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Western and Atlantic Railroad Depot

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    July 16, 2025

    WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD DEPOT

    CONSTRUCTION DATE: 1852

    BUILDER: WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD ORIGINAL OCCUPANCY: RAILROAD

    HERE, DURING THE CIVIL WAR ON APRIL 12, 1862, THE ENGINE "TEXAS" DROPPED A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR WITH ORDER TO WARN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY IN CHATTANOOGA THAT UNION RAIDERS WERE COMING WITH THE ENGINE "GENERAL"

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      Location: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States

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