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| October 18, 1876 |
Having given up on a journalism career in Atlanta, Henry Grady is on the way to the Atlanta passenger depot to catch a train to Augusta and a waiting job. He runs into Evan Howell, who had just purchased a major interest in the Atlanta Constitution. Howell offers Grady a job on the spot and before the train leaves, Grady and Howell are headed for the offices of the Constitution. One of Grady's first hires is Joel Chandler Harris.
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Henry Woodfin Grady |
| April 9, 1936 |
While travelling by train to Warm Springs, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives a brief address to Gainesville citizens from his rail car, shortly after a tornado struck the city
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| December 2, 1962 |
A Louisville and Nashville train derails in Marietta, Georgia while carrying nuclear weapons components |
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Marietta, GA |
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