The Florida

The Florida was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1837 originally for the Georgia Railroad & Banking Company, later the Central of Georgia Railroad (which later still was absorbed by the Southern Railway).
After being built, it was hauled to Georgia, and during the final leg of the journey, the locomotive was moved on a large wagon pulled by sixteen donkeys.
It was later sold to the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company in 1843. There can be only one claim to fame surrounding the "Florida" - although no records survive concerning this, it is very likely that it was the "Florida" that became the first locomotive to roll into Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1848. The locomotive was given the name "Florida" and served the W&A until 1858, when it was retired from service and scrapped shortly after.
==Trivia==
*It was mentioned, and featured in "All Aboard - Atlanta's Railroads".
*On December 24, 1842 W. F. Adair engineers the first train, running between Atlanta and Marietta, Ga. Passengers apparently expressed concerns about whether the bridge over the Chattahoochee River would support locomotive, the Florida, so they walked across the bridge rather than ride the train.
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