Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill has served as a railroad community in northwest Georgia since the 1850s. Its name comes from the Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel, completed in 1850 through Chetoogeta Mountain; measuring 1,477 feet, it was the first railroad tunnel built in the southern United States. The town and its rail line formed a strategic setting during the Civil War’s 1863 Chattanooga Campaign. The tunnel remains Tunnel Hill’s defining landmark, while the surrounding ridge country belongs to the Appalachian foothills. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of northwest Georgia.

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