History: It's Not Just Names, Dates, Places

The Marietta Museum of History is housed on the second floor of the historic Kennesaw House.

The museum features four galleries including: Homelife, General History, the Military and Andrews’ Raiders Room, which tells the story of the plot by Union raiders. Within those galleries items are rotated in and out. "Even our regulars can see something different when they come," Jan Galt Russell, director of the museum, said.

The museum, which opened in 1996, also does temporary exhibits, which are changed about every six months. The next exhibit will be Divided and United: The Women of Marietta during the Civil War. Check back for a closer look at the exhibit.

Originally a cotton warehouse built in 1845, it was remodeled to become the Fletcher House Hotel in 1855. During the Civil War the hotel temporarily served as a makeshift hospital and morgue.