Western and Atlantic Depot (Dalton, Georgia)

Western and Atlantic Depot
Location Depot St., E end of King St., Dalton, Georgia
Coordinates 34°46′20.5″N 84°58′1.6″W / 34.772361°N 84.967111°W / 34.772361; -84.967111Coordinates: 34°46′20.5″N 84°58′1.6″W / 34.772361°N 84.967111°W / 34.772361; -84.967111
Area less than one acre
Built 1852
Built by Eugene Le Hardy
NRHP reference # 78001009[1]
Added to NRHP April 6, 1978

The Western and Atlantic Depot is a historic Western and Atlantic Railroad train depot in Dalton, Georgia. It was built in 1852. The building is the oldest surviving commercial structure in Dalton and is a "fine example" of depot architecture in Georgia in the mid-1800s.[2]

It was a site used during the Great Locomotive Chase (satirized in a Buster Keaton film) and was a troop transport location during the American Civil War, including during the Battle of Dalton. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1978. It is located on Depot Street at the east end of King Street.

During the Great Locomotive Chase, on April 12, 1862, the Confederacy's pursuit train Texas dropped off 17-year-old Edward Henderson in Dalton to telegraph ahead to Chattanooga to warn that Andrews' Raiders were on their way.[2]

It seems the depot was partially destroyed in 1862 when Union troops captured Dalton and set fire to several buildings; the depot's roof, ornamental brackets, and interior may have been replaced.[2]

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    1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
    2. 1 2 3 Elizabeth A. Lyon and Carolyn McLean (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Western and Atlantic Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016. with five photos from 1977


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