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Forget the Okefenokee, come for the trains – Part II

August 18, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Every day, upwards of 80 CSX trains pass through the Folkston Funnel, so named because two railroad lines merge just north of downtown. In fact, almost all Florida-bound freight trains pass through the city’s limits.

When in Folkston, don’t just visit the Okefenokee – Part I

August 17, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Driving along U.S. Highway 1 on my first trip to Folkston, I spied a southbound freight train on the tracks to my right.

Antebellum railroad tunnel still a marvel after all these years

June 22, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Crews building the Western & Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tenn., faced a number of natural obstacles. None, however, were as foreboding as Chetoogeta Mountain.

Fort King George features faithful recreation of important British post

June 17, 2009 Todd DeFeo

DARIEN, Ga. – South Georgia in the 1720s and 1730s wasn’t a pleasant place to be. The men who settled Fort King George along the Altamaha River near what is modern day Darien learned that during the fort’s rather short existence. Built in 1721 – 12 years before “Georgia’s First City,” Savannah, was founded – Fort King George was both the first English settlement on Georgia’s coast and the British Empire’s southernmost outpost in North

When in Darien, take to the street

June 15, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Savannah’s role as “Georgia’s First City” is well documented, but the history of the state’s second city, Darien, is not quite as known

‘A needless effusion of blood’

June 11, 2009 Todd DeFeo

As William T. Sherman rode through the North Georgia countryside in the 1840s, he took note of one particular engineering feat.

Georgia’s Presidential Legacies Live On

March 15, 2009 HarpBlaster.com News Wire

With intimate ties to three U.S. presidents, Georgia fulfills the historically curious and excites those who appreciate the great men of our nation.

Georgia Aquarium exhibit allows guests to visit famous ship

February 26, 2009 The Travel Trolley

The Titanic exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium offers visitors a unique glimpse at one of the most intriguing events in history: the sinking of this famous ship on April 14, 1912.

Callaway Gardens offers free admission

January 29, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Callaway Gardens is offering guests free admission as part of its “Be Our Guest” promotion.

‘The most extraordinary and astounding adventure’

January 24, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Trains still roar past the Kennesaw House located between the city square and the railroad tracks a block away. Turn back the clock 145 years to April 12, 1862, and the Kennesaw House was the stepping off point for one of the more intriguing episodes of the Civil War.