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Historical Markers in Tilton

 
Clickable Map of Whitfield County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Whitfield County, GA (99) Catoosa County, GA (796) Gordon County, GA (75) Murray County, GA (25) Walker County, GA (396) Bradley County, TN (67) Hamilton County, TN (666)  WhitfieldCounty(99) Whitfield County (99)  CatoosaCounty(796) Catoosa County (796)  GordonCounty(75) Gordon County (75)  MurrayCounty(25) Murray County (25)  WalkerCounty(396) Walker County (396)  BradleyCountyTennessee(67) Bradley County (67)  HamiltonCounty(666) Hamilton County (666)
Dalton is the county seat for Whitfield County
Tilton is in Whitfield County
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Catoosa County (796)  ►
Gordon County (75)  ►
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Walker County (396)  ►
Bradley County, Tennessee (67)  ►
Hamilton County, Tennessee (666)  ►
 
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1 ► Georgia, Whitfield County, Tilton — The Chase, and a Battle — 250 yards → —
On Tilton Road 0.6 miles east of Tilton Church Road, on the left when traveling west.
To the left over the railroad crossing stood a water tower where the famed "General", of "The Great Locomotive Chase" stopped for water while being chased by the "Texas", April 12, 1862. A brief stop was made at nearby Green's Wood Yard for fuel. . . . — — Map (db m10791) HM
2 ► Georgia, Whitfield County, Tilton — 155-5 — R.R. Wood Station — ˝ mi. →
On East Nance Spring Road at Gracie Road, on the right when traveling east on East Nance Spring Road. Reported missing.
Approx. site of John H. Green’s wood station during the 1860’s – which was a fuel supply depot of the State R.R. April 12, 1862: Andrews’ Raiders (US), with the locomotive GENERAL, paused to wood up while closely pursued by the locomotive TEXAS . . . — — Map (db m182302) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026