This information is based on newspaper accounts and other public information and is presented as accurately as possible. Before you copy and paste this information to your website, please keep in mind this research took a lot of effort. Appreciate it. Learn from it. But do not plagiarize it. Yes, if you think we might be talking to you, we are.

Oliver Wiley Harbin

Engineer Rome Railroad
Birthday: June 16, 1834 Deceased: November 29, 1910

Biographical Info

Oliver Harbin was born on June 16, 1834, in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. He spent his entire adult life working for different railroads, starting with the Rome Railroad in 1848. During the Great Locomotive Chase, Harbin served as the Engineer of the William R. Smith and helped pursue the General to a point several miles north of Kingston, Georgia. After passing on November 29, 1910, he was laid to rest at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

Related by Organization - Rome Railroad

No Image Available

Charles P. Roberts

Ticket Agent
No Image Available

E. V. Johnson

Ticket Agent
No Image Available

J. M. Selkirk

Superintendent
No Image Available

Alfred Shorter

Vice President
No Image Available

J. C. Printup

Cashier and Ticket Agent
No Image Available

William M. Roads

Master of Machinery
No Image Available

C. H. Stilwell

Master of Transportation
No Image Available

Orr Hartin

Master of Machinery and Car Repairs
Categories: Georgia, Great Locomotive Chase
Updated 2 months ago.