Tunnel Hill GA covered bridge

This little covered bridge sits on Clisby Austin Rd as it crosses Tanyard Creek. Located on each side of the bridge are small viewing platforms. Looking out the left side, you can see trains running the Western & Atlantic route from Chattanooga TN through Dalton GA. To the right, the Clisby Austin House and Tunnel Hill Civil War battlefield can be seen from the bridge.

Clisby Austin House

Union General William T. Sherman plotted the destruction of Confederate troops in his Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea while staying in the Clisby Austin House in Tunnel Hill, GA. Just around the corner from Clisby Austin, Union soldiers who were eventually the first soldiers ever to win the Medal of Honor raced with a hijacked Southern steam engine, The General, through the Western and Atlantic Railroad tunnel.
In just a few more days, the "Battle of Tunnel Hill" reenactment will take place on this historic property. It reminds us that there was once a war fought here.

bridge to yesteryear - PHOTO TO BE POSTED AGAIN

Turning off Highway 41 onto Oak Street, you drive through this little covered bridge to get to the Clisby Austin house. Most of the year the property is peaceful - except during the annual "Battle of Tunnel Hill" Civil War reenactment. During the event, the meadow to the extreme right is used for parking and thousands of visitors will walk through the bridge, sometimes stopping to view the little creek underneath.

Western and Atlantic railroad tunnel

This historical marker is beside the rail crossing in Tunnel Hill, GA. About 30 trains go by each day, of course depending on the days schedule.
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