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Kingston: The turning point of the Andrews Raid

Posted Monday, March 9, 2009 in Georgia


KINGSTON, Ga. – Railroad travel was very different during the Civil War, and stops were frequent. In some cases, a town’s sole livelihood was the railroad.
So, when railroads gave way to the highway in the mid-20th century, these towns – vital railroad communities that were hubs during the Civil War – no longer served the [...]