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Kids, History and Trains

Cobb kids spent a day traveling from station to station and getting their "tickets" punched, earning prizes and learning about the role of trains in local, regional and national history.

 
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Kids from Marietta and the surrounding area came out to enjoy a day exploring trains with musicians, model trains, and dress-up, craft and photo stations. Benita Duling/Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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The theme Saturday at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was "Trains, Trains and More Trains!"
Kids from Marietta and the surrounding area came out to enjoy a day exploring trains with musicians, model trains, and dress-up, craft and photo stations.
The theme Saturday at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was "Trains, Trains and More Trains!"
Kids from Marietta and the surrounding area came out to enjoy a day exploring trains with musicians, model trains, and dress-up, craft and photo stations.
The theme Saturday at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was "Trains, Trains and More Trains!"
Kids from Marietta and the surrounding area came out to enjoy a day exploring trains with musicians, model trains, and dress-up, craft and photo stations.

The theme Saturday at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was "Trains, Trains and More Trains!" 

Kids from Marietta and the surrounding area came out to enjoy a day exploring trains with musicians, model trains, and dress-up, craft and photo stations.

"Junior Ranger Day was Amazing," Benita Duling, director of Educational Activities at the park, said of the event. "We had so many kids and families attend; the Visitor Center was overrun with people."

Kids looked at the impact of trains on the development of Atlanta, the Battle of Kennesaw and the expansion of our country. 

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About this column: A look at Marietta through the lens of Marietta Patch photographers. Related Topics: Benita Duling, Junior Ranger Day, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Marietta Kids, Marietta Parks, Trains, and junior ranger program

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