Thompson's Station Train Depot - Thompsons Station TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 48.006 W 086° 54.614
16S E 508110 N 3961780
Thompson's Station Train Depot was called Thompson’s Station in honor of Dr. Elijah Thompson, who donated the land on which the village was built. Thompson’s station was known as the German Millet Capital of the World.
Waymark Code: WM17F5J
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2023
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THE PLACE:
Thompson's Station Train Depot-Originally built 1866
The depot was called Thompson’s Station in honor of Dr. Elijah Thompson, who donated the land on which the village was built. Farmers drove their animals and products down the gravel roads to this depot for shipment to far away markets. Thompson’s station was known as the German Millet Capital of the World because of the large amount of the grain grown in the area.
THE PERSON:
The depot was called Thompson’s Station in honor of Dr. Elijah Thompson, who donated the land on which the village was built.
(From the website below)
"In 1863, a Civil War battle happened at the site and at the time, it was Dr. Elijah Thompson and his family who turned the house into a makeshift hospital for the soldiers. Fourteen hundred people died in and around the home. “The battle was all around this area, so as people were getting killed they would bring them in the house. There were so many of them. There’s blood stains on the steps all the way to the third floor,” said former homeowner Marcia Franks."
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