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The Cherokee Railroad is an historic railroad that operated in the U.S. state of Georgia.It was organized in 1870 to take over operations from the failing Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad. The Cherokee Railroad initially operated from Cartersville to Taylorsville and the new owners extended the railroad to Rockmart Georgia. The new owners also converted the track from 5 ft (1524 mm) broad gauge to 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge.