Red Top events to highlight pioneer life, Great Locomotive Chase next weekend
by Marie Nesmith
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Col. Wayne Scott with the Georgia Re-enactors Association talks to visitors at last year’s Battle of Allatoona Pass event. On April 21 and 22 visitors will be able to walk through the pass that the General traveled through in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of The Great Locomotive Chase. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
Col. Wayne Scott with the Georgia Re-enactors Association talks to visitors at last year’s Battle of Allatoona Pass event. On April 21 and 22 visitors will be able to walk through the pass that the General traveled through in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of The Great Locomotive Chase. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News, File
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Through a pair of events next weekend, Red Top Mountain State Park will invite history buffs to turn back the clock to the 1800s. While Springtime at the Homestead will be under way at the Cartersville venue on April 21 and 22, the 150th anniversary of The Great Locomotive Chase will be highlighted at Allatoona Pass from 10 a.m. to noon.

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