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1840: Report from Marietta on progress of Western & Atlantic Railroad

Summary by Cobb County Courier
By Larry Felton Johnson The Western & Atlantic Railroad played a large role in the development of what became metro Atlanta. It was formed to build a state-owned railroad from what later became Atlanta, to the Tennessee River, opening Georgia to trade connections with the Tennessee and Ohio river valleys. In 1845 the partially completed railroad began regular service between Atlanta (which had been renamed from Terminus to Marthasville at that t…
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Cobb County Courier broke the news in on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
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