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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29LR_world-war-i-memorial-a-war-memorial_Etowah-TN.html
This monument perpetuates the memory of our beloved countrymen, members of Company L, 117th Infantry, and others who served in the World War from the Third District of McMinn County, who, true to the instincts of their birth, faithful to the teach…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GW_the-louisville-and-nashville-railroad_Etowah-TN.html
In 1902, the L&N Railroad was searching for a location between Atlanta and Knoxville to build their Southern Division Headquarters on a new, more direct route between the two cities. This new line would bypass the mountainous area of the Hiwassee …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27VG_pushing-toward-knoxville_Athens-TN.html
This interstate highway parallels the historic line of the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroads. In September 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside led his army toward Knoxville along the line to take control of the strategically vital city. At Ni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22BQ_etowah_Etowah-TN.html
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, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22BP_englewood_Englewood-TN.html
Expansion of textile manufacturing into the Southern states provided the first large-scale "public work" opportunities for local women. Englewood's textile workforce, from the workers of the first spinning mill built on a nearby farm in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21HJ_first-united-presbyterian-church_Athens-TN.html
Established in 1889 as a Presbyterian mission, First United Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1892 in the Gothic Revival Style by descendants of former slaves. The church played a major role in the area's educational history, serving as the p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U1U_road-to-chattanooga-historical_Athens-TN.html
This interstate highway parallels the historic line of the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad. Late in 1863, Union and Confederate armies followed the tracks during a series of battles in the fight for control of Chattanooga, a strategically vital …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BC8_niota-depot_Niota-TN.html
Built 1854Formerly Mouse Creek Station The oldest standing depotin the State of Tennessee
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BBC_niota-depot_Niota-TN.html
Railroads played a significant role in the Civil War in East Tennessee. Commanders on both sides viewed the railroad as an important asset, not only as a carrier of military supplies, but also as the means of rapidly concentrating their forces. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BB8_harry-thomas-burn_Niota-TN.html
A native of Niota, Harry T. Burn held public office for much of his adult life; State House of Representatives, 1919-23; State Senate 1949-53; State Planning Commission 1952-58; delgate of Roane County to the Constitutional Conventions of 1953, 19…
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