Journey Through Marietta, Cobb History

Cobb County is celebrating National and Georgia Historic Preservation Month in May.

The Cobb Coalition for Historic Preservation, formed of historic preservation groups from around Cobb County, is celebrating Preservation Month with a series of historic sites and museums open to the general public for free or at reduced rates over the first three weekends in May.

The event kicks off with a reception at the historic Anderson House just off Marietta Square from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on May 2.

On May 4 and May 5, sites in and around Marietta will be open to the public free of charge, including:

• Hyde Farm,
• Green-Bullard House,
• Root House Museum and Garden,
• St. James' Episcopal Church Cemetery, and
• Brumby Hall and Gardens.

The second weekend, May 11-12, will feature sites in north Cobb County. Sites that will be open free of charge in Acworth and Kennesaw include:

• Cowen Farmstead,
• Bethel AME Church,
• Acworth Rosenwald School,
• Lake Acworth Beach and Bath House, and
• 1942 Caboose in Acworth.

Sites open at a reduced admission and 10 percent off in the gift shop include:

• The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History and
• the Smith-Gilbert Gardens.

The last weekend, May 18-19, presents sites in South Cobb and West Cobb, including Mableton, Smyrna, Vinings, Powder Springs and Austell.

Sites that will be open free of charge include:

• Smyrna Memorial Cemetery, 
• Smyrna Museum,
• First Baptist Church Rock Chapel,
• Gautschy House (Honeybee Store),
• Williams Park Neighborhood Tours,
• Shoupade Park,
• Hooper-Turner House,
• Historic Mable House, 
• Concord Covered Bridge Historic District: Covered Bridge, Ruff's Mill, the Miller's House and Rock House,
• Seven Springs Museum,
• The Southern Quilt Trail,
• Butner-McTyre General Store,
• Concord Woolen Mill Ruins, and
• Coats and Clark Threadmill.

Drive-by sites include:

• Taylor-Brawner House and Brawner Hall,
• Aunt Fanny's Cabin,
• Smith-Smitt House,
• Clarkdale Mill Village,
• Solomon and Penelopy Pace House,
• Old Pavilion,
• Yarbrough House,
• Gann House, and
• Butner-McTyre General Store.

For further information, visit the Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society Web site at cobblandmarks.com.