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thc_state egyptian ocated in Albany, Georgia, the Thronateeska Heritage Center is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1974 for the purpose of historic preservation and science education in Albany and greater southwest Georgia. Thronateeska is located at Heritage Plaza in the heart of Albany, the 100 block of West Roosevelt Avenue in Albany, on the only remaining brick street in the city. Thronateeska's campus includes a history museum, science museum, rail car display, a full dome HD planetarium, the Georgia Museum of Surveying & Mapping, and the South Georgia Archives. The museum facilities are housed in historic railroad structures and new construction designed to reflect and retain the railroad heritage of the area.

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107_inset Through Thronateeska’s efforts, the 1913 Union Station depot, located in what is now known as Heritage Plaza, was preserved as a legendary landmark, converted into a museum, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The Wetherbee Planetarium was originally opened in the old Railway Express Agency (REA) building in 1980. In 1982, the Tift Warehouse, constructed in 1857 as the original passenger and freight depot, the REA building, and Albany’s last remaining brick street were added to the National Register and listed as Albany’s Railroad Depot Historic District. A new Wetherbee Planetarium and Science Museum were constructed between the REA and the Fryer-Merritt House in 2008. The new building incorporated architectural features of the original 1926 Central Georgia Roundhouse on the façade of the building.

Thronateeska Heritage Center

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Rolling Stock

Georgia Northern #107

  • builder:ALCO Schenectady
  • arrangement:4-6-2 Pacific
  • built:May 1911, Alco #50133
  • fuel:soft coal / water
  • notes:
  • blt Florida East Coast #88
    to Georgia Northern #107
    to Thronateeska Heritage Center
    on display at Albany, Georgia
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    Albany, Ga / May 2019 / RWH

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    Albany, Ga / May 2019 / RWH

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    See also our complete Georgia Northern Railroad scrapbook in Shortlines

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    from The Southern Railway Handbook
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    See also our complete Southern Railway Bay Window scrapbook in Mainlines

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    This page was updated on 2022-08-03