Historic Roads And Indian Trails

At this point, two historic roads, the Darien to Milledgeville and the King Road, merged to form what is now Highway 301. The Darien to Milledgeville Road, established before 1816, later became a part of the Darien to Macon Stage ...

Working Men of the Railroads

The backbreaking work building railroads to the West was accomplished by men, like Thomas W. Haverty from Galway, Ireland. Wielding hammers and driving spikes their labor united a country and made Atchison "The Rail Centre of Kansas" beginning with the ...

Draughon Cross Roads

Named for George and Hardy Draughon, brothers who came from Edgecombe County about 1795, and purchased land joining both roads. George lived near this spot. Later he moved to 9/10 mile beyond Beamon’s Cross Roads, Hwy. No. 421, died and ...

Plank Roads

Fayetteville was the focal point for five plank roads, chartered 1849-52. The longest was built to Bethania, 129 miles northwest.

Marker is on Green Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Bailey’s Crossroads Civil War Engagements

After the First Battle of Manassas, Confederate troops led by Col. J.E.B. Stuart occupied nearby Munson's and Mason's Hills from late July until they abandoned their position about 29 Sept. 1861. Confederate troops fought skirmishers of the Union 2d and ...

Davis' Cross Roads

Site of home of Rev. Gary Davis (1799-1875).

In June 1864, was an outpost of right wing of Sherman´s forces [US], moving from New Hope Church in Paulding Co. toward the State R.R. and the [CS] left

flank.

Hardee´s Corps [CS] , on ...

Jones Crossroads

Troup and Harris County residents first settled at the crossroads of the LaGrange-Whitesville-Columbus Stagecoach route and the West Point to King's Gap

Road in the late 1820's. Named for local landowner, Christopher Columbus Jones (1831-1904 and his son Monroe, Jones Crossroads ...

Hanover Junction Vital Crossroads

As its name implies, Hanover Junction was once a transportation hub. It's where the Northern Central Railway met the Hanover Branch Railroad, which traveled west to Hanover and Gettysburg. Look to your right and you'll see the restored track split.

The ...

Site of Roadsend Gardens

Home of Spencer Heath (1876-1963), inventory of variable pitch airplane propeller, noted engineer, lawyer, author, and horticulturist.

Marker is on Montgomery Road, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Railroads

The CSX Railroad runs trains on

the east coast from Maine to

Florida & west to Chicago. It leases

its tracks on the other side of the

river to Amtrak for nationwide

passenger service, as well as to

Metro-North for commuters between

Albany & NYC. You can ...