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Two railroad dramas converged near here. The locomotive 'General' stopped for water during the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862; on October 13, 1864, French's Confederate division shelled a blockhouse and captured the Iowa garrison guarding the Western & Atlantic line.
The Chase, and a Battle is a historical marker in Tilton, Whitfield County, erected in 2004. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.6650, -84.9382 near Tilton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tilton Community Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Henton Cemetery, Battles of Tilton, and The Dixie Highway Becomes Dixie Highway.
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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