Seeing America

The Travel Trolley ATLANTA – Memorial Day may be fast approaching, but nobody told the travelers – at least in the Southeast. Nationally, AAA estimates 5.4 percent more Americans will be traveling this Memorial Day. In the Georgia, the number of people traveling is expected to decrease by 0.2 percent, while travel in the Southeast is expected to increase by 0.2 percent. So, in the spirit of providing travelers with an excuse to hit the

CASSVILLE, Ga. – Driving around the North Georgia community of Cassville, it’s hard to imagine this was once a bustling community. In the years leading up to the Civil War, the city had wooden sidewalks, a newspaper and two colleges – the Cherokee Baptist College and the Cassville Female College. Established in 1832 or 1833 and named for Lewis Cass, a former Secretary of War, the city was also the seat of Cass County. Interestingly,

EMERSON, Ga. – In order to complete the Western & Atlantic Railroad, engineers had to overcome a number of natural obstacles. That resulted in a 1,447-foot-long tunnel through Chetoogeta Mountain and a bridge over the Etowah River south of Cartersville. The bridge over the Etowah River was completed in 1847, about three years before the Atlanta-to-Chattanooga rail line opened. The bridge’s stone pillars are all that remain of the once-formidable structure. During the Civil War,