Live at Sessions Stand
Sessions Stand 397 North Sessions Street, Marietta, GA, United StatesRailroad History at the Smyrna Rotary Club
Brawner Hall 3180 Atlanta Road, Smyrna, GA, United StatesGeorgia Archives: Oddities on the (Georgia) Rails
Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA, United StatesWhile many histories center on dates and places, they overlook some funnier, if not downright bizarre, happenings throughout the years. From armed robberies to a duel between long-time friends, some of the most intriguing events to happen in history were plain weird. Author Todd DeFeo recounts some of the highlights (or lowlights) that happened on […]
Trestles, Runaway Trains, and Streetcars: Athens’ Unexpected Railroad History
Athens-Clarke County Library 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA, United StatesAthens, Georgia, has a deep railroad history, and it extends beyond the trestle on the back of a local band’s album. It includes a streetcar system that whisked Athenians around town and a narrow-gauge railroad in the region that struggled to connect with The Classic City. The stories of the local railroad history are as […]
Keep Smyrna Beautiful Garden Tour
Reed House 3080 Atlanta Road, Smyrna, GA, United StatesPlease check with Keep Smyrna Beautiful for information on how to attend.
Death on the Rails in Georgia & Beyond
Covenant Presbyterian Church 2881 Canton Road, Marietta, GA, United StatesSlavery and the Southern Railroads
North Cobb Senior Center 3900 South Main Street, Acworth, GA, United StatesClarksville Railroad History
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center 200 S Second Street, Clarksville, TN, United StatesThe Unexpected Local Railroad History
Donaldson-Bannister Farm 4831 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA, United StatesRailroad history isn’t always like what the history books tell. Whether it’s the lines that passed through an area or the ones that were proposed but never built, railroads are the story of the region’s transportation. It was a combination of railroads that made sense, some that didn’t and ambitions that never made it to […]