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to enable the movement of troops and supplies between
Georgia and Florida. Grading of the route was completed by May 1863. This link was not completed until March 1865, a month before the end of hostilities. It was the first railroad connecting the states of Florida and Georgia. After the war, it was
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The line from the initial point in Wayne County to
Savannah continued to operate as the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad until the Georgia General Assembly consolidated that line under Atlantic and Gulf effective on May 1, 1863. The Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad had previously operated under
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Even though the
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad and the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad were nominally separate entities before they merged in 1863, the Atlantic and Gulf continued with the station numbering system of the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad. Over time additional stations were created
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Members of the
Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company also met in December 1856 to discuss the changes to the charter made by the Georgia legislature. They recommended that their company refuse to junction with or surrender charter privileges to the Atlantic and Gulf Company unless it was beneficial
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with the option of extending the line to
Brunswick and to the Flint River. The latter soon faded into obscurity. By 1836, the Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company was advertising their desire for a route from Brunswick to Apalachicola. The Brunswick and Florida faced major setbacks due to funding
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The construction of the railroad had a profound effect upon the geography of south
Georgia. The coming of railroad helped establish a number of new counties and moved several county seats. In general, the Atlantic and Gulf opened up south Georgia to settlement and population growth while also
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was a second projected route that was to link the junction of the
Brunswick and Florida Railroad and the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad at what is now Glenmore, Georgia to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad at Thomasville, Georgia. That line was never constructed. The Brunswick faction began
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In early 1856, a compromise was reached between the two competing companies was passed by the
Georgia General Assembly. They would both build to a certain point in south Georgia, and then a main trunk line was to be built. The company chartered to build that line was incorporated as the
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February 1856. Construction of the Atlantic and Gulf was forbidden until the junction of the Brunswick and Florida Railroad and the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad. After that junction had been made the line was to state from the intersection of the county lines of
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a line through northern
Lowndes County, and a line passing through Lowndes County and crossing the Withlacoochee River at Mineral Springs. On June 17, 1858, the company announced it had chosen the southernmost route of the three. In July 1858, a meeting of citizens from
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counties expressed their disapproval with the route chosen. They commented that the route chosen was too close to the Florida state line to be beneficial to the citizen of south Georgia and that because of it, the Atlantic and Gulf was in violation of its charter.
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its own name between Savannah and Thomasville. At the start of 1864, workers had graded the main line route to a point within about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Bainbridge. 15 miles (24 km) of the portion west of Thomasville already had crossties on the grade.
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By January 1872, the Atlantic and Gulf was still trying to expand beyond Bainbridge to the Gulf of Mexico and was still reporting increasing profits. By August, it asked for financial aid from the state of Georgia to help with the completion of the railroad to
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In the 1830s, a railroad route through south Georgia to the Atlantic coast was the goal of several different competing companies. The route was desired due to the growth of cotton production in the area and the lack of navigable rivers through the area. The
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The railroad sustained some damage the during Civil War compared to other railroads in Georgia. An estimated 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of the Atlantic and Gulf's rails were irreparably destroyed, with a total of 25.5 miles (41.0 km) damaged from
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The Atlantic and Gulf line remained open throughout most of the Civil War. Its remaining open allowed many people from central Georgia and coastal Georgia to take refuge in towns like Thomasville and Valdosta in south Georgia during the
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By April 1854, citizens in south Georgia were hoping that the two companies would avoid competition with one another and construct a "main trunk" line together. In November 1855, a bill was introduced to the Georgia General Assembly by
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and Florida, and forbade another route from existing with 20 miles (32 km) of their own. On that same day, the Great Western Railroad Company received their charter. Theirs allowed for a route from Macon to the start of the
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By November 1865, the grading of the route to Bainbridge had been completed and the rails were set to be purchased when company finances allowed. By late December 1867, the Atlantic and Gulf's line had been completed to
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Originally the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company had two junctions with the Brunswick and Florida Railroad. The first was with the Brunswick and Florida's branch line from what is now Schlatterville to what is now
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through a new charter from the state, but had also completed very little of the planned route. They also lacked the legal right to a more southern route that the Brunswick and Florida Railroad had by its charters.
