Illinois Monument, Marietta

Name: Illinois Monument
Address: Marietta, United States

#3 among attractions in Marietta

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The Illinois Monument is a public monument located in the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The monument honors the soldiers from Illinois who fought in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. It is located on Cheatham Hill, the site of intense fighting during the battle, and was dedicated in 1914, on the 50th anniversary of the battle. It was designed by Mario Korbel and James Dibelka. ()

Coordinates: 33°56'4"N, 84°35'54"W

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Marietta United States

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Illinois Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw
79 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.
2.6 miN
Mountain
Little Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta
66 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.
3.1 miNE
Square
Marietta Square, Marietta
79 min walk • Marietta Square, also called Glover Park, is a park and traditional city center in Marietta, Georgia, United States.
3 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta
78 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.
~300 ftNE
Hill
Cheatham Hill, Marietta
2 min walk • Cheatham Hill is a summit in the U.S. state of Georgia. The elevation is 1,122 feet. Cheatham Hill was named after Benjamin F. Cheatham, a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
2.9 miE
Cemetery
Marietta Confederate Cemetery, Marietta
74 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.
3.1 miNE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Strand Theatre, Marietta
80 min walk • The Strand Theatre is a multi-use performing arts and film center in Marietta, Georgia, United States.
3.2 miNE
Church
Zion Baptist Church, Marietta
83 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.
2.8 miNE
Cemetery
St. James Episcopal Cemetery, Marietta
72 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.
2.7 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Arnoldus Brumby House, Marietta
70 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.
3.1 miNE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Northwest Marietta Historic District, Marietta
80 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.