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The Georgia Railroad built this roughly 400-yard span, 60 feet above the water, in the early 1840s, linking Augusta toward the new town of Marthasville (Atlanta). On November 19, 1864, Geary's Federals drove off defenders and burned the bridge.
The Oconee River Railroad Bridge is a historical marker in Buckhead, Morgan County. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Morgan County, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.5411, -83.2858 near Buckhead. The nearest cataloged historic site is Swords (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include The March to the Sea, Park's Mill, and Mount Zion Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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