![]() Upon finding out that there were no nearby airports to perform a landing, the crew found a straight section of rural road in Dallas, Georgia to try and land. With the engines unable to restart, the flight's crew began gliding in hopes of reaching a nearby airport. Because of the extreme amounts of water and hail that were ingested by the jet's engines, both of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A turbojet engines were damaged and underwent flameout. Upon descending in altitude to prepare for landing in Atlanta, the jetliner started to fly through an intense thunderstorm near Rome, Georgia. The passenger jetliner, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 with 81 passengers and 4 crew members, was flying from Northwest Alabama Regional Airport to Atlanta Municipal Airport. On April 4, 1977, near the site marker for the Battle of New Hope Church, the forced landing of Southern Airways Flight 242 occurred. The name change was accomplished to comply with federal legislation allowing “cities” to create housing authorities, and other federal-related entities. In 1951, the name of the Town of Dallas, Georgia was changed to The City of Dallas, Georgia. The trestle was restored in 1999 and now serves as part of the Silver Comet Trail. The trestle is over 750 feet long and towers 126 feet above Pumpkinvine Creek. The Pumpkinvine Creek Trestle, which was originally built in 1901, was rebuilt after the accident. On October 18, 1903, "Ole 88" Engine 345, a steam-powered locomotive, jumped its tracks and tore down part of the Pumpkinvine Creek Trestle. Along with the introduction to the railroad and the textile industry, Paulding County's first newspaper was introduced, The Dallas New Era. Both industries played a great role in the growth of the county. Paulding County was also introduced to the textile industry at this time. ![]() Construction of the Southern and Seaboard Railroads began in 1882. The original earthworks, including the battle trenches have been preserved at both the New Hope Church site and at the Pickett's Mill Historic Battlefield Site.Īfter the reconstruction period, Dallas and Paulding County began to flourish. The Battle of New Hope Church and the Battle of Pickett's Mill were also fought during the same week, both of which are typically considered to part of Battle of Dallas engagement. The Battle of Dallas took place near downtown Dallas. The Dallas area is home to multiple battle sites that were part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War in 1864. He served under President James Knox Polk, for whom the new county to the west had been named. The new town of Dallas was named for then Vice-President of the United States, George Mifflin Dallas, of Pennsylvania. The town of Dallas was officially created from 40 acres (160,000 m 2) of land purchased from Garrett H. The legislature ceded western portions of Cobb County to create the newly-drawn Paulding County, thus making it necessary for the creation of a new town to serve as the county seat. When the Georgia General Assembly took the original western portion of Paulding County to create Polk County in 1852, it also took with it the original county seat, Van Wert. ![]() Not long after, the Indian Removal Act was signed by president Andrew Jackson, effectively removing the Native Americans to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River on the Trail of Tears. Many settlers began using their parcels of land to grow crops instead.ĭuring the time the Georgia Gold Rush began to happen, the Cherokee people began to be forced off of their lands. The settlers found little gold in the area, with only small amounts being found in mines at Lost Mountain. Paulding County was soon separated into 40-acre "Gold Lots" during the Gold Lottery of 1832 and people came from other parts of Georgia and other states to seek gold. ![]() When gold was discovered in Georgia in 1828, it began what was known as the Georgia Gold Rush. The area became a crossroads for the Cherokee who lived in the area. The area where in and around Dallas was originally held by the Muscogee people, but would eventually lose their land in battle to the Cherokee in 1755. The separated right wing is in the foreground. The remnants of the tail section of Southern Airways Flight 242. ![]()
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