Army Airfield was reassigned to the "17th Bombardment Operation Training Unit".
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. [4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest of the principal cities by population of the Atlanta metropolitan area. [5]
Marietta Square, also called Glover Park, is a park and traditional city center in Marietta, Georgia, United States. History. When the Cobb County courthouse ...