The Depot - Kennesaw Ga -Big Shanty T-Shirt

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Original Watercolor 16 X 20 of The Depot in Kennesaw, Georgia. The depot was originally on a raised platform to make loading and unloading of the railcars easier.The Depot was renovated to look like the original Depot.

In the 1830s, Kennesaw's history begins when the Georgia Legislature authorized the construction of a rail line through Cobb County. Known as the Western and Atlantic Railroad, its 20 miles of track stretched from Terminus (Atlanta) to Cartersville by 1846. Several small towns were founded along the railroad including Vinings, Smyrna, Acworth and Big Shanty. �The abundance of water and high ground adjacent to the railroad led to the construction of worker�s shanties near present day Kennesaw. This area became known as �Big Shanty Grade�. The high point of the railroad between the Chattahoochee and Etowah Rivers is the present day crossing in Kennesaw.
Late 1850�s: A plot of land was acquired by the Railroad �for the...

Jan Kornegay Dappen is a self-taught artist. She is originally from Columbus, Ga and presently a local Ellijay artist living in the North Georgia Mountains. She is a founding member of the Gilmer Fine Artists Guild, Secretary of the Gilmer Arts Board and Chair of the Golf for the Arts Tournament-New Gallery/Education Center Renovation Fund. She loves painting en Plein Air and serves on the committee to help organize the Plein Air, Art in the Mountains. Jan primarily works in oils but also teaches classes in Acrylics. She has been recognized locally and internationally for the following awards: 2023 - SUN BREAKING OUT AT LAKE CHATUGE - Artist Excellence Award, Fusion Arts 8th Annual International Juried Waterscape Competition 2023 - SUN...