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Braswell, Georgia

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Braswell had its start in 1882 when Southern Railway predecessor East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Railroad was extended to that point. The ETV&G became part of Southern Railway when Southern Railway was incorporated in 1894. Braswell was named for Henry S. Braswell (1832–1902), a prominent
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main line. The original tunnel was bypassed in 1979 by cutting through Braswell mountain slightly to the east. Another nearby tunnel, the Brushy Mountain tunnel at Divide on the former route of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, is currently used by bicyclists and joggers as a part of the
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citizen of Paulding County who owned a large amount of land in the area. Henry Braswell, in partnership with William McCracken, was in the land and timber business supplying crossties and bridge timbers to Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
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The Silver Comet Trail was named for one of the Seaboard Air Line passenger trains, the Silver Comet, that traveled the route. 59: 1000: 1194: 1424: 134: 1429: 1419: 271: 993: 80: 281: 1187: 1104: 986: 882: 374:, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km), of which 3.1 square miles (8.0 km) is land and 0.33% is water. 339: 769: 230: 820: 898: 44: 678: 978: 1317: 1180: 842: 692: 1172: 846: 795: 718: 371: 946: 750: 621: 606: 591: 576: 561: 546: 531: 516: 501: 486: 471: 456: 441: 325: 1010: 391: 313: 255: 143: 112: 65: 387: 1389: 1152: 731: 264: 1291: 1396: 1204: 1159: 1094: 735: 321: 309: 240: 139: 127: 69: 1337: 1302: 1084: 705: 664: 1327: 1256: 1226: 404: 924: 973: 1347: 1342: 1322: 1261: 878: 1119: 1109: 1245: 1124: 1057: 1032: 1365: 1129: 1114: 1062: 1413: 1332: 1312: 1099: 260: 902: 1219: 1025: 395: 753:, there were 355 people, 131 households, and 89 families residing in the town. 1357: 317: 122: 354: 341: 95: 82: 221: 1380:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 1143:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 399: 869: 1072: 247: 226: 1283: 1237: 1043: 32: 1271: 1176: 982: 296: 1270: 1071: 816: 791: 1375: 1356: 1301: 1282: 1236: 1138: 1083: 1042: 291: 280: 270: 254: 237: 220: 212: 204: 199: 191: 183: 175: 167: 162: 154: 149: 133: 121: 111: 23: 386:Braswell was the location of the only tunnel on 974:Paulding County Historical Society & Museum 871:Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins 1188: 994: 8: 1076:Map of Georgia highlighting Paulding County 1195: 1181: 1173: 1001: 987: 979: 843:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" 414: 20: 877:. 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City
Official seal of Braswell, Georgia
Location in Paulding County and the state of Georgia
Paulding County
Georgia
33°59′2″N 84°57′34″W / 33.98389°N 84.95944°W / 33.98389; -84.95944
Country
State
Georgia
Counties
Polk
Paulding
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Area code(s)
770
678/470
FIPS code
GNIS
braswellga.org
Polk
Paulding
U.S. state
Georgia
2020 census
33°59′2″N 84°57′34″W / 33.98389°N 84.95944°W / 33.98389; -84.95944
United States Census Bureau

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