Baxter, Tennessee
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ggmorton
N 36° 09.270 W 085° 38.548
16S E 622115 N 4001938
Mine Lick, Tennessee was renamed to Baxter, Tennessee in 1902 in honor of Jere Baxter, the founder of the Tennessee Central Railroad.
Waymark Code: WM14CQE
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2021
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The Place:
"Baxter was formerly known as Mine Lick, but the name was changed in 1902 in honor of Jere Baxter, the builder of the Tennessee Central. Baxter was incorporated in 1915. Hon. J.E. Oliver was the first mayor and under his administration most of the ordinances governing the town were formulated."
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The Person:
"Jere Baxter (February 11, 1852 – February 29, 1904) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. He was the founder of the Tennessee Central Railroad.
Baxter went into legal publishing, issuing The Legal Reporter, the nine-volume bound compilation of which came to be commonly known as Baxter's Reports.
Baxter founded the Tennessee Central Railroad and helped found the communities of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and Sheffield, Alabama. He served in the Tennessee State Senate, and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Tennessee in 1890."
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I'm including pictures of the Baxter Visitors Center and Depot Museum which is across the street from City Hall.