Historical Marker

Site - Moon's Station

Kennesaw · Cobb County · Erected 1954

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

A stop on the Western & Atlantic Railroad just north of Big Shanty, on the route of the April 12, 1862 Great Locomotive Chase, when Andrews' raiders raced the stolen locomotive General toward Chattanooga.

About this site

Site - Moon's Station is a historical marker in Kennesaw, Cobb County, erected in 1954. It is one of 152 historical markers documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0517, -84.6154 near Kennesaw. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shiloh Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Henderson Cemetery, Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery, and Hickory Grove Baptist Cemetery.

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

📍 34.0517, -84.6154 · Kennesaw, Cobb County

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Nearby in Cobb County

Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery

Kennesaw

Cemetery

Hickory Grove Baptist Cemetery

Federal Occupation of Big Shanty

Kennesaw · 1954

Historical Marker

Stewart's Corps at Big Shanty