from the research of Jerry McDaniel The Tennessean, June 28, 1933 LEXINGTON, Tenn., June 27 – (Spl.) – A meeting of a few of the N., C. & St. L. railroad officials and the business men of Lexington and Henderson county was held in the…
Darden, Tennessee located in the eastern part of Henderson County near the Decatur County line came into being when the Perryville Branch (Pevine) was constructed through the community and the depot was built and it was necessary to give the place a name. In the…
from the research of Charles and Brenda Fiddler Mary Evie Greer Anderson Cottrell at the old Railroad Depot at Chesterfield where for a period she maintained a rest home and infirmary for ladies. Photo Mary Ann and David Walker Chesterfield, Tennessee, 1906, Photographer on south…
from the research of Jerry McDaniel S. L. Herndon, whose service with the company dates back to July 1899, was recently awarded a 50-year emblem. First employed in the Bridge Dept. with Ace Joslin as Foreman, he transferred to Engine Service in July, 1904, at…
Tennessee Midland Railroad from the research of Philip Renfroe Pea Vine Map – 1936
Tennessee Midlands Railroad from the research of Philip Renfroe Pea Vine Map – 1936
from the research of Charles and Brenda Fiddler Lexington Has Distinguished Visitors Lexington Progress, February 26, 1926 [Long article on railroad men coming to discuss plans for replacement depot. One plan (the Henry plan) was the improvement and expansion of the present building by extending…
from the research of Charles and Brenda Fiddler The village was established with the building of the Tennessee Midland Railroad from Lexington to Perryville. (The route was called The Peavine.) Warrens Bluff was named in honor of Dr. William H. Warren who donated the land…
by Phillip Renfroe, Henderson County Historian Originally published in the Lexington Progress December 18, 2018 When Nathan Bedford Forrest began his first raid into West Tennessee in December 1862, it was in Henderson County somewhere near where Shady Hill Road now crosses Beech River that…