Railroading around Dothan and the Wiregrass Region

The Wiregrass Region of southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and north Florida—named for the perennial grass that covered the long-leaf pine forest floor—is a product of the railroads that arose with the New South. All kinds of railroads served all kinds of purposes in the Wiregrass. Shortlines and even temporary tracks moved timber and pine resin from forest to mill a century ago—they move raw materials and manufactured goods between ports and factories today. Longer lines created busines...