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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25E4_spreader-jx635_Duluth-GA.html
Built: 1926
Builder: O.F. Jordan Company
Built For: MacDougald Construction Co.
Class: Knuckle Brace
Weight: 85,000 lbs
The Spreader was a railroad car designed to spread or shape ballast profiles as well as clear snow in winter. The various…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25D0_passenger-coach-no-3780_Duluth-GA.html
This all-steel passenger coach was built for the Southern Railway System by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in 1924. It has a seating capacity of 72. Withdrawn from service in 1959 for presentation by the Southern Railway System to this rail trans…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25CZ_steam-locomotion-at-high-tide_Duluth-GA.html
Steam Locomotion at High Tide!
"Born of a railroad, Atlanta grew as its railroads grew."
Margaret Mitchell in "Gone With The Wind."
In March 1926, the 290, a Pacific type 4-6-2 steam passenger engine, was delivered to the Atlanta and West P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C8R_the-history-of-the-miniature-train-company_Duluth-GA.html
Many of us can fondly recall the small train sets that operated at fairs, zoos, parks and yes, even the occasional drive in theater. Trains such as this reached their peak popularity during the 1950s & 1960s.
Several years ago, two such part tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME8U_home-of-alice-harrell-strickland-georgias-first-woman-mayor_Duluth-GA.html
Alice Harrell Strickland (1859-1947) and her husband Henry built this home in 1898. The Stricklands raised seven children before Henry's death in 1917. Mrs. Strickland then became a community leader. With her service as Mayor of Duluth in 1922-23,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME8O_peachtree-road_Duluth-GA.html
At Fort Daniel on Hog Mountain, about 12 miles NE, began the original Peachtree Road to the village of Standing Peachtree on the Chattahoochee River. This old road was opened to haul military supplies to the river. These were to be floated downstr…