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Rock Island (old train station)
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- Start with a City beginning with A
- This is BY STATE
- Similar to the Tag contest, there will be one thread per state
- Post a picture of your bike AND some sign, building etc which clearly shows the city/state you're in
- The next person posts from a city with the name beginning with B, then C, D, etc
- You can't posts back-to-back pics, you have to wait for a person to post the next city
- Once Z is reached, the game starts over with A
- If your state doesn't have a city beginning with the next letter in sequence, it's okay to skip that letter
- If the location sits for more than one month, the person that posted that is open to move it to the next letter.
The World Wide game is a bit different as it is by whatever is considered a geographic type of regional category, state/province/village etc. and all those will be in the single World Wide A-Z topic.
TN: A to Z (Round 5)
- Thread starter Mellow
- Start date
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Talley Station -
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Vanleer -
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Y as in Yuma - A sign points the way but no community sign except at the churches -
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Where we go again -
A for Adams (though Ashland City was closer
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And the thing that Adams is most known for - the Bell Witch (Google it - it is pretty interesting) -
A for Adams (though Ashland City was closer
) -And the thing that Adams is most known for - the Bell Witch (Google it - it is pretty interesting) -
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Interesting place - C for Craggie Hope -
Mr. William O. Treanor and nephew John Bell Treanor of Nashville moved to the Turnbull Valley farm in the late 1800s and found that the springs had medicinal qualities. John began Willow Brook water company which exported hundreds of gallons of the water throughout the nation regularly. In the early 1870s, Mrs. Woods opened a hotel at Craggie Hope and the place soon became a summer resort for Nashvillians to escape the heat for the springs in the country. The train depot next to the hotel made it very convenient for travelers from Nashville. (The depot has since been torn down although pictures remain.) As a summer resort, there was the main hotel and then several picturesque and rustic cottages which housed some of Nashville's best known families. To the left of the main hotel was the Bennett-Hunter-Baxter cottage made entirely from local chestnut wood including the framing, siding and interior walls and woodwork. It was the summer home for the family of Nashville city Treasurer R. A. Bennett, and the families of Paul Hunter and John Baxter. Below the hill and down the railroad from the old hotel was the McLean Cottage, owned by Nashville stove manufacturer I. F. McLean of the Arcade on 4th Avenue, Nashville. There was also "The Pines" cottage of Dr. Van Sanders. Across the street from the hotel on hill was the largest of the summer homes, the Cheek Cottage, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cheek of the Maxwell House Coffee fortune. Other cottages belonging to familiar Nashville names included those occupied by Alex, Erwin and Dillard Goodpasture, T. W. Moore and family, Mrs. Will Trousdale, Mrs. John Webber and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis. Mrs. Woods ran the hotel until her death in 1886 but it continued in operation until after the new century following her death. A small section of the hotel with its original fireplace still exists with no hint of its former glory. Over the years the 32-room hotel was torn down section by section during World War II for much needed framing lumber and was built into many nearby homes. Only a small part of the original structure remains near the railroad.
Railroad Crossing mentioned above -
About all that is left is the church -
I now have 7 state letters at one time - is that a record?
Mr. William O. Treanor and nephew John Bell Treanor of Nashville moved to the Turnbull Valley farm in the late 1800s and found that the springs had medicinal qualities. John began Willow Brook water company which exported hundreds of gallons of the water throughout the nation regularly. In the early 1870s, Mrs. Woods opened a hotel at Craggie Hope and the place soon became a summer resort for Nashvillians to escape the heat for the springs in the country. The train depot next to the hotel made it very convenient for travelers from Nashville. (The depot has since been torn down although pictures remain.) As a summer resort, there was the main hotel and then several picturesque and rustic cottages which housed some of Nashville's best known families. To the left of the main hotel was the Bennett-Hunter-Baxter cottage made entirely from local chestnut wood including the framing, siding and interior walls and woodwork. It was the summer home for the family of Nashville city Treasurer R. A. Bennett, and the families of Paul Hunter and John Baxter. Below the hill and down the railroad from the old hotel was the McLean Cottage, owned by Nashville stove manufacturer I. F. McLean of the Arcade on 4th Avenue, Nashville. There was also "The Pines" cottage of Dr. Van Sanders. Across the street from the hotel on hill was the largest of the summer homes, the Cheek Cottage, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cheek of the Maxwell House Coffee fortune. Other cottages belonging to familiar Nashville names included those occupied by Alex, Erwin and Dillard Goodpasture, T. W. Moore and family, Mrs. Will Trousdale, Mrs. John Webber and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis. Mrs. Woods ran the hotel until her death in 1886 but it continued in operation until after the new century following her death. A small section of the hotel with its original fireplace still exists with no hint of its former glory. Over the years the 32-room hotel was torn down section by section during World War II for much needed framing lumber and was built into many nearby homes. Only a small part of the original structure remains near the railroad.
