Gardner, Tennessee
Gardner, Tennessee | |
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Area code | 731 |
GNIS feature ID | 1285157[1] |
Gardner (also Gardner Station, Gardners Station, Gardner's, Gardnersville) is a former town, now an
History
Gardner was founded in 1856 by its namesake, Colonel John Almus Gardner. He was the first president of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad (a predecessor to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway) and he owned the land on which the town was established.[2]
The town had a period of prosperity in the years after the
Initial plans for the north-south Mississippi Railroad called for the rail line to pass through Gardner, but in 1873 the planned route was shifted from Gardner to Martin. Gardner declined after 1873; many local businesses relocated to Martin.[2]
William Parker Caldwell's home in Gardner is still standing and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gardner, Tennessee
- ^ a b c d Vaughan, Virginia C. (1983). Crawford, Charles W. (ed.). Tennessee county history series : Weakley County. Memphis State University Press. pp. 131–2.
- ^ "William Parker Caldwell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.