On June 23, 1900, Southern Railway’s No. 7 train came bustling down the tracks, just south of Atlanta, Georgia, toward the Camp Creek trestle. The train had recently left Macon, Georgia, early that evening, but by the time the train reached McDonough just before 10 p.m., the weather had worsened. Passengers onboard began to complain…
The Kelly Barnes Dam Collapse
Many may not remember the Kelly Barnes Dam Collapse that occurred on November 6, 1977, but it remains as one of the worst disasters in the history of Georgia. At approximately 1:30 a.m., the Kelly Barnes Dam, located near Toccoa in Stephens County, failed due to intense rainfall in the area. The flood killed 39…