Marietta Square, also called Glover Park, is a

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and traditional city center in

Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. 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 ...

, United States.

History

When the

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courthouse burned in 1848,

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John Glover donated the land to the city on the condition that it would stay a park or return to its heirs. Since then, the new courthouse has moved to its existing location, across the street from the southeast corner of the park. During the

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, the park was used as a training ground for the militia. On the north end of the park, a well provided water to parched men and women with a trough for horses. In the early 1900s the

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trolley system was extended to Marietta and the trolley would turn around by circling the park. There was a maintenance shed across the street from the northeast corner.

Photos

File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US.jpg, Replica of Liberty Bell File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US (02).jpg, Marietta City Hall File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US (03).jpg, Courthouse File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US (04).jpg, Art deco restaurant File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US (05).jpg, Strand Theatre File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US (06).jpg, Strand Theatre File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US (07).jpg, Art deco restaurant File:Marietta Square, Marietta, GA, US (08).jpg, Fountain File:Alexander Clay statue, Marietta, GA, US.jpg, Statue of Alexander Clay

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20080610190653/http://www.mariettasquare.com/index.html * http://www.eventsonthesquare.com/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20060929144840/http://www.mariettaga.gov/departments/parks_rec/parks/gloverpark.aspx Marietta, Georgia Parks in Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas of Cobb County, Georgia {{CobbCountyGA-geo-stub