Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw

Name: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Address: 900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr, Kennesaw, 30060, United States
Telephone: +1 770-427-4686

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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw

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Kennesaw Battlefield Park preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, and also contains Kennesaw Mountain. It is located at 905 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia. The name "Kennesaw" derives from the Cherokee Indian "Gah-nee-sah" meaning "cemetery" or burial ground. The area was designated as a U.S. historic district on October 15, 1966. ()

Alternative names: Visitors per year: 1.01 mil.Elevation: 1135 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°58'59"N, 84°34'40"W

Address

900 Kennesaw Mountain DrKennesaw 30060 United States

Contact

+1 770-427-4686

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Day trips

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kennesaw Mountain, Little Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta Square, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art.

0.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw
13 min walk • Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia in the United States with a summit elevation of 1,808 feet. It is the highest point in the core metro Atlanta area, and fifth after further-north exurban counties are considered. The local terrain averages roughly 1,000 feet AMSL.
1 miSW
Mountain
Little Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta
26 min walk • Little Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain in Cobb County, Georgia, northwest of Marietta and south of Kennesaw. It is a sub-peak of Kennesaw Mountain, the site of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
2.6 miSE
Square
Marietta Square, Marietta
68 min walk • Marietta Square, also called Glover Park, is a park and traditional city center in Marietta, Georgia, United States.
2.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta
70 min walk • The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art is an art museum located in Marietta, the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia. Founded in 1990, the Museum's classical revival building was built in 1910 as the Marietta Post Office.
3 miSE
Cemetery
Marietta Confederate Cemetery, Marietta
76 min walk • Marietta Confederate Cemetery is a large Confederate cemetery located in Marietta, Georgia, adjacent to the larger Marietta City Cemetery. The Marietta Confederate Cemetery is one of the largest burial grounds for Confederate dead.
2.6 miSE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Strand Theatre, Marietta
67 min walk • The Strand Theatre is a multi-use performing arts and film center in Marietta, Georgia, United States.
2.5 miSE
Church
Zion Baptist Church, Marietta
65 min walk • The Zion Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia is a Baptist church which was founded in 1866 by African American members of another Baptist church in the city.
3.1 miSE
Cemetery, Historical place
Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta
78 min walk • Marietta National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia. It encompasses 23.3 acres, and as of the end of 2006, had 18,742 interments.
2.3 miSE
Cemetery
St. James Episcopal Cemetery, Marietta
59 min walk • St. James' Episcopal Church Cemetery was founded in 1849, as a parish burial ground that was laid out on the furthest corner of the 20-acre St. James' Episcopal Church property, at the corner of Winn Street and what is now Polk Street in Marietta, Georgia. However, much of the space between the cemetery and St.
3.1 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Arnoldus Brumby House, Marietta
79 min walk • The Arnoldus Brumby House is a historic house in Marietta, Georgia, U.S. It was built in the Antebellum Era for a West Point graduate and Confederate colonel. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.5 miSE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Northwest Marietta Historic District, Marietta
63 min walk • The Northwest Marietta Historic District is a 230-acre historic district in Marietta, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It includes Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Plantation Plain, and other architecture.