BGuthrie Photos: GA -- Kingston

GA -- Kingston:

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1. KING_061012_11.JPG: Kingston Park
2. KING_061012_33.JPG: The Andrews Raiders at Kingston Apr. 12, 1862. James J. Andrews with 18 Ohio soldiers [US] in disguise, & 1 civilian, having seized the locomotive "GENERAL" at Big Shanty (KENNESAW) intending to wreck the State R.R., were forced to side track here & wait for the S. bound freights. After a long delay the "GENERAL" continued N.. Pursuing from Big Shanty, Capt. W. A. Fuller (Conductor), Jeff Cain (Engineer), & Anthony Murphy [CS], -- using a push-car -- reached the Etowah, where the engine "YONAH" brought them to Kingston; pursuit was resumed on the Rome R.R. locomotive " Wm. R. SMITH."
3. KING_061012_53.JPG: Surrender of Confederate Troops May 12, 1865 Brig. Gen. Wm. T. Wofford [CS] arranged with Brig. Gen. Henry M. Judah, U.S.A. for the surrender of some 3000 to 4000 Confederate soldiers, mostly Georgians, not paroled in Virginia, N. Carolina, and elsewhere. During final negotiations, Gen. Wofford�s h�dq�rs were at the McCravey - Johnson res. on Church St. Gen. Judah�s h�dq�rs were at Spring Bank, the home of the Rev. Charles Wallace Howard, 2 mi. N. of Kingston. Rations were supplied to the Confederate soldiery by the Federal Commissary.
4. KING_061012_62.JPG: McCravey-Johnson house
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Wikipedia Description: Kingston, Georgia
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Kingston is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 659 at the 2000 census; the 2005 official estimate listed a population of 868. ...

Trivia:

* Rome and Cartersville both claim Kingston as part of their "area." Kingston is 11 miles from Cartersville, and 12 miles from Rome.
* Kingston is a very small town with a very small population, but it still holds a downtown on Highway 293, which is Church Street / Main Street / Cassville Road / Tennessee Street in Cartersville.
* Kingston also has a small museum and several historical landmarks related to both the Civil War, and the Native American tribes which once lived there.
* Kingston has an extremely "clamish" feel to it. As a visitor, even a local one, you always feel like people are watching you with a "who is that?" stare. This closed off way of life probably attributed to the town never really getting its life back as other small towns have done through tourism and downtown revitalization. It would make a neat little visit if the town were restored and the hotel were opened along with small cafes and things.
* Kingston is the site where General Wofford surrendered to Union troops, which was the last significant Confederate regulars to surrender east of the Mississippi
* one of Georgia's most famous caves lies outside the city of Kingston - the Saltpetere cave. It's managed by the Georgia Sepological Society and only allows visitors 2 times a year.
* One of the nation's largest "snake handling" full gospel churches is located in Kingston

List of Kingston area Historic markers:

* — Confederate Memorial Day

First Decoration, or Memorial Day, was observed in Kingston in late April 1865, and has been a continuous observance here since that day, the only such record held by any community in this Nation. The first Memorial, or Decoration Day, was observed while Federals still occupie ...More...
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