Pictures of Kingston, GA10-23-2006Kingston apparently was quite an important town during the civil war. It is a railroad town situated located in northwest Georgia between Cartersville and Rome and is named for John Pendleton King, a Judge and US Senator for Georgia during the 19th century. The hotels in the town were built to accommodate travelers coming to visit the nearby springs. Also, there was a nearby rail yard. During the civil war, the town started as a confederate hospital. During the "Great Locomotive Chase", Andrews' Raiders were forced to wait for an hour in the Kingston rail yard while several southbound trains cleared the track. Later, the town was Sherman's headquarters and the starting point for his "March to the Sea". Nowadays, Kingston seems to be pretty small and a bit past its prime. Apparently, it never totally recovered from a fire in 1911. It looks like the De Soto is the only hotel left standing. It appeared to be an antique store now. Next to the tracks was a little stone gazebo. Behind it is a truck with special wheels for riding on the track. On the other side of the tracks, is a rather large park. The park on the side of the tracks opposite the town is built on the site of the rail yard. It's a very large park. In fact, it was three times the size of the "downtown" strip. It looked to be pretty active. A number of families were playing baseball when we were there. The Women's History Club was quite active in the town. They ran a museum that was located in the park and had build several monuments, including this stone arch.
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Linda @ 12-04-2006
Daniel @ 12-05-2006