Inscription
This steam locomotive was presented to the City of Winder and Barrow County in 1959 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company. It was placed here as a permanent exhibit in memory of the important service engines of this type rendered to the country. Built in1930, it operated for a number of years on the Gainesville Midland Railroad. At the time of its retirement in 1959, No. 208 was one of the last steam locomotives in service in this section of the country
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| HM Number | HM9FM |
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| Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 11:03am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] HANK MYERS
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 248504 N 3764576 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.99168333, -83.72270000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 59.501', W 83° 43.362' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 59' 30.06" N, 83° 43' 21.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 770, 678 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6 Porter St, Winder GA 30680, US |
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