Yearly Archives: 2008

Rail for south Georgia and Bill Gillespie

Bill Gillespie and GA-01For a while I’ve been going on about commuter rail for Lowndes County. It turns out there’s somebody running for Congress from Georgia’s First District (GA-01) who wants to do mass transit for all of south Georgia, including busses and rail: Bill Gillespie.

If you’re near Valdosta today, you can meet Bill, and the incumbent, Jack Kingston, at the South Georgia Political Forum. Ask Bill and Jack about mass transit.

Valdosta in 1885, with Train Station

The Atlantic Coast Line train station shown in the previous post seems to be the one shown in this birdseye panorama of Valdosta in 1885:

Panorama of Valdosta in 1885

Valdosta Bird’s Eye View, Wellge, H., 1885, found in Historic Map Works Rare Historic Maps Collection
I suspect this map was drawn by somebody who had never been there, judging by the trees. Still, it’s interesting.