National Historic Landmark · Cartersville, Georgia

Etowah Mounds

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Etowah Mounds
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
AddressN bank of Etowah River, Cartersville, GA
CountyBartow County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forPrehistoric archaeology
Level of significanceNational
Also known asEtowah; Etowah Valley District
Reference number66000272
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressN bank of Etowah River, Cartersville, GA
Coordinates34.1280° N, 84.8071° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Bartow County

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  • Bartow County, Georgia
    Michele Rodgers, 1996
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  • Bartow County Georgia Images of America
    Michele Rogers, 1996
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Georgia travel guides

  • Backroads and Byways of Georgia
    David B Jenkins, 2023
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  • Travel Guides - Georgia and the Carolinas
    Lonely Planet and Amy C. Balfour, 2019
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  • Moon Georgia
    Jim Morekis, 2018
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Etowah Mounds listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Etowah Mounds?

N bank of Etowah River, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Etowah Mounds?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000272. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.