At a glance
- Address: 2829 Cherokee St NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144
- Mile marker: 29
At 6 a.m. on April 12, 1862, the General steamed into Big Shanty (today Kennesaw).
Passengers disembarked and headed to the Lacy Hotel for a 25-cent breakfast that included ham, waffles, grits, gravy, fried chicken, coffee, fresh vegetables, biscuits, and flapjacks with sorghum syrup. George Lacy began leasing the house in 1859 or 1860, giving it the name it is remembered for. While there, a group of Union spies stole the General locomotive and three empty box cars.
At a Glance
- Address: 3188 Ooltewah Ringgold Road, Ringgold, GA 30736
- Mile marker: 116.3
- Directions: Open in Maps
In June 1901, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway erected a monument of White Georgia Marble in Ringgold, marking the end of the Great Locomotive Chase. A tablet mounted on the monuments offers a brief retelling of the Chase and the names of the men who participated in the daring event.
At a Glance
- Address: 2874 N Main St, Kennesaw, GA 30144
- Mile marker: 29
- Directions: Open in Maps
In 1901, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway erected a monument of White Georgia Marble in Kennesaw, marking the start of the Great Locomotive Chase. A tablet mounted on the monuments offers a brief retelling of the Chase and the names of the men who participated in the daring event.
At a Glance
- Address: 130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Mile marker: 0
- Directions: Open in Maps
Zero Mile Post is a stone marker that designates the starting point of the Western & Atlantic Railroad in Atlanta.
For years, it sat in a little-seen, disused structure in downtown Atlanta within the Underground Atlanta Historic District, beneath the Central Avenue viaduct between Alabama and Wall streets.
The marker was awarded a Georgia Historical Commission marker in 1958 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
In the 1980s, the post was moved indoors when a passenger depot was built around it for the New Georgia Railroad’s tourist operation. After that railroad stopped operating in 1994, the depot was secured behind a locked fence, with access typically available only by appointment through the Georgia Building Authority.
In October 2018, the post was relocated to the Atlanta History Center as part of work tied to the reconstruction of nearby bridges. It was removed from the register in 2019 after its relocation.