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rivers were destroyed, but the long trestle across the Altamaha River was undamaged and ready to use by June 1865, when control of the Atlantic and Gulf was restored to its board of directors by General
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disrupted the construction of the Atlantic and Gulf. By April 1861, the railroad had just reached Thomasville. The original completion date to Bainbridge was supposed to be October 15, 1861.
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was taken up by the Confederate government of Georgia to be used in more militarily important regions. After the Civil War, Brunswick and Florida Railroad's line was taken over by the
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counties on their side and claimed that $ 40,000 in stock had been raised in Lowndes County alone. At that same time, the Savannah Albany, and Gulf Railroad had finished
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connecting it to areas from which it had previously been isolated. For decades after the railroad's establishment, new towns grew up along its route.
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to give the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf's southern branch line the right to cross the line of the Brunswick and Florida, but it did not pass.
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Company received its charter from the Georgia General Assembly on December 22, 1835. Their charter allowed them to select a route between
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Three different routes through Lowndes County were surveyed by E.L. Heriot, Chief Engineer for the company: a route through northern
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Ninth annual report of the president and directors of the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Rail Road Company, to the stockholders May 1863
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Report of the State Commissioners Representing the Stock Held by the State of in the Atlantic and Gulf Rail Road Company (1872)
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to the development of the city of Brunswick. They also wanted the junction, if it was to take place, to be located east of the
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that the route of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad was to pass through was sparsely populated. It dominated by large stands of
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near Doctortown. The Confederate victory temporarily kept the only train route from coastal Georgia to south Georgia open.
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Most of the engines used by the Atlantic and Gulf were named after rivers running through its route.
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was chartered in February 1856 by act of the Georgia General Assembly. It was also known as the
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Successor depot still in existence, but was moved in 1980 across the tracks.
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The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair
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Successor depot still in existence, but was moved to a local park in 1980.
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Tourist guide published for passengers of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.
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Junction with the branch line of Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company.
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Junction with the main line of Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company.
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Successor depot demolished to make room for the James Beck Overpass.
2848:. Valdosta, Georgia: Lowndes County Historical Society. p. 131.
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2678:"Second Report of the President of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad"
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by late December 1867. The route never reached all the way to the
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operated by the Atlantic and Gulf as the Florida Division.
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Season of 1876-1877: Guide to Southern Georgia and Florida
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at a foreclosure sale and reorganized in December as the
2823:. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. p. 199.
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Initial starting point of Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.
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from Summer to Autumn 1864. On December 19, 1864, the
2618:"Extension of the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad"
2743:"Letter to Supt., SA&G Railroad, March 5, 1865"
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and Atlantic and Gulf railroads also in early 1873.
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419:Railroad map of the South during the Civil War
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1639:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad: Florida Division
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1751:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad: Albany Division
1734:Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad
456:Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad
444:Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad
2874:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
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2948:American companies disestablished in 1879
2773:Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage
2572:. Milledgeville, Georgia. 9 December 1856
2467:. Milledgeville, Georgia. 11 October 1836
2440:Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage
442:In April 1861, the Atlantic and Gulf and
174:. Its main line is currently operated by
2933:Railway companies disestablished in 1879
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2650:. Milledgeville, Georgia. 10 August 1858
2538:Johnson, Herschel V. (5 November 1857).
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2708:. Savannah, Georgia. 1863. pp. 7–8
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2624:. Milledgeville, Georgia. 28 April 1857
2598:. Milledgeville, Georgia. 28 April 1857
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2938:Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads
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339:the section of their line between the
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2519:. Savannah, Georgia. 22 November 1855
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716:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad: Main Line
570:. In November 1879, it was bought by
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1437:Successor depot still in existence.
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996:Successor depot still in existence.
840:Successor depot still in existence.
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250:Savannah and Albany Railroad Company
180:Savannah and Albany Railroad Company
18:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad (1856–79)
2391:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
2365:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
2338:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
2155:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
2131:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
2059:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
2027:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
2003:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
1897:Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad
501:Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia
266:Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad
184:Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad
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2676:Screven, John (15 February 1861).
