Mitchell Depot Historical Museum

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Mitchell's former railroad depot, now the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum, located along Georgia Highway 102 in downtown Mitchell. Mitchell Depot Historical Museum 04-17-05 005.jpg
Mitchell's former railroad depot, now the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum, located along Georgia Highway 102 in downtown Mitchell.

Mitchell Depot Historical Museum is located in Mitchell, Georgia, Glascock County, Georgia in the United States. The former railroad depot is now a museum located along Georgia Highway 102 in downtown Mitchell. It was a station on the Augusta Southern Railroad. [1]

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  1. "Reborn in Glascock town: Depot, community spirit". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 16, 2000. p. D3. The story of the restoration of the old wooden Augusta Southern Railroad depot is also the story of a small town in Glascock County that rediscovered its soul and its spirit.
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Agricola
toward Tennille
Augusta Southern Railroad Belle Springs
toward Augusta

Coordinates: 33°13′08″N82°42′13″W / 33.2188°N 82.70371°W / 33.2188; -82.70371