The "Pea Vine"A Ghost Railroad / Parsons A Railroad Town

The "Pea Vine"A Ghost Railroad / Parsons A Railroad Town (HMZIJ)

Location: Parsons, TN 38363 Decatur County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 38.958', W 88° 7.615'

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The "Pea Vine" A Ghost Railroad

In 1886, Tennessee Midland Railway Company was chartered to build a railroad from Memphis to Virginia. By 1889, 135.6 miles of track were completed to Perryville where it ended for lack of funds. In 1892, another rail connection at Lexington ended the need to extend the line past Perryville. By 1896, the 24.1 miles from Lexington to Perryville were owned by the Louisville & Nashville and operated by lessee Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. Known locally as the "Pea Vine," the Perryville branch operated daily until abandoned in October 1936.
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Parsons A Railroad Town

On April 11, 1889, seeds for the town of Parsons were sown when landowner Henry Myracle deeded 143 acres to Tennessee Midland Railway Company. In exchange, Tennessee Midland built a depot and laid out a town consisting of44 numbered blocks. Even numbers belonged to Tennessee Midland and odd numbers belonged to Henry Myracle. On April 20, 1889 George W. Partin bought the first lot in the new town of Parsons and later that year moved his general merchandise store and post office from nearby Partinville. In 1893, the post office's name was officially changed to Parsons.
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Marker Number4D 57
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 7:58pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 397983 N 3945636
Decimal Degrees35.64930000, -88.12691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 38.958', W 88° 7.615'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 38' 57.48" N, 88° 7' 36.90" W
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Area Code(s)731
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 30 S Tennessee Ave, Parsons TN 38363, US
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