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The Unexpected Western & Atlantic: Tales from Cartersville and Beyond
Bartow History Museum 4 East Church Street, Cartersville, GA, United States -
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Live at Sessions Stand
Sessions Stand 397 North Sessions Street, Marietta, GA, United States -
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Georgia Archives: Oddities on the (Georgia) Rails
While 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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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Death on the Rails in Georgia & Beyond
Covenant Presbyterian Church 2881 Canton Road, Marietta, GA, United States -
Slavery and the Southern Railroads
North Cobb Senior Center 3900 South Main Street, Acworth, GA, United StatesLearn from a railroad historian how the railroad companies in the South were the first to build railroads, and how they heavily relied on enslaved labor to not only build, […]