Cooper's Furnance

Using the jagged rocks it is built with I and friends, when teenagers, climbed this.  That was over 60 years ago.  It occurred to me recently, that I did not have a picture of this structure so it was on my To Do list the next time I was near.   So, here it is.

Below, copies and pasted is my research on Cooper's Furnace, why just reword what I read?  This is less work.

1. Mark Cooper was a politician and an early organizer of the W&A RR. He bought a half interest in Moses & Jacob Stroup's Etowah Furnace and Bloomary on Stamp Creek in 1843. Cooper and Stroup planned a move to the Etowah River to be closer to the railroad, timberland and iron ore. The Etowah Manufacturing ...

2. Cooper Furnace Day Use Area - Mobile District

   www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Recreation/Allatoona-Lake/Day-Use/Cooper-Furnace-park/

   Coopers Furnace Day Use Park is open seasonally and is situated along the north bank of the Etowah River. The park has lots of single car parking, no trailers allowed. This park also allows a great view of the dam from downstream. Park Features: The old Coopers Furnace Iron Works Site Flush toilet restroom facilities

3. Cooper Furnace, Cartersville, Georgia | Built by Moses Strou… |...

   www.flickr.com/photos/26948955@N05/4209473003

   Dec 23, 2009 ... Built by Moses Stroupe in the 1830's and purchased by politician Mark Cooper in the 1840's. The furnace was still in operation until it was destroyed by U.S. Troops in 1864 during the Civil War. All that remains of Cooper's Iron Works is the stone stack. It is located in the day use area of Allatoona Lake.

4. Cooper's Furnace, Cartersville, Georgia - Roadside Georgia

   roadsidegeorgia.com/site/cooperiron.html

   Nov 16, 2003 ... The only remains of the bustling industrial town of Etowah is the furnace at CooperIron Works. Built by Jacob Stroup in the 1830's, this foundry was the first in the area. A politician named Mark Cooper purchased the foundry from Stroup in 1844 after losing the election for governor to George Crawford in ...

5. Mark Anthony Cooper's Iron Works – Georgia Historical Society

   georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/mark-anthony-coopers-iron-works/

   Year Erected: 1962. Marker Text: These ruins of an old iron furnace built by Moses Stroup are all that remain of Cooper's Iron Works, developed by Mark Anthony Cooper, pioneer industrialist, politician, and farmer. Cooper was born in 1800 near Powelton, Ga. Graduating from S.C. College (now University of S.C.) in 1819, ...

6. The Lost City of Etowah, Georgia | The Camak Stone

   thecamakstone.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/the-lost-city-of-etowah-georgia/

   Oct 11, 2013 ... Many Georgians have not heard of Etowah but may have visited the CoopersFurnace Day Use area at the base of Allatoona Dam in Cartersville, Georgia. Image. Etowah is recorded as being founded in 1845, established by Mark Anthony Cooper which started out as the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining ...

7. Cooper's Furnace and Laurel Ridge Trails - GeorgiaTrails.com

   www.georgiatrails.com/gt/Cooper's_Furnace__and_Laurel_Ridge_Trails

   It then crosses a Laurel Ridge to an improved road, which is the return path to Cooper's Furnace. This is a great family hike and it is interpreted in places. History Mark Antony Cooper served during the Seminole Wars, in command of Fort Cooper (near Inverness) and his men help build the military road that connected with ...