Marietta, GA Welcome Center -- Train Depot
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mtn-man
N 33° 57.174 W 084° 33.053
16S E 726321 N 3759636
This is the location of the old historic Marietta Train Depot. It is now the Marietta Welcome Center. The coordinates take you to the main entrance, away from the railroad tracks.
Waymark Code: WMNT4
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2006
Views: 47
The Marietta Welcome Center indeed has an interesting history.
What you see is not the original train depot.
In November, 1864, men under the command of Union General Hugh Kilpatrick, Sherman's "merchant of terror," set the town of Marietta on fire. Sherman's boys were leaving for the heart of Georgia on "The March to the Sea." The train station was a victim of the fire. The current station was rebuilt in 1898 and now houses the Marietta Welcome Center.
A little secret... if you stop by, you can get an all day parking pass to visit the city. Nice!
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