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Iron Butterfly Trail

Odyssey of Joy

Artist: Patricia Eastin

Sponsored By: Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce

Location. Rose Lawn Museum, Cartersville, GA 30120

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A Bird In Bloom

Artist: Dorothy Reavis

Sponsored By: Cartersville Downtown Development Authority

Location. Friendship Plaza Downtow, Cartersville, GA 30120

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Peace in Dogwoods

Artist: Abigail Hennington

In memory of Bonnie Cook

Location. Dellinger Park, Cartersville, GA 30120

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No Longer Caterpillars

Artist: Reagan Gardner

A gift from the students of the Class of 2023

Sponsored By: West Metro Driving School

Location. Woodland High School, Cartersville, GA 30120

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Salute to the Valiant

Artist: Patricia Eastin

Sponsored By: Rogers Technical Services

Location. To Be Determined

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Artist: Brittany Gregory

Sponsored By: Only in Cartersville-Bartow Tourism

Location. Clarence Brown Conference Center,

Cartersville, GA 30120

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Sponsored By: LakePoint Sports

Location. Not Yet Determined

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Sponsored By: Pritchard Injury Firm

Location. Not Yet Determined

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Botanical Butterfly

Artist: Faith Tatum

Sponsored By: Cartersville-Bartow Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia

Location. Dellinger Park, Cartersville, GA 30120

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The Butterfly Effect

Artist: Palma Rhoades

Sponsored By: Holt Family Property Holdings

Largos  /  Drowned Valley Brewing Co  /  Game of Throwns

Location. Friendship Plaza Downtown, Cartersville, GA 30120

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Ode to Ostentatious Plumes

Artist: Patricia Eastin

Sponsored by: Penfield Property Management

Location. Downtown, Adairsville, GA 30103

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Flying Dreams

Artist: Catalina Gomez-Beuth

Sponsored By: Intercultural Fest

Location. Friendship Plaza, Cartersville, GA 30120

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Artist: Amy Wilmoth Watts

Sponsored By: The Tidwell Family

Location. To Be Determined

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Sponsored By: Blackstone Realty Group

Location. Not Yet Determined, Cartersville, GA 30120

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Sponsored By: Southland Engineering, Inc.

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Sponsored By: Cartersville Bartow Public Library

Location. Cartersville Library Butterfly Garden

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The Iron Butterfly Trail

The Iron Butterfly Trail was created in direct response to this question, "What will our "bulldog" be?" While it may seem silly worded that way, we understood the community very much wanted an icon to represent who we are. After much research we landed with the Iron Butterfly. It takes us from our mining history to our colorful and creative present. These butterflies are built and prepped locally at Steel Materials and each is hand painted by an artist. Local organizations sponsor a butterfly with a one time tax deductible donation which covers the entire process from idea to install for the butterfly and the signage.​

Each year, the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce hosts a class of local leaders in a process called Leadership Bartow. Within the 2021-22 class, a small group took on the project of reinvigorating the trail systems in Cartersville and Bartow County through the arts. The Iron Butterfly Trails unifies the trail systems and offers opportunities for local entities to get involved through direct sponsorship of large, artistic, metal butterflies placed in various prime locations.

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