A Railroad Town
The Louisville and Nashville (L&N) built Etowah between 1904 and 1906 as division headquarters for its new Cincinnati to Atlanta line. Workers were transferred from other L&N facilities or recruited from nearby farming communities, other states, and several foreign countries. Company civil engineers laid out the new town in a muddy farm field, with L&N buildings lining the tracks. Private businesses and residences for white workers were built to the west, while many black employees settled on the eastern side of the rail yards. The renovated passenger depot now houses a railroad museum and local civic and art organizations.| HM Number | HM22BQ |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Tennessee Dept. of Transportation; Tennessee 200, Inc.; East Tennessee Foundation; the counties of McMinn, Monroe, and Polk |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 10:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 725026 N 3911697 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.32320000, -84.52448333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 19.392', W 84° 31.469' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 19' 23.52" N, 84° 31' 28.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 423 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near L and N Dr, Etowah TN 37331, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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