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Pleasant Excursions.
From the following prominent points
on the Western & Atlantic Railroad
short excursions can be taken in bug
gies and by the trains:
ACWORTH.—Partiescan go, with
livery stable conveyance, to Pickett’s
mill, about half dozen miles westward,
where occurred the desperate fighting
between Cleburne with the Confeder
ates, and Howard with the Federals,
on May 27, 1864. Howard suffered
a bloody repulse here.
From here too, via the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, they can go to
Allatoona, six miles distant. Alla
toona station stands immediately at the
entrance of Allatoona Pass. Above
the pass are the fortifications, which
were attacked by the Confederates un
der Gen French, with such daring
courage, and defended with such des
peration by Gen. Corse, with about an
equal number of Federate, on October
sth, 1864. From Kennesaw Mountain
to this point, Gen. Sherman signaled :
“ Hold the Fort, for I am Coming,”
whence originated the thrilling gos
pel song of the same title.
About a mile from Allatoona station
is Allatoona Mountain, from the sum
mit of which is a grand view over wild,
picturesque and historic scenery, which
is described in other columns of this
issue.
CALHOUN. —About eight miles to
the northeast is Dew’s Pond, the most
famous fishing resort in North Georgia.
Some half dozen miles to the south
east is the famous Peters’ Stock Farm,
where there is probably the most noted
collection of blooded stock in Georgia.
CARTERSVILLE From this
point, one can drive about six miles to
the Etowah river, and to the old Eto
wah Iron Works, which were so famous
during Confederate times. The scene
ry there is wild and romantic, and the
water power at the rapids on the Eto
wah river at this point is enormous.
About a mile distant are also the
Indian mounds, on the Tumlin place.
The Smithsonian Institute have had
excavations made, which have brought
to light rare specimens of pottery, etc.
About eight miles distant, north
westward, is the famous “Saltpetre
Cave.” This ha* been explored to a
distance of about half a mile, and no
one knows how much longer it is. Dur
ing the war the Confederates got large
quantities of saltpetre from there for
the manufacture of gun-powder.
Taking the East & West Railroad of
Alabama, one can go out to Cedar
town, 37 miles distant, and view the
iron furnaces at that point.
It is also a very pretty trip to Sul
phur Springs, about 30 miles further
westward ; and at Broken Arrow, Ala.,
the terminus of the road, 110 miles
westward, the scenery is very fine and
the coal mines, which are worked on
an extensive scale, afford objects of
abounding interest to visitors.
South of Cartersville, on the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad is also the
famous “Horseshoe Bend,” and it is
only seven miles from Cartersville to
Allatoona Pass, which is referred to
above.
DALTON. —Dalton is a sort of cen
ter for pleasant excursions. One
can ride in a buggy three miles distant
to the mineral springs at the foot of
Rocky Face ridge, or, climbing this
historic range, can reach Dug Gap
which is plainly seen from Dalton.
From Dug Gap, looking west, is said
to be one of the most beautiful views
of mingled mountain and valley scene
ry in the Southern States. Early in
1864 there was ugly fighting here be
tween the Confederates and Federate.
Mill Creek Gap is penetrated by the
SCHEDULES
—BETWEEN
Jacksonville and Atlanta,
Via QUEEN and CRESCENT ROUTE,
AND
Cincinnati and Louisville.
READ DOWN. READ UP.
North-bound. FROM JACKSONVILLE. South-bound.
930 pm 930 pm Lv JACKSON VILE SF & W Ar| 805 am
10 20 pin’lo 20 pm “ Callahan, “ Ari 710 am
12 45 am 12 45 am “ Waycross, “ Ar 4 55 am
...... . 810 am Lv SAVANNAH Cl! It .Ar .. .77. . . •' ♦•. .7.
5 40 am Lv ALBANY “ “ 11 10 pm
7 11 am “ Andersonville “ “ 924 pm
945 am 540 pm “ M ACON “ ‘‘ 7 10 pm
12 40 pm 842 pm “ Jonesboro “ “ 359 pm
1 35 pm 9 35 pm Ar ATLANTA “ Lv 3 10 pm
1 50 pm 11 (Hl pm Lv ATLANTA W&A Ar 230 pm 7 25 am
2 40 pm 11 55 pm “ Marietta “ Lv 1 30 pm 0 32 am
249 pm 12 14 am “ KENNESAW “ “ 1 17 pm 013 am
3 25 pm 12 40 am “ Allatoona “ “ 12 49 pm 5 44 am
5 05 pm 225 am “ Resaca “ “ 1 1 07 am 403 am
5 38 pm 2 58 am “ Dalton. “ “ 10 32 am 3 31 am
5 54 pm 3 15 ami “ Tunnel Hill, “ “ 10 15 am 3 14 am
6 12 pm 332 am “ Ringgold “ 11 957 am 254 am
037 pm 400 am “ Chickamauga “ 929 am 227 am
040 pm 415 am ‘‘ Bovce (Cin. Sou. June.) “ “ 920 am 213 am
707 pm 430 amj Ar CHATTANOOGA “ Lv 855 am 200 am
6 35 pm 8 00 am Lv CHATTANOOGA Q& C Ar 9 30 am 5 50 pm
650 pm 810 am “ Boyce (Cin. Sou. June.) “ Ar 910 am 525 pm
2 45 am 2 28 pm “ Junction City, “ Lv 1 10 amjll 50 am
2 50 am 2 37 pm “ Danville “ “ 12 48 am 11 25 am
4 05 am 3 31 pm “ Lexington “ “ 11 43 pm 10 25 am
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Pullman Palace Bullet and Mann Boudoir Buffet Sleeping-Cars daily between Jack
sonville and Cincinnati without change. Upon the above schedule, first class Day
Coach daily between Jacksonville and Chattanooga without change and without extra
charge. Polite porter in attendance.
