CONYERS, Ga. — This small city of about 15,000 sits about 25 miles east of Atlanta and grew up along the Georgia Railroad.
The depot in town was built circa 1891-92.
Elsewhere in town, the Dinky locomotive is on display. The venerable steamer pays tribute to the former Milstead Railroad that ran between Downtown Conyers and the small community of Milstead.
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