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Etowah Depot

Coordinates: 35°19′24″N 84°31′28″W / 35.32333°N 84.52444°W / 35.32333; -84.52444
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Etowah
The station building in 2011
General information
LocationU.S. Route 411
Etowah, Tennessee
Coordinates35°19′24″N 84°31′28″W / 35.32333°N 84.52444°W / 35.32333; -84.52444
Owned byCity of Etowah
History
OpenedNovember 1906
Closed1968
Original companyLouisville and Nashville Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Addison
toward Cincinnati
CincinnatiAtlanta Delano
toward Atlanta
Addison
toward Knoxville
KnoxvilleAtlanta
via Blue Ridge
Cambria
toward Atlanta
Etowah Depot
Etowah Depot is located in Tennessee
Etowah Depot
Etowah Depot is located in the United States
Etowah Depot
NRHP reference No.77001513
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1977

Etowah Depot is a former railway station in Etowah, Tennessee. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) selected the site as a maintenance facility and station for their new mainline, with construction beginning in 1905. Passenger service began in November 1906. Construction costs for the building amounted to $13,000 (equivalent to $454,952 in 2024). The depot's significance waned after 1929 when the L&Ns rolling stock was being converted from wood to steel construction and repair shops were moved to Knoxville. Passenger service ceased with the last run of the Flamingo in 1968 and the depot was closed for all railway use in 1974.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1977. The Louisville and Nashville sold the depot to the city in 1981 for $35,000,[2][3] who set about restoring the station building.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "L&N Depot". City of Etowah. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  2. ^ Guy, Joe (2010). McMinn County. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 91–93, 96–98. ISBN 9780738585734.
  3. ^ "The Birth Of A City". Bristol, Tennessee. Bristol Herald Courier. August 20, 1978. p. 8E. Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alexander Pays Tribute To Town's Effort". Bristol, Tennessee. Bristol Herald Courier. August 11, 1979. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.