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Chicago, Memphis And Gulf Railroad
The Chicago, Memphis and Gulf Railroad was incorporated in 1904 as the Dyersburg Northern Railroad. It opened from a junction with an Illinois Central Railroad branch line west of Dyersburg north to Tiptonville, Tennessee, in 1907. The name was changed in 1909, and in 1911 the line was extended to Hickman, Kentucky. The intention was to continue to the Metropolis Bridge over the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky, via Clinton, Kentucky, and Moscow, Kentucky, and so create a low-level trunk line from Memphis. The IC was still promoting the scheme in 1915.Poor's Manual of Railroads, Vol. 48 1915 p. 746 The line became the ''Hickman Division'' of the Illinois Central Railroad, which sold the branch to the Tennken Railroad in 1983. The track remains in service today. Route *Dyersburg, Tennessee, junction with the Illinois Central *Finley, Tennessee *Lenox, Tennessee * Miston, Tennessee * Ridgely, Tennessee * Wynnburg, Tennessee *Tiptonville, Tennessee Tiptonville is a town in and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the Central United States. Its primary routes connected Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, and thus, the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Another line connected Chicago west to Sioux City, Iowa (1870), while smaller branches reached Omaha, Nebraska (1899) from Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1877), from Cherokee, Iowa. The IC also ran service to Miami, Florida, on trackage owned by other railroads. The IC, founded in 1851, pioneered the financing later used by several long distance U.S. railroads whose construction was partially financed through a Land Grant Act of 1850, federal land grant. In 1998, the Canadian National Railway, via Grand Trunk Corporation, acquired control of the IC, and absorbed its operations the following year. The Illinois Central Railroad maintains its corporate existence as a non-operating subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finley, Tennessee
Finley is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located roughly 5.5 miles west of downtown Dyersburg along Tennessee State Route 104. Tennessee State Route 182 also passes through the community, which connects it with Interstate 155 and Lenox to the north. History Originally known as Pleasant Hill, the community was settled beginning in 1840 on the high ground just north of the modern-day village. The area surrounding Finley was hunted by Davy Crockett Colonel (United States), Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennesse ..., who named the creek that runs through Finley after himself. The community is named after local businessman and farmer James Allen Finley, who moved to the area in 1858 and eventually had a post office established in his home.Name given i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predecessors Of The Illinois Central Railroad
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Defunct Kentucky Railroads
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Wynnburg, Tennessee
Wynnburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ..., United States. Its ZIP code is 38077. Demographics Notes Census-designated places in Lake County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Lake County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{LakeCountyTN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgely, Tennessee
Ridgely is a town in Lake County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2000 census and 1,795 at the 2010 census. Geography Ridgely is located at (36.264559, -89.482668). The town is situated southwest of Reelfoot Lake and east of the Mississippi River. State Route 78 traverses Ridgely, connecting the town with Tiptonville to the north and Dyersburg to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,667 people, 673 households, and 461 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 751 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 79.90% White, 17.94% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.96% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population. There were 673 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miston, Tennessee
Miston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the northwest part of the county, along Tennessee State Route 103, which leads east to Bogota and west the same distance to Tennessee State Route 181, less than east of the Mississippi River. Dyersburg, the county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ..., is southeast of Miston. Demographics Education The school district is the Dyer County School District. Text list/ref> The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern. References Populated places in Dyer County, Tennessee Census-designated places in Dyer County, Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox, Tennessee
Lenox is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ..., United States. Its ZIP code is 38047. History In 1887, the community, then known as Coon Creek, hosted a Union Baptist Church. A post office was established in 1888, with Giles James serving as the first postmaster. In 1904, the Dyersburg Northern Railroad was chartered to connect Dyersburg to Tiptonville in Lake County. The line was constructed on the western edge of the community. Education The school district is the Dyer County School District. Text list/ref> The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern. Notes Unincorporated communities in Dyer County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Census-designated places in Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyersburg is a city in and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in northwest Tennessee, northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 16,164 at the 2020 census, down 5.72% from the 2010 census. History Early history The lands encompassing Dyersburg were originally inhabited by the Chickasaw people. As westward expansion continued, the Chickasaw Nation relinquished their claims to West Tennessee through a series of treaties, culminating in the final agreement, the Treaty of Tuscaloosa, signed in 1818. The lands composing the future Dyer County were then transferred, via the Jackson Purchase, to the US Government, and American settlers from the eastern states began moving into West Tennessee around 1819. 19th century In 1823, the Tennessee General Assembly established two new counties immediately west of the Tennessee River, Dyer County being one of them. John McIver and Joel H. Dyer donated for the new county seat, aptl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tennessee, second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the List of United States cities by population, 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the Metropolitan statistical area, 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. European exploration of the area began with Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. Located on the high Chickasaw Bluffs, the site offered natural protection from Mississippi River flooding and became a contested location in the colonial era. Modern Memphis was founded in 181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
