United States / Kingston, GA

all or unphotographed
2 plaques 0% have been curated
no subject

Area is not geolocated yet

Open Plaques is quite smart. When a few plaques have been geolocated it will use the average to define where this area is.

If you would like to see the map a bit sooner then you could help us.

Just find 'Kingston, GA, United States' on Google Maps and tell us the .

We will extract the geolocation. Probably.

Barnsley's [full inscription unknown]

Barnsley Station Rd. west of Hall Station Rd., Kingston, GA, United States

The Andrews Raiders at Kingston. Apr. 12, 1862. James J. Andrews with 18 Ohio soldiers (Federal) in disguise, and 1 civilian, having seized the locomotive "GENERAL" at Big Shanty (KENNESAW) intending to wreck the State R.R., were forced to side-track and wait for the S. bound freights. After long delay, the "GENERAL" continued N. Pursuing from Big Shanty, Capt. W. A. Fuller (Conductor), Jeff Cain (Engineer), & Anthony Murphy ( Confederate), -- using a push-car -- reached the Etowah, where the engine "YONAH" brought them to Kingston; pursuit was resumed on the Rome R.R. locomotive "Wm. R. SMITH." 008-34 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953

Johnson Street, Kingston, GA, United States