Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Recreated artillery position on Kennesaw Mountain
Map showing the location of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Map showing the location of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Map showing the location of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Map showing the location of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
LocationCobb County, Georgia, USA
Nearest cityMarietta, GA
Coordinates33°58′59″N 84°34′41″W / 33.98306°N 84.57806°W / 33.98306; -84.57806
Area2,913.63 acres (11.7910 km2)[1]
EstablishedFebruary 18, 1917[2]
Visitors1,005,510 (in 2005)
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteKennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is located in Metro Atlanta
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is located in Georgia
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is located in the United States
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Nearest cityMarietta, Georgia
Area2,923 acres (1,182.9 ha)
Built1933
ArchitectPeter Valentine Kolb
Architectural styleFederal, Moderne
NRHP reference No.66000063[3]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

Kennesaw Battlefield Park preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, and also contains Kennesaw Mountain. It is located at 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia. The name "Kennesaw" derives from the Cherokee Indian "Gah-nee-sah" meaning "cemetery" or burial ground.[4] The area was designated as a U.S. historic district on October 15, 1966.

  1. ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2020" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2021. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
  2. ^ "Park Anniversaries". Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "History & Culture - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park", NPS.gov, 2009. Retrieved on November 6, 2012.