Tennessee Central Depot, Cookeville, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This historical marker is located in front of the Tennessee Central Depot in Cookeville. The text reads as follows:

"A locomotive on the Nashville-Knoxville Railroad first steamed into Cookeville in 1890. The Tennessee Central bought the line in 1902 and built this depot with its distinctive pagoda design in 1909. Soon six trains daily brought visitors, shoppers, and salesmen to town and took natives to distant places. Also, freights loaded with lumber, hogs, corn, and tobacco rolled to faraway markets."

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Marker Name: Tennessee Central Depot Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Railroad Marker Number: unknown Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Putnam County

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/21/2020 ggmorton visited it