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2404:Montgomery and West Point Railroad
2378:Montgomery and West Point Railroad
542:South Georgia and Florida Railroad
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288:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company
146:. It traversed south Georgia from
42:the first locomotive to arrive in
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2800:. Savannah, Georgia. 20 June 1865
2769:"Brunswick & Albany Railroad"
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2487:"Railroad meeting in Thomasville"
1915:James Proctor Screven (1856–1859)
1902:James Proctor Screven (1854–1859)
1892:James Proctor Screven (1852–1854)
170:and became incorporated into his
2493:. Albany, Georgia. 24 April 1854
357:Brunswick and Pensacola Railroad
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2644:"Main Trunk - Railroad Meeting"
2592:"Brunswick Railroad Operations"
2352:Memphis and Charleston Railroad
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2436:"Atlantic & Gulf Railroad"
281:Establishment and construction
229:Brunswick and Florida Railroad
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473:Brunswick and Albany Railroad
2819:Caldwell, Wilber W. (2001).
1887:Savannah and Albany Railroad
1369:Successor depot demolished.
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2864:. Savannah, Georgia. 1864.
2794:"The Railroads of Georgia"
2566:"The Satilla Mass Meeting"
2296:Central of Georgia Railway
2267:Central of Georgia Railway
1940:
1910:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
485:Sherman's March to the Sea
254:Central of Georgia Railway
248:On December 25, 1847, the
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140:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
28:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
2943:Defunct Florida railroads
1921:Hiram Robert (1861-1863)
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586:Effect on local geography
528:1870 map with connections
489:Battle of Altamaha Bridge
195:Brunswick versus Savannah
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2546:. Milledgeville, Georgia
2513:"Legislature of Georgia"
2309:Baldwin Locomotive Works
2280:Hinkley Locomotive Works
2203:Baldwin Locomotive Works
2179:Baldwin Locomotive Works
2107:Baldwin Locomotive Works
2083:Baldwin Locomotive Works
1978:Baldwin Locomotive Works
1936:John Screven (1866–1879)
1927:John Screven (1863–1865)
1918:John Screven (1859–1861)
1905:John Screven (1859–1861)
1762:Junction with Main Line
1650:Junction with Main Line
2517:Savannah Daily Georgian
2251:Norris Locomotive Works
2227:Norris Locomotive Works
1994:Condemned January 1864
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1024:31.302846°N 82.241144°W
936:31.605204°N 81.882659°W
868:31.710201°N 81.744761°W
2844:Shelton, Jane (2007).
2741:Jones, Maj. Gen. Sam.
2461:"Internal Improvement"
1930:William Duncan (1865)
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2747:Confederate Railroads
2049:The Henry Ford Museum
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694:Original Station No.
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609:on December 11, 1858.
603:on December 18, 1857.
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2540:"Governor's Message"
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636:on December 7, 1860.
401:Little Satilla River
345:Little Satilla River
305:Fort Gaines, Georgia
2684:. Savannah, Georgia
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630:Troupville, Georgia
620:County seat changes
535:Bainbridge, Georgia
258:Chattahoochee River
160:Bainbridge, Georgia
152:Bainbridge, Georgia
144:Main Trunk Railroad
46:, late 19th century
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2846:Pines and Pioneers
2682:Daily Morning News
2298:in December 1862.
2269:in December 1862.
1969:Final disposition
1957:Commenced running
1882:Company presidents
1211:February 28, 1860
1161:December 21, 1859
654:Waresboro, Georgia
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514:Henry Warner Birge
469:Waresboro, Georgia
440:
425:American Civil War
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313:Pensacola, Florida
233:Brunswick, Georgia
202:head of navigation
176:CSX Transportation
156:American Civil War
95:Dates of operation
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2648:Southern Recorder
2622:Southern Recorder
2596:Southern Recorder
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1741:Live Oak, Florida
1721:Rixford, Florida
1705:Suwannee, Florida
1434:January 28, 1861
1366:October 23, 1860
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658:Waycross, Georgia
634:Valdosta, Georgia
520:Financial decline
465:Waycross, Georgia
452:Live Oak, Florida
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