Historical Marker

Athens Gets Connected

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

The Georgia Rail Road first stopped at Carr's Hill until 1883, when local investors finally bridged Trail Creek and the North Oconee, carrying trains downtown over trestles of Stone Mountain granite.

About this site

Athens Gets Connected is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9565, -83.3670 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Railroad Heritage (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Railroad Heritage, A Railroad is Born, and Railroad Heritage.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9565, -83.3670 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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