Flemingsburg Hotel was the home of James J. Andrews.
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Flemingsburg Hotel was the home of James J. Andrews. JG Bogle |
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Kentucky State Historical Marker, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, in front of old Flemingsburg Hotel where James J. Andrews lived. JG Bogle |
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Georgia Historical Marker at Morrow, Georgia, south of Atlanta, the birthplace and boyhood home of Conductor William A. Fuller. JG Bogle |
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Tennessee State Historical Marker near Shelbyville, Tennessee, where the Andrews Raiders met to begin their journey into Georgia. JG Bogle |
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Kennesaw House in Marietta, GA is where most of the Raiders spent the night before the raid. JG Bogle |
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Lacy Hotel Marker. The Lacy Hotel was the place for breakfast in Big Shanty the morning of April 12, 1862. The train was totally unprotected as everyone took advantage of the 20 minute stop for breakfast, thus making the General easy prey for Andrews Raiders. DA Joswick |
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Marker located at the beginning of The Great Locomotive Chase, Big Shanty (Kennesaw), Georgia. Marker was placed by the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway in 1901. JG Bogle |
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This is a view of the Western & Atlantic Railroad track looking north directly in front of where the Lacy Hotel once stood. DA Joswick |
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Moon's Station Marker JG Bogle |
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Site of Moon's Station, north of Big Shanty (Kennesaw), Georgia on the W&ARR. JG Bogle |
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Iron furnace of Cooper Iron Works on the Etowah River at the base of the Allatoona Dam. Built by Moses Stroup about 1845. JG Bogle |
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Original supports of the Western & Atlantic Railroad Bridge over the Etowah River. The bridge was in service on July 8, 1847. JG Bogle |
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Site of the Western & Atlantic Railroad station at Cass, Georgia. JG Bogle |
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Georgia Historical Marker describing the exploits of the Raiders at Kingston. DA Joswick |
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Remains of the depot foundation at Kingston, Georgia on the W&ARR facing south. JG Bogle |
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Abandoned right-of-way of the Rome Railroad wye at Kingston, Georgia. To the right is the depot location and to the left is track leading to the W&ARR northbound. Rome is directly behind the camera position. JG Bogle |
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Adairsville Marker. JG Bogle |
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Adairsville, Georgia depot facing north on the W&ARR. The depot was built about 1891. JG Bogle |
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Abutment at the north end of the Western & Atlantic Railroad bridge over the Oostanaula River, Resaca, Georgia. The bridge was in service on July 22, 1847. Original stone can be clearly seen. JG Bogle |
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Georgia Historical Marker for the railroad tunnel at Tunnel Hill, Georgia. JG Bogle |
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Old tunnel on the W&ARR through Chetoogeta Mountain; begun in 1848. The first train passed through on May 9, 1850. Its length is 1,477 feet. The tunnel was abandoned in 1928 when a new tunnel was bored to the left behind the fence. JG Bogle |
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Old tunnel on the W&ARR through Chetoogeta Mountain as as it appeared in 1993. DA Joswick |
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Pre Civil War depot at Tunnel Hill, Georgia, built from local limestone. It is now incorporated in a local feed mill. JG Bogle |
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Georgia Historical Marker for the depot at Ringgold, Georgia. JG Bogle |
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The Ringgold depot was built in 1849. It is the only depot between Atlanta and Chattanooga that has been in continuous use since May 9, 1850. JG Bogle |
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Marker located at the end of The Great Locomotive Chase, two miles north of Ringgold. Marker was placed by the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway in 1901. JG Bogle |
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Marker at the site of Andrews' hanging at Third and Juniper in Atlanta. JG Bogle |
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On the edge of Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery is a monument to the eight executed Raiders. Seven of them were hanged about 100 yards in the distance. JG Bogle |
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