Sugar Hill in Gwinnett County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Bolt That Threw 38

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 25, 2024

1. The BoltThat Threw 38 Marker

Inscription.
"The bolt that threw 38" is one of the more infamous Sugar Hill area stories which happened near Mangum's Crossing, currently at the site of the bridge at Georgia Highway 20 and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. A twelve-year-old boy was accused of placing a bolt on the tracks and causing the wreck of train #38. Benjamin Dewberry, the train engineer, and his assistant, Mayson Wadkins, were the individuals that lost their lives in this tragic train wreck which happened on August 23, 1908.

Erected 2019 by Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is August 23, 1908.

Location. 34° 6.313′ N, 84° 1.918′ W. Marker is in Sugar Hill, Georgia, in Gwinnett County. It is at the intersection of Alton Tucker Boulevard and 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Alton Tucker Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4911 1st Ave, Buford GA 30518, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro

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Atlanta.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Educating a Community (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Sugar Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Shelley-Howerton House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chesser-Williams House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Suwanee, Georgia 9/11 Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fort Daniel (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sugar Hill.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 25, 2024

2. The BoltThat Threw 38 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,660 times since then and 225 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.