Historical Marker

The Railroad

Allatoona · Bartow County

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To carry trains over the ridge, the 1840s Western & Atlantic Railroad cut a passage up to 175 feet deep through solid rock here, the line's deepest cut and the very prize both armies fought to control.

About this site

The Railroad is a historical marker in Allatoona, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1140, -84.7150 near Allatoona. The nearest cataloged historic site is A Demand For Surrender (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Battle of Allatoona Pass, Welcome to Allatoona Pass Battlefield, and Wartime Allatoona.

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

📍 34.1140, -84.7150 · Allatoona, Bartow County

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