The General train advertising mirror, usa railroad

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Wonderful The General locomotive advertising mirror featuring the historic US railroad train with intricate picture of the loco, bold fonts in a forest green tones with a Victorian style border in great detail. Dark coloured wooden frame. It comes in vintage condition with a few signs of authentic patina. Height: 23cm Length: 32cm Width: 2cm Western & Atlantic Railroad General is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1855 by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, best known as the engine stolen by Union spies in the Great Locomotive Chase, an attempt to cripple the Confederate rail network during the American Civil War. Today, the locomotive is preserved at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The General provided freight and passenger service between Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, before the Civil War on the Western and Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia and later, the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. During the Civil War on April 12, 1862, The General was commandeered by Northerners...more

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