Town of Martin - Stephens County

In the 1870's when the railroad came through town, it brought with it remarkable change. The City of Toccoa, chartered in 1874 and later made the county seat, became a terminal along the main line of the Southern Railway System. Toccoa was a key link in the rail system connecting Atlanta with Charlotte, N.C., and later Richmond, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Today, Toccoa is one of only three AMTRAK passenger stops in Georgia.