Cenchat, Georgia

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Cenchat is an unincorporated community in Walker County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

Walker County, Georgia County in the United States

Walker County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,756. The county seat is LaFayette. The county was created on December 18, 1833, from land formerly belonging to the Cherokee Indian Nation.

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History

A post office called Cenchat was in operation from 1902 until 1909. [2] The community was named from its location near the junction of the Central of Georgia and Chattanooga Southern railroads. [3]

Central of Georgia Railway

The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was constructed to join the Macon and Western Railroad at Macon, Georgia, and run to Savannah. This created a rail link from Chattanooga, on the Tennessee River, to seaports on the Atlantic Ocean. It took from 1837 to 1843 to build the railroad from Savannah to the eastern bank of the Ocmulgee River at Macon; a bridge into the city was not built until 1851.

The Chattanooga Southern Railway was founded in 1887 and began operations in 1891. It ran about 93 miles (150 km) of track between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Gadsden, Alabama, hauling mainly iron, timber, and coal from the Lookout Mountain area. The railroad's nickname, The Pigeon Mountain Route, came from several miles of track that ran along the base of Pigeon Mountain. In 1896 the railroad ran into financial trouble and was reorganized as the Chattanooga Southern Railroad. The company operated under that name for about 15 years at which time it was again reorganized and began operating as the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cenchat, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 37. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

Coordinates: 34°54′46″N85°20′45″W / 34.91278°N 85.34583°W / 34.91278; -85.34583

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