Near Leesburg in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway

Photographed by Angela Nichols

1. Tennessee Alabama & Georgia Railway Marker

Inscription. Completed in 1891 as the Chattanooga Southern Railway, the line ran 91.7 miles from Chattanooga to Gadsden. It was re-organized as the TA&G in 1911. From 1922 until 1951, the "scooter" motor car handled passenger service on the line. The railroad was purchased by Southern Railway in 1971 and later abandoned. The pillars still remain from the trestle over Yellow Creek, which was the site of a terrible train wreck in 1924.

Erected by Cherokee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 34° 13.338′ N, 85° 43.439′ W. Marker is near Leesburg, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of Blue Pond Road (State Highway 273) and County Road 365, on the right when traveling south on Blue Pond Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3595 AL-273, Leesburg AL 35983, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and specifically in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Round Mountain Iron Furnace (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sand Rock (approx. 2.8 miles away); Gen. John B. Hood Headquarters (approx. 4.7 miles away); Mose Hampton 1808-1885 (approx. 5 miles away); Hatcher School

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(approx. 5.1 miles away); Johnny's Creek Mill Hole (approx. 5.4 miles away); John Johnathan Pratt (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cherokee County Courthouse (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Leesburg (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Yellow Creek Falls and Weiss Lake can be seen from this location.

Also see . . .
1. Yellow Creek Falls - Weiss Lake. Snow covered Yellow Creek Falls - Weiss Lake Alabama above the old (TAG) Tennessee Alabama & Georgia Railway bridge trestle. The old railroad bed can be seen also. (Submitted on April 2, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama.)

2. Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway at YouTube. (Submitted on November 25, 2025, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022

2. Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Marker

Trestle over Yellow Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Angela Nichols

3. Trestle over Yellow Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,239 times since then and 158 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. 2. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on March 8, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.