Gardner, Tennessee
Gardner, Tennessee | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Gardner, Tennessee | |
Coordinates: 36°21′30″N 88°53′53″W / 36.35833°N 88.89806°WCoordinates: 36°21′30″N 88°53′53″W / 36.35833°N 88.89806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Weakley |
Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 731 |
GNIS feature ID | 1285157[1] |
Gardner (also Gardner Station, Gardners Station, Gardner's, Gardnersville) is a former town, now an unincorporated community, in western Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.[1]
History[]
Gardner was founded in 1856 by its namesake, Colonel . He was the first president of the (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 Civil War. As the only significant town between Dresden and Union City, it was a business center for western Weakley County. It became an incorporated municipality in 1869, with lawyer William Parker Caldwell serving as its first mayor.[2] Caldwell was later to become a U.S. Congressman, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879.[3]
Initial plans for the north-south 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 "Gardner, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ 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.
- Unincorporated communities in Weakley County, Tennessee
- Unincorporated communities in Tennessee