A seven-mile railroad that long served the coal-mining community - TopicsExpress



          

A seven-mile railroad that long served the coal-mining community at Cole City, Ga., was built as a spur from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad. The small Cole City depot was by the Tennessee River at Shellmound, Tn., near Nickajack Cave. The narrow road that today goes by Macedonia Baptist Church is built along the old line of the Nickajack Railroad. The track soon crossed into Georgia as it trestled twice across Cole City Creek. A portion of the old pier for the trestle can be seen at the second crossing. At the end of the line were over 300 coke ovens, some of which are still intact in a remote hollow. Some were recently damaged by a logging operation. Read more, see photos at the link. chattanoogan/2014/11/30/289386/Chattanooga-Railroad-Series-Cole-City.aspx
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:00:05 +0000

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