Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities
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The Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities is a 33.2 acres (134,355.8 m²) historic district
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....

 in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

, that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1978. It is dominated by the Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed, a passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860, before the outbreak of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. This pair of buildings was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1976.

Located in the vicinity of West Broad Street and Railroad Avenue in the city's historic downtown, the site includes the following notable structures: a cotton yard, a blacksmith shop, two brick viaduct
Viaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...

s, a gray building, a red building, the depot, the trainshed and other buildings.

See also

  • Georgia State Railroad Museum (Roundhouse Railroad Museum) - located at Savannah Shops

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