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Mark Smith places a sign opposing a proposed railroad spur in Sparta, Georgia.
Posted inEminent Domain, Rural Issues

Why This Rural Community Is at War With a 130-Year Railroad Company

by Aallyah Wright November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

SPARTA, Ga. — On a muggy and humid afternoon in mid-September, a frustrated Mark Smith stands in the kitchen of the home he and his wife, Janet Smith, built over 30 years ago on the 600 acres his grandfather acquired in 1926. Just a few feet away, the home where Mark grew up still stands. […]

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