Named For Chief John Adair, a Scottish settler who married a Cherokee Indian girl Most People Don't Know Andrews Raid, known as the Great Locomotive Chase, of the Civil War passed through Adairsville In History Adairsville prospered as a railroad town. It was in the direct path of the Western and Atlantic's Railroad expansion from Atlanta to Chattanooga. William Watt, who owned the land deeded it to the railroad and then sold business lots around it Important Dates The railroad depot was completed in 1847, and the town was incorporated in 1854 Top Annual Events Great Locomotive Chase Festival Best Kept Secret Barnsley Gardens is located in Adairsville Don't Miss Adairsville Visitor Center and Age of Steam Museum Nearby Red Top Mountain State Park and Lodge, Allatoona Lake