Merci Train - Georgia

Georgia Merci Boxcar

The photo above shows the boxcar during the many years that it resided at the Forty & Eight Society's voiture #217 in Atlanta.

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Location:
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
2829 Cherokee Street
Kennesaw, GA 30144 - (770) 427-2117

Contact:
Sallie Loy - Director of Archives
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Artifacts:
The Georgia State Archives has a collection of a few of the Georgia Merci gifts from France.

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Photos below taken by John Stevens - July, 2010 at the
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA.

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Photos below taken by John Irving
Items on display near car. Items on loan from the Georgia Capital Museum collection.

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Medal and Original Leather Case, 1925 Franco-Prussian War Medal, 1911 Veteran's Medal, 1893
40 & 8 Society Grey Woolen Chapeau Cap Bracelet, 1940-45 M1917 World War I Helmet
Georgia Merci Boxcar Oil Painting Dardanellas French Campaign Medal, 1926
Commemorative Medal, 1867 Thank You Train Committee Placard Carved Conch Shell
Framed Silk Needlework Portrait of George Washington Closeup of Placard

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