Yellow Bank Trestle - 3E 26 - McEwen, TN
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YoSam.
N 36° 06.456 W 087° 38.005
16S E 442988 N 3996068
About two Civil War railroad bridges.
Waymark Code: WMAA4V
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2010
Views: 13
County of Marker: Humphreys County
Location of Marker: US-70 & High St., city hall lawn, McEwen
Marker Text:
Located 1/2 mile east is the site of a wooden railroad trestle built for the Nashville & Northwestern Railroad during the Civil War. The 12th and 13th U.S. Colored Infantry constructed the trestle, and 1305 feet of earthworks. They built another trestle two miles east of this location on Hurricane Creek along with a blockhouse to protect the railroad from Confederate raiders.
Marker Name: Yellow Bank Trestle
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Bridge
Marker Number: 3E 26
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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