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Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed is a former passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860 by the Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This pair of buildings was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] a listing that was expanded in 1978 to the old Central of Georgia ...
Caboose 31580, built by the company's own Macon, GA shops in 1937, currently resides at the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, PA. Caboose X-92. The wood caboose was built in 1916 as a ventilated boxcar, and the Central of Georgia converted the car into a caboose in 1942. On display at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA.
The Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad had previously operated under its own name between Savannah and Thomasville. At the start of 1864, workers had graded the main line route to a point within about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Bainbridge. 15 miles (24 km) of the portion west of Thomasville already had crossties on the grade.
On July 25, 1855, [29] A. J. Orr was brutally murdered, apparently by a recaptured escaped slave, while Orr was working as a "railroad contractor" for the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad. [30] Railroad contractor in this context meant he had "ninety hands (negroes) in his employ."
1860 – Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed built. 1861 March 21: Cornerstone Speech by Alexander H. Stephens. Port blockaded by U.S. government. [2] 4 dollar banknote from the Bank of Commerce in Savannah, Georgia, 1864. Green House (residence) built. 1864 – December 22: Savannah taken by Union forces. [25] 1866 – City board of ...
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Hill Hall (Savannah State College) (NRHP) W. B. Hodgson Hall (NRHP) St. Philip African Methodist Episcopal Church (NRHP) Historic districts The Gingerbread House, at 1921 Bull Street, is in Savannah's Victorian Historic District. Juliette Gordon Low Historic District (NRHP and National Historic Landmark District) Carver Village Historic ...
The initial route of that state-sponsored project was to run from Chattanooga to a spot east of the Chattahoochee River, in present-day Fulton County. The plan was to eventually link up with the Georgia Railroad from Augusta and the Macon and Western Railroad, which ran from Macon to Savannah. An engineer was chosen to recommend the location ...