- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1884-84
- Subject:
- Railroads--Georgia--Atlanta
Laborers--Georgia
African Americans--1880-1890
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, 33.94147, -84.57667
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Waterspout on the W&A R.R. Noonday Fill Washout (looking west) View of the pond. About a dozen or so acres in area, and 20 feet deep in places. Ruins of the coffer dam, which was torn to pieces by the whirlpool. Taken in the afternoon. 25 1/2 miles from Atlanta. Rainfall 12 1/2 inches at Marietta 5 1/2 miles distant, that night, April 14-15, 1884.
Elevated view of pond and destroyed dam demonstrating flooding in the area that caused track failures and a train wreck on the Western and Atlantic Railroad near Marietta, Georgia.
Railroads; trains; wrecks; disasters; laborers, African Americans;
The Western and Atlantic Railroad (also known as the W&A), was established by the Georgia State Legislature in 1836 and completed in 1851 thereby connecting Chattanooga, Tennessee to Terminus (later Atlanta), Georgia. The W&A was the site of Andrews Raid (also known as the Great Locomotive Chase) on April 12, 1862 during the United States Civil War. The State of Georgia retains ownership to the W&A and is currently leasing the line’s operation to CSX Transportation until 2019. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.4007.001
ahc1704007001a - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1422
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
