Big Shanty
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Big Shanty is the former name of Kennesaw, Georgia, a historic railroad town best known for its role in the Civil War-era Great Locomotive Chase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Shanty canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former place name
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Cobb County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Great Locomotive Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Kennesaw, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTheme |
Civil War commemoration
ⓘ
railroad culture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBasis | railroad-related commerce ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
railroad depot
ⓘ
railroad siding ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Civil War heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | site of a key episode in the Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for workers’ shanties near the railroad ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark | Kennesaw Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationType | railroad town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Civil War railroad history
ⓘ
role in the Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cobb County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | Atlanta metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern city of Kennesaw ⓘ |
| railLine | Western and Atlantic Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| renamedAs | Kennesaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
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