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Civil War Cannon at Kennesaw Mountain
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Kennesaw, GA Location: Greater Atlanta metropolitan area (23 miles Northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County) Latitude: 34° 1' N Longitude: 84° 36' W Avg high temp in Jan: 52° F / 11° C Avg high temp in Jul: 90° F / 32° C Population: About 31,000 |
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Interesting facts about Kennesaw and locomotives
In 2007, Kennesaw was selected by Family Circle magazine as one of the nation's "10 best towns for families."Visit Kennesaw for the city's annual Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival on Friday, August 22 and Saturday, August 23, 2014. Georgia, known as "The Peach State," designated the peach as the official state fruit in 1995.
The original engine for The General was built at a cost of $8,850 in 1855.
Average speeds for locomotives in the 1860s averaged 15 miles per hour (24 km/h), with short bursts of speed at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).
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The Southern Museum
The history of Kennesaw
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The General
The General from the Great Locomotive Chase of April 12, 1862. Photo courtesy of Kennesaw.com.
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