Byron in Peach County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Byron Depot

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022

1. Byron Depot Marker

Inscription. c 1870

Byron Area Historic District

National Register
of Historic Places

1995

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 32° 39.231′ N, 83° 45.546′ W. Marker is in Byron, Georgia, in Peach County. It is at the intersection of East Heritage Boulevard and Main Street (Georgia Road 42), on the right when traveling south on East Heritage Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 E Heritage Blvd, Byron GA 31008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 9 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: “The Drugstore” (within shouting distance of this marker); H.J. Peavy & Son (within shouting distance of this marker); Byron Jail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jailhouse Park / City of Byron (about 400 feet away); Peavy-Robertson Home (about 500 feet away); Evans-Peavy-Hisel Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Atlanta International Pop Festival (approx. 3.1 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Byron.

Regarding Byron Depot. Excerpt from the historic district's National Register nomination:

During the 1920s and 1930s, there was as many as eighteen passenger trains daily coming through Byron, including the "Flamingo," the "Dixie Flyer," and the "Southland." Usually these trains stopped only if passengers needed to board or get off. Train traffic was so heavy from Byron to Fort Valley, where the line split for Columbus and Albany, that the Byron depot was one of the first to have installed the Centralized Traffic Control system. This CTC was a method of directing trains by more efficient signal indications and making
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022

2. Byron Depot Marker
use of the side tracks along the route. It was the second system in the United States in which the agent controlled the movement of trains on a 24-hour basis.

Also see . . . Byron Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, of which the depot is a contributing building. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022

3. Byron Depot

As seen from West Heritage Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.