National Register of Historic Places

General, The

Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia
Listed
June 18, 1973
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000617

About this property

Western & Atlantic Railroad #3 General is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in December 1855 by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, best known as the engine stolen by Union spies in the Great Locomotive Chase, an attempt to cripple the Confederate rail network during the American Civil War. Today, the locomotive is preserved at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia
34.02366, -84.61437

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was General, The listed on the National Register?

General, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973.

What type of historic resource is General, The?

General, The is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for General, The is recorded as the industrial era.

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