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- BIG SHANTY
In 1838-41, a construction camp
of laborers, grading & building the State R. R., was located
at the spring approximately 250 yds. W. of here, where temporary
structures (shanties) housed the workmen.
Track level here, being some 345
ft. above the level at Cartersville, 19 mi. N., the grade was
18 ft. per mi. at time of construction. In railroad parlance,
this was known as "the big grade to the shanties" --
later shortened to "big shanty grade", finally to "Big
Shanty", which was changed to Kennesaw about 1870.
In June, 1864, Federal forces on
the Kennesaw Mtn. front, drew supplies at this point.
033-40 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1954
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