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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZH_colored-shopmens-locker-lavatory_Savannah-GA.html
The railroad provided separate washroom facilities for whites and African-Americans.
Facilities and opportunities were quite different for black and white people historically in the segregated South. Jim Crow laws required "separate but equal" …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZG_storehouse_Savannah-GA.html
This Storehouse was constructed in 1925 to hold a wide variety of supplies used by the railroad.
Storehouse stock included tools and parts necessary to work on train cars, but also the many items needed to run the Central of Georgia's "miniatur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZF_drop-table_Savannah-GA.html
The Drop Table is located in the Roundhouse. It is a device that enabled mechanics to remove the axles and wheels of a locomotive easily. This allowed repairs to the wheel assembly and to otherwise inaccessible parts of the locomotive.
The Drop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZE_smokestack_Savannah-GA.html
This Smokestack served dual purposes.
Underground flues connect the stack to the Boiler Room and Blacksmith Shop. This system operated on the Bernoulli Principle. The height of the stack enabled wind and pressure to create a vacuum and draw smo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZC_planing-shed-lumber-shed_Savannah-GA.html
Workers in the Planing Shed milled lumber for rail cars and other wooden items manufactured by the railroad.
The grouping of the Planing Shed (A) and Lumber Shed (B) next to the Boiler Room (C) was intentional. A line shaft from the Boiler Room…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZA_boiler-room_Savannah-GA.html
The Boiler Room supplied power for the entire complex. The ornate design of this building symbolizes the importance of its function to the site.
The Boiler Room was the heart of the site, pumping steam power and heat throughout the complex. Wor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZ9_blacksmith-shop_Savannah-GA.html
The Blacksmith Shop had 13 forges.
The railroad complex needed blacksmiths to forge iron locomotive and rolling stock parts, hinges and other hardware for buildings and also tools and equipment. Some of the forged parts were sent to the Machine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZ7_tender-frame-shop-master-mechanics-office_Savannah-GA.html
This 1855 structure served various purposes. Originally, workers built frames for steam engine tenders, and the Master Mechanic had his office in this building.
The tenders built here were wooden horizontal undercarriages that supported locomot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZ6_workers-garden_Savannah-GA.html
Picture this Central of Georgia complex at its peak. Imagine the haze from coal-burning locomotives, the din of hammers in the Blacksmith Shop, the shrieking of metal milling, and the whining of planers and saws. Why is a garden in the middle of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZ5_machine-shop_Savannah-GA.html
The courtyard in front of you is actually the remains of the Machine Shop. Note its walls and foundations that supported various machines. Can you find the "ghost" outline on the wall inside the doorway marking where the stairs once were?
The C…