Gardner, Tennessee

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Gardner, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Gardner, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Gardner, Tennessee
Gardner, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°21′30″N 88°53′53″W / 36.35833°N 88.89806°W / 36.35833; -88.89806Coordinates: 36°21′30″N 88°53′53″W / 36.35833°N 88.89806°W / 36.35833; -88.89806
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyWeakley
Elevation
364 ft (111 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)731
GNIS feature ID1285157[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[]

  1. ^ a b "Gardner, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "William Parker Caldwell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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