Historic Driving Tour Brochure
The county recently completed a Cobb County Historic Driving Tour Brochure, which consists of three separate routes that takes the traveler throughout historic Cobb County. The brochure includes a map and information about sites along the way. The Cobb County Historic Preservation Commission worked on the project, along with several other partners including the Acworth Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cobb County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society and the Marietta Welcome Center & Visitors Bureau. The brochure was completed with the assistance of a grant from the Historic Preservation Division.


Driving Tour Map
PDF File Size: 837kb



Tour Route 1
PDF File size: 523kb


Tour Route 2
PDF File size: 907kb



Tour Route 3
PDF File size: 850kb


Historic Marker Program
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners initiated the creation of a Historic Marker Program in Cobb County in 2005 and set aside $50,000 for the program. The purpose of the program is to highlight historic sites around the county. The Cobb County Historic Preservation Commission created a prioritized list of sites, which included a wide variety of types and locations. The following markers have been completed.

1. Captain Peter Simonson
2. Cherokee Land Lottery
3. Gantt House
4. Historic Dickson House
5. Main Confederate Battle Line
6. Marietta Campground
7. Nesbitt-Union Chapel
8. Site of Dickson House
9. The Reversed Trench
   
   Link:
   Georgia Historic Markers
   Information on all existing historic markers in the county

Historic Resources Survey
The Cobb County Historic Resources Survey was completed in August 2007. Historic properties throughout unincorporated Cobb County were surveyed. The Historic Resources Survey Report can be found below. Information, including photographs, about each of the properties surveyed (approximately 875) has been entered into a web based database called NAHRGIS that is operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Historic Preservation Division. The link to NAHRGIS (Natural, Archaeological and Historic Resources GIS) can be found below. The survey was completed with the assistance of a grant from the Historic Preservation Division.

• Historic Resources Survey Report
• Appendix A - Index of Resources Surveyed
• Appendix B - Inset Field Maps
• Appendix C - Index of Additional Historic Resources
• Appendix D - Significance of Johnson's River Line
  
  Link:
  Georgia's Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources GIS
  Search Surveyed Properties