FRANKLIN RAILROAD DEPOT
N 35° 55.372 W 086° 51.901
16S E 512177 N 3975401
FRANKLIN RAILROAD DEPOT--WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Waymark Code: WM5TDM
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2009
Views: 13
IN 1862, federal forces seized the roadbed, but the rolling stock was held by the confederates and vanished. reorganized in 1866 as the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, it was leashed and then purchased by the L & N Railroad. It has remained in continuous operation since then, presently in the CSX system. With the end of the passenger service, the passenger depot was demolished in 1959. Built in 1858, the brick freight depot is one of two antebellum railroad buildings remaining in Tennessee and is recognized as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Marker Name: FRANKLIN RAILROAD DEPOT
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Railroad
Marker Number: NO CODE
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
CALVIN AND MARYLIN LENEW
WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2007
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