I came across this site today and enjoyed it. I thought it would be of interest to others on this list.....Winnette History of Mining in Bartow County, Georgia http://www.innerx.net/personal/tsmith/FShist.html About 1900, there were large iron ore deposits opened throughout the district. Railroads were built from the main railroad lines to the iron deposits. The major producers were: Joel Hurt Sims Monford Barney Sloan William S. Peebles Some of the minerals in Bartow County are: IRON ORE, LIMONITE AND HEMATITE BARYTES OCHRE UMBER LIMESTONE MANGANESE BAUXITE TRIPOLI POTASH SLATE AND SHALE BRICK CLAY GOLD GRANITE COBALT TITANIUM SULFIDES SILICA AND QUARTZ HALLOYSITE PICROLITE BLACK LEAD OR GRAPHITE OTHER MINERALS