05/27/2026
May is 📜
Cherokee County has six properties individually listed on the National Register, which means that they have significant historic value to the community. Individual properties must meet criteria that establishes their “significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture.”
The sixth place we want to highlight is the Woodstock Depot:
The Woodstock Depot is located in downtown Woodstock along the railroad track. The Depot is recognized in the National Register for its historical significance in developing the city of Woodstock and the depot's solid craftsmanship for its time.
After the Civil War, interest in a railroad for Cherokee County was renewed. In 1870 the legislature authorized loan funding for the Marietta, Canton and Ellijay line. The railroad's name was again changed, its new name being the "Marietta and North Georgia Railroad." Back in the 1870s, Woodstock was well-developed, though unincorporated. The original depot may have been built as early as 1879, but the first written account of it is in 1897. In 1897 the City of Woodstock, with a population of 300, was incorporated and its limits were measured from the depot then in existence.
Woodstock has continued to develop over the years and is now the fastest growing city in Cherokee County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state.
