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The General Locomotive The Southern Museum

Southern Museum Archives Catalog

The Archives at the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History house a significant collection of company records, engineering drawings, blueprints, glass plate negatives, photographs and correspondence from various American businesses representing the railroad industry in the South after the Civil War. The Archives also contain a growing collection of Civil War letters, diaries and official records.

Warning: Except where marked otherwise, all text and images on this website are the property of the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History Archives.

For permission to reproduce any of the text or images, contact:

Sallie Loy, Archivist
sloy@kennesaw-ga.gov
770.427.2117 ext 3060

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2829 Cherokee Street
Kennesaw, GA 30144
(770) 427-2117
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Children 4-12 $5.50
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The Southern Museum, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, is a premier metro Atlanta museum, featuring exhibits on Civil War and locomotive history. The Southern Museum is home to the General locomotive, stolen during the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase; a reproduction of the locomotive assembly line from the Glover Machine Works; weapons, uniforms and every day items of Civil War soldiers; and the Jolley Education Center that features train history, hands-on activities for children and Georgia's French Gratitude Train.

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