9.00 p. m. South-bound train from Louisville, connects at Junction City with Pullman
Buffet and Mann Boudoir Buffet Cars for Jacksonville, Fla., without change; and 9.30
p. m. North-bound train from Jacksonville has Pullman and Mann Boudoir Buffet Sleep
ing-Cars via Albany, Macon, Atlanta and Junction City to ( incinnati without change.
First-Class Eating Houses—meals at seasonable hours —in Union Passenger Depots.
Pullman Palace Buffet or Mann Boudoir Buffet Cars leave Jacksonville at 9.30 p. m.
daily, for Cincinnati without change, as per following calendar. Large figures repre
sent Pullman Cars; small figures, Mann Cars.
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daily, for Jacksonville without change as per following calendar. Large figures repre
sent Pullman Cars; small figures Mann Cars.
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Western and Atlantic Railroad about
three miles northwest of Dalton, and
the scenery is wild and picturesque.
A good wagon road leads alongside the
railroad through this gap and into the
“Buzzard Roost Valley,” where there
was such hard fighting during 1864.
Northeast of Dalton, in Murray
county, 20 miles distant, are the Co
hutta Springs, which were formerly
a famous resort, and the healing and
invigorating qualities of the waters
have long been famous in Georgia.
These springs are immediately at the
foot of the many-peaked Cohutta Moun
tains.
Gordon Springs, ten or twelve miles
northwest of Dalton, also, were former
ly much frequented. The waters are
said to be very fine indeed.
Taking the Western and Atlantic
Railroad and going southward sixteen
miles to Resaca, one finds himself in
the midst of the mountain ridges which
echoed with the thunder of cannon and
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
the rattle of musketry during May,
1864.
About four or five miles west of Re
saca is Snake Creek Gap, through
which, first McPherson’s army, and af
terwards Sherman’s entire army, passed
through Rocky Face ridge and made
its movement against Resaca, with the
view of breaking the Confederate com
munications between Dalton and At
lanta, and capturing the entire Con
federate army. The immediate object
sought by the movement was foiled;
but the subsequent evacuation of Dal
ton by the Confederates was accomp
lished.
KINGSTON. —About three miles
southwest of Kingston is the great Salt
petre Cave, which is also reached from
Cartersville, as above described.
Excursionscan also be taken to Rome,
by railroad, eighteen miles distant, and
thence down the Coosa river on superb
steamboats. Kingston is also in the
center of very fine fishing waters.
MARlETTA.—Marietta is “a thing
of beauty” itself; but it is surrounded
by a cluster of beautiful and famous
points of interest.
Kennesaw Mountain, 1,809 feet
high, is only two miles distant to the
northwest.
On the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, almost at the foot of Kennesaw
Mountain, is Elizabeth Station, where
there is the famous marble factory
w hich is already known all over Amer
ica.
Some half dozen miles distant to the
northwest is Pine Mountain, on the
summit of which the Confederate Gen
eral Polk, was killed by a cannon shot,
June 14th, 1864.
About eight miles westward is Lost
Mountain, which is almost as high as
Kennesaw, and is famous, not only
for the grandeur of its scenery, but
also for the historic interest clustering
around it.
All around Marietta are beautiful
drives extending for miles, and with
the fine horses and buggies furnished
from “Chuck” Anderson’s livery stable
one has no end of enjoyment.
In Marietta are not only the many
beautiful homes, but by those who are
patriotically inclined, strolls can be
taken through the National cemetery
where are buried over ten thousand
Federal soldiers, or the Confederate
cemetery wherein lie over thirty-five
hundred of the heroes who “wore the
gray.”
The Marietta City Park is also a fa
mous resort during the summer after
noons, especially on the two days, each
we»'k, when the Marietta brass band
gives its “open air concerts.”
From Marietta one can, also, make
excursions up the Marietta and North
Georgia Railroad into the mountain
ous region of Georgia.
The great Georgia marble quarries
are reached via this line, and the scene
ry at Canton, Jasper, Ellijay and White
Path is extremely attractive, and the
climate is absolutely unequaled.
Visitors to Marietta can also come
to Atlanta and return on the numer
ous trains which run over the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, there being
about half dozen passenger schedules
each way, per day.'
MONT LILY. —This little station
lies in the midst of the historic scenes
among the mountains where occurred
the battles of Tunnel Hill, Rocky
Face, Mill Creek Gap, the Buzzard
Roost series of battles and others. The
scenery is unusually attractive to all
who love to be among the mountains.
RINGGOLD. —Ringgold Pass is im
mediately in the edge of the town.
Here occurred the famous battle be
tween Pat Cleburne and “Fighting
Joe Hooker,” Nov. 27th, 1863, in
which Hooker got a very rough hand
ling from the Confederate commander
and his men. Six miles west is the fa
mous battle-field of Chickamauga.
About three miles distant are the Cher
okee Springs, and about the same num
ber of miles away are Catoosa Springs.
Ringgold lies in the midst of the beau
tiful Chickamauga Valley, and the
scenery is very fine.
Marietta, the little “Gem City,” is
the choicest health resort of Georgia,
and is on the Western and Atlantic
railroad, near the foot of the historic
Kennesaw Mountain.
Magnificent scenery is viewed from
the summits of Kennesaw, Allatoona
and Rocky Face Mountains, directly
on the line of the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, and all along the line of the
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad.
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