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Last Chance: Great Locomotive Chase 150th Anniversary

Coming up this weekend is an event you won't want to miss: the 150th anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase.

Larceny will be in the air around Square Thursday through Sunday for the commemoration of the Civil War’s “,” a mysterious, dangerous and quirky episode that took place 150 years ago.

Highlights of the four-day celebration include at the , where the movie had its southern premiere in 1956; at the Marietta Confederate Cemetery; and a living history of the tragic events of 1862, performed by actors playing the Union raiders who secretly met in Marietta and hijacked the train.

Take a and and at the .

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