Modern-day Bartow County, Georgia, has grown from a Mississippian culture along the Etowah River, to the hunting trails and towns of the Cherokee, to become Cass County with iron ore and rich mineral deposits, and then to the Bartow County of cotton and textiles.

The Bartow History Center focuses on the settlement and development of Bartow County, Georgia, beginning with the early nineteenth century, when the Cherokee still inhabited the area. Early European settler life, the iron ore and bauxite industries, Civil War strife, post-war recovery, the Great Depression era, early textile industry, and notable figures are depicted through interactive exhibits in the permanent gallery space.

Our  temporary exhibits highlight various aspects of Bartow County, the State of Georgia, and Southeastern United States history.