Railroad Crossing mentioned above -
About all that is left is the church -
I now have 7 state letters at one time - is that a record?
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E for Enville -
Enville, a corruption of the name Enloe, was named for B. A. Enloe, a Representative in Congress for the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee. This thriving village was settled by M. E. Bishop and A. G. Sewell in about the year 1885.
Enville, a corruption of the name Enloe, was named for B. A. Enloe, a Representative in Congress for the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee. This thriving village was settled by M. E. Bishop and A. G. Sewell in about the year 1885.
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G for Good Hope (church organized in 1855 - nothing much left of the community) -
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I for Iron City -
Interesting that it had been incorporated twice in its history -
Iron City was incorporated as a city from 1887 to 1901, and again from 1962 until 2010, its residents voting to disincorporate in the latter year.
Iron City gets its name from an iron foundry that operated in its vicinity in the late 19th century. While iron ore was mined in southwestern Lawrence County as early as the 1830s, the industry really began to thrive in 1886, when a branch railroad line to the area was completed. Iron City incorporated the following year. At its height, Iron City supported a population of about 1,000, and included two hotels and two banks. The population was 167 at the 2010 census.
Interesting that it had been incorporated twice in its history -
Iron City was incorporated as a city from 1887 to 1901, and again from 1962 until 2010, its residents voting to disincorporate in the latter year.
Iron City gets its name from an iron foundry that operated in its vicinity in the late 19th century. While iron ore was mined in southwestern Lawrence County as early as the 1830s, the industry really began to thrive in 1886, when a branch railroad line to the area was completed. Iron City incorporated the following year. At its height, Iron City supported a population of about 1,000, and included two hotels and two banks. The population was 167 at the 2010 census.
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K for Kingston Springs -
A large hotel and tavern was constructed in 1819 near mineral springs to accommodate visitors seeking the healing qualities of Kingston Springs' white, black and red sulfur water. The springs served as the primary local attraction throughout the 1850s, and were advertised in the Nashville Union and American newspaper in 1855. In 1860, the Nashville & NW Railroad was extended from Nashville to Kingston Springs and further expanded west from Kingston Springs to Waverly in 1862. The railroad brought substantial growth to the community, carrying timber, the area's primary cash crop, from lumber mills to Nashville. At one time, a local lumber mill comprised up to five acres of land in Kingston Springs. The town was also a stop on "The Accommodation" commuter train starting in 1880, bringing a multitude of visitors.
A large hotel and tavern was constructed in 1819 near mineral springs to accommodate visitors seeking the healing qualities of Kingston Springs' white, black and red sulfur water. The springs served as the primary local attraction throughout the 1850s, and were advertised in the Nashville Union and American newspaper in 1855. In 1860, the Nashville & NW Railroad was extended from Nashville to Kingston Springs and further expanded west from Kingston Springs to Waverly in 1862. The railroad brought substantial growth to the community, carrying timber, the area's primary cash crop, from lumber mills to Nashville. At one time, a local lumber mill comprised up to five acres of land in Kingston Springs. The town was also a stop on "The Accommodation" commuter train starting in 1880, bringing a multitude of visitors.
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