Perhaps one of the more unusual monuments you'll find in a small town is this one paid for by Mark A. Cooper in Cartersville, GA
The monument with a marble shaft has the rare distinction of a debtor honoring his creditors. Losses during the panic of 1857 forced Mr. Cooper, who was the proprietor of the nearby Etowah Iron Works, to offer this property for sale to satisfy a $100,000 debt. 38 of his friends signed notes totaling the amount to save the enterprise. When the debt was repaid three years later, he built this monument on which the names of the 38 benefactors are iscribed.
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