Town of Smyrna, Tennessee

   A charter was granted on December 11, 1845 to connect this area along the railroad to seaports in the south and east. The first railroad depot was built here in 1851, and replaced with the current one in 1873. The town was originally incorporated in 1869, but that was rescinded by the state and the town had to incorporate again in 1915. They had their 100th anniversary celebration recently on June 12, 2015. In the 1940s, the town was home to Sewart Air Force Base, but that closed in 1971 and it is now Smyrna Airport. Smyrna was the home of Confederate Hero Sam Davis. His home is still an tourist attraction.

Train Stations

Sorry, it has been awhile. I haven't been inspired. I haven't been anywhere. I suppose I will just start posting photos from my Flickr page according to subject. And some Lego shots thrown in every now and then(maybe I should start a new blag for that, hmm).

Today, we have train stations. I love them and I don't know why. I've never ridden a train outside of amusement parks-but maybe the thought of travel in the past is enough to whet my appetite. Or maybe it's from a past life where I worked the rails or something like that. Who knows why we get obsessed with one thing or another.



Historic Depot, Jamestown, TN by gravescout, on Flickr

Gettysburg Train Depot by gravescout on Flickr

Pegram, TN station by gravescout on Flickr

Bay St Louis, MS station by gravescout on Flickr

Grinders Switch Historic Depot by gravescout on Flickr

Cowan, TN Depot/Museum by gravescout on Flickr