The General


  • Address: 2829 Cherokee St
  • Vicinity: The Southern Museum, E of S Main
  • Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:30 AM 5:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM 6:00 PM, Closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
  • Phone: (770) 427-2117
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure
  • Available for private functions


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1855/12/00 Western and Atlantic Railroad Operator The General is manufactured in Paterson, New Jersey by Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor for $8850
1855/12/00 Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor Manufacturer The General is manufactured in Paterson, New Jersey by Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor for $8850
1862/04/12 James Andrews and his Union Raiders appropriate The General in Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw) Great Locomotive Chase

Data »

Particulars for The General:
Other Description American type (4-4-0)
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Railroad
Owner State
Sight Category Structure
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 19th June 1973

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: General, The
Registry Address: Big Shanty Museum of Cherokee St.
Registry Number: 73000617
Resource Type: Structure
Owner: State
Architect: Rogers,Ketchum and Grosvenor
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: American type (4-4-0)
Contributing Structures: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Transportation
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1855, 1862
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Rail-related
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
The General Film Clyde Bruckman "The General" is set in Kennesaw, Georgia, 1862.

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