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How Did Marietta Get Its Name?

Summary by The Georgia Sun
The story of how Marietta got its name isn’t etched in stone—or even in ink, for that matter. In a city with roots stretching back to the early 1830s, the origin of its name has become a blend of fact and local lore, leaving residents to wonder: Who—or what—was Marietta? The most widely accepted theory connects the city to Mary Cobb, the wife of U.S. Senator and Judge Thomas Willis Cobb, after whom Cobb County was named. With Cobb’s influence lo…
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