- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Old 87
- Date of Original:
- 1890/1899
- Subject:
- Locomotives--Georgia--Fayetteville
Railroads--Georgia--Fayetteville
Railroad tracks--Georgia--Fayetteville
Railroads--Employees
Railroad stations--Georgia--Fayetteville
Buildings--Georgia--Fayetteville
Fayetteville (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fayette County, Fayetteville, 33.44873, -84.45493
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The "Old 87" locomotive sits on the tracks outside the Fayetteville depot late in the nineteenth century. The Atlanta and Florida railroad line arrived in Fayetteville in 1888 and spurred an economic recovery in the area following the devastation of the Civil War.
Photograph of a locomotive named "Old 87" sitting on the tracks outside the Fayetteville, Georgia depot late in the nineteenth century. Three men sit on the pilot, and three other men stand next to the train. The depot stands in the background.
The Atlanta and Florida railroad line arrived in Fayetteville in 1888 and spurred an economic recovery in the area following the devastation of the Civil War. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/fayetteville/m-9273/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Fayetteville Historical Society
Courtesy of Fayette County Historical Society - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/fayetteville
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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