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The Uncompleted Blue Ridge Railroad - 3 Rabun County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
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The Uncompleted Blue Ridge Railroad - 3 Rabun County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
| March - My third day traversing the BRRR: I went out and explored a couple more sections of the old railroad bed... |
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| Construction of the eastern end of RR bed in Rabun Co. stopped just before reaching the Chattooga River. This large stone culvert is located at the base of the final section of raised berm built on that end. |
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| Looking through the culvert... |
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| Opposite end of the same culvert |
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| Top of the culvert. The adjacent raised fill / berm would have continued over this culvert if construction hadn't stopped. |
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| This was as far as the RR bed construction went on the eastern end. The raised berm drops off sharply at upper left; the previously pictured culvert is just below that point. |
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| Looking back in opposite direction (west) along top of raised fill / berm. |
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| Nearby is another culvert, somewhat silted up. I never found the opening at the other end... |
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| A mile or so away, I explored another section of the old RR bed... |
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| Typical "cut" area of the railroad bed. |
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| Typical "raised fill" section of the RR bed (on left). |
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| Another culvert... Maybe the flow of the creek has changed over 150 years, but the culvert wasn't quite lined up with the water course. |
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| Same culvert, with a more head-on view... |
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| Another example of one of the railroad cuts, over 160 years old... |
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| Early stages of another culvert Most of the RR bed that can be seen is out in the boonies, but this section is in a residential area close to town (Clayton). A section of the creek bed here is lined with the same large stone blocks, but the culvert never reached the point of being topped or covered. Sections of the railroad cut can still be seen in the neighborhood. |
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| Along the way... Other sites seen while out exploring the route of the old railroad. |
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| In a fairly remote spot, I came across a Little Library and an old Willys Jeep, decked out in St. Patty's Day decor. |
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| Being fairly close, I walked the Bartram Trail down to Dick's Creek Falls. |
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| Dick's Creek Falls |
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| Near the confluence of Dick's Creek and the Chattooga River |
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| Chattooga River |
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| Pretty cascade on Dick's Creek. |
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