- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Austell
- Contributor to Resource:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Date of Original:
- 1951
- Subject:
- Water towers--Georgia--Austell
Railroad tracks--Georgia--Austell
Vehicles--Georgia--Austell
Buildings--Georgia--Austell
Streets--Georgia--Austell
Trees--Georgia--Austell
Commercial buildings--Georgia--Austell
Cities and towns--Georgia
Austell (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Austell, 33.81261, -84.63438
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The town of Austell, in Cobb County, was named for the banker Alfred Austell in honor of his work to build two branches of the Southern Railway. This photograph of Main Street in downtown Austell was taken in 1951.
This photograph of Main Street in downtown Austell, Georgia, was taken in 1951. Railroad tracks lie on one side of the street, and many cars are parked diagonally. A row of buildings lines the other side of the street. A water tower rises above the town. The town of Austell, in Cobb County, was named for the banker Alfred Austell in honor of his work to build two branches of the Southern Railway. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/alfred-austell-1814-1881/austell/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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