Builder of the Nation

Builder of the Nation is a Georgia historical marker in Barrow County.

At the historic railroad station in Winder.

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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 in 1930, 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.

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Gen. map VIII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1896 · Monroe, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1901 · Map of South Carolina (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · N. & S. Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Gen. map VIII, 1895, covering the location of Builder of the Nation, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Gen. map VIII, 1895, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Historical Commission or the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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On the National Register nearby

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