Historical Marker

Full Steam Ahead!

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Marks the arrival of the Georgia Railroad, chartered in 1833 by Athens businessmen, whose 1883 trestles over Trail Creek finally carried trains into the heart of downtown.

About this site

Full Steam Ahead! 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 33.9584, -83.3709 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Athens Daily News (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Athena, Olympic Games in Athens, and Clarke County.

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

📍 33.9584, -83.3709 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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