Macon ga railroad history book

The first president of the central of georgia was william washington gordon, who oversaw the building of the rail lines to macon and the initial construction of a. As richard prince points out in his book, central of georgia railway and connecting. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, georgia library of. Ellen craft 18261891 and william craft september 25, 1824 january 29, 1900 were slaves from macon, georgia in the united states who escaped to the north in december 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in philadelphia on christmas day. The earliest inhabitants were the cherokee, muskogee who later became part of the creek nation and uchee indians. Still exists as a lessor of norfolk southern railway operating subsidiary central of georgia railroad. The railroad itself comes to life as well, for we see through the lenses of company. Macon lies near the geographic center of the state, approximately 85 miles 7 km southeast of atlanta, hence the citys nickname the heart of georgia located near the fall line of the ocmulgee river, macon had a 2018 estimated population of 153,095.

The central of georgia railway reporting mark cg started as the central rail road and canal company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to central rail road and banking company of georgia. Construction of a railroad line began in 1835 and by 1843, the line to macon had been completed, a distance of 190 miles making it, at that time, the longest continuous railroad line under one management in the world. On july 1, 1971, the southern railway formed a new company called the central of georgia railroad company. The macon and brunswick railroad company was granted a charter by the state of in march 1856. The ancestor of this early railroad was the monroe railroad company, commonly called the macon and monroe railroad. This new railroad completed the line into atlanta in 1846 by adding 21 more miles 34 km for a grand total of 102 miles 164 km. Find daily local breaking news, opinion columns, videos and community events. Arthur e cochran was named the president of the company during a meeting of stockholders that same year. A view from the georgia upcountry journal of economic history 49. Still exists as a subsidiary of the norfolk southern railway. Statewide railroad industry context pdf georgia department of. Steinberg on behalf of the middle georgia regional library author.

This road was chartered just three days after the central, on december 23, 1833. The 91st county, it was named for the recentlydeceased general nathaniel macon of north carolina. Shows railroad lines emanating south and east of atlanta going toward macon and columbus, ga. Historical facts such as these come to life through the photographs in this book. Georgia boasts one of the most extensive freight rail systems in the u. While the railroad was growing, so too were the new savannah rail yards and shops. The macon and brunswick railroad ran from macon, georgia to brunswick, georgia. The contributions of the railroad to georgias history have been increasingly. The charter allowed for the construction of a line from brunswick, georgia or a point along the atlantic and gulf railroad 185679 to macon, georgia.

It was bought in foreclosure and the name was changed to the macon and western railroad in 1845. Follow the telegraph for the latest headlines on macon telegraph news. This railroad was purchased by the central railroad and banking company of georgia in 1872. Civil war maps, available online, railroads, georgia library of. The railroad system in georgia includes 28 freight railroads, including two class i railroads norfolk southern and csx, as well as the largest intermodal facility on the east coast. In his book the new south comes to wiregrass georgia 18601910 author. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. This new company consisted of the central of georgia railway company, the georgia and florida railway company, the savannah and atlanta railway company, and the wrightsville and tennille railroad company.