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1837: Report to the Governor of Georgia on plans for Western & Atlantic Railroad

Summary by Cobb County Courier
The origins of metro Atlanta, in particular the cities of Atlanta and Marietta, are closely tied to the development of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in the early 19th century. The December 05, 1837, issue of a newspaper called the Federal Union ran a lengthy report from S.A. Long, the chief engineer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, addressed to Georgia Governor George Gilmer. The Courier retrieved the article from the Georgia Historic N…
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Cobb County Courier broke the news in on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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