- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of "The General," one of two locomotives involved in Andrews Raid in the Civil War, Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, ca. 1961-1962]
- Date of Original:
- 1961/1962
- Subject:
- Special events--Georgia--Calhoun
Transportation--Georgia--Calhoun
Locomotives--Georgia--Calhoun
Railroads--Cars
Railroads--Tracks
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1860-1865
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, Calhoun, 34.50259, -84.95105
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Calhoun, ca. 1961-1962. Crowd turns out to look at "The General." This was one of two locomotives involved in Andrews Raid in the Civil War. Gov. Ernest Vandiver accompanied the locomotive on its visit to Calhoun. Jack Barrett, a resident of Gordon County, manned the throttle.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_gor314
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:gor314
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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