Cave Spring in Floyd County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

1920 Chesapeake & Ohio RR Caboose

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022

1. 1920 Chesapeake & Ohio RR Caboose Marker

Inscription. Chesapeake & Ohio RR Route: Dalton, Rome, Anniston, with stops in Cave Spring & Spring Garden, AL 1850s to post-Civil War.

• Southern RR operated the Dalton-Anniston line from 1894 to 1970s.

• Local historical documents show lively health spa tourist traffic to Cave Spring from Atlanta, attracted by the spring waters. Many came by train, About 1890s through 1920s.

• GSD used to send students (about 600) by train from Atlanta to CS; arrived at Old Train Depot (now a lawn mower shop) & paraded into town every fall up to 1972.

Cave Spring Historical Society moved caboose from old depot
with donations from Cave Spring citizens.

Erected by Cave Spring Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 34° 6.406′ N, 85° 20.203′ W. Marker is in Cave Spring, Georgia, in Floyd County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street and Love Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 Broad St, Cave Spring GA 30124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: “First Blood Shed by the Georgians” (within shouting distance of this marker); The Trail Where They Cried (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgia School for the Deaf (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cedartown Water Works, Woman's Building, Big Spring Park Historic District (approx. 7.8 miles away); Trail of Tears Cherokee (approx. 7.8 miles away); Big Spring Park (approx. 7.8 miles away); Ivy Ledbetter Lee (approx. 7.9 miles away); Hawkes Children's Library (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cave Spring.

More about this marker. ‘GSD’ in inscription refers to the Georgia School for the Deaf, also located in Cave Spring.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022

2. 1920 Chesapeake & Ohio RR Caboose Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.