The Central of Georgia's Savannah complex, with its 1850s depot, trainshed, and roundhouse, is considered the most complete antebellum railroad shops surviving in the United States, now the Georgia State Railroad Museum.
Central of Georgia (1977)
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Central of Georgia is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1977. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0761, -81.0993 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Battle of Savannah, Savannah Besieged, and Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Central of Georgia” names 2 distinct records in Chatham County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1977 in Savannah. The others:
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