Etowah Depot

Etowah Depot is a former railway station in Etowah, Tennessee. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) selected the site as a maintenance facility and station for their new mainline, with construction beginning in 1905. Passenger service began in November 1906. Construction costs for the building amounted to $13,000 (equivalent to $454,952 in 2024). The depot's significance waned after 1929 when the L&Ns rolling stock was being converted from wood to steel construction and repair shops were moved to Knoxville. Passenger service ceased with the last run of the Flamingo in 1968 and the depot was closed for all railway use in 1974.^[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1977. The Louisville and Nashville sold the depot to the city in 1981 for $35,000,^[2][3] who set about restoring the station building.^[4]

Etowah
The station building in 2011
General information
Location	U.S. Route 411 Etowah, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°19′24″N 84°31′28″W
Owned by	City of Etowah
History
Opened	November 1906
Closed	1968
Original company	Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station Addison toward Cincinnati Cincinnati – Atlanta Delano toward Atlanta Addison toward Knoxville Knoxville – Atlanta via Blue Ridge Cambria toward Atlanta
Etowah Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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NRHP reference No.	77001513
Added to NRHP	October 17, 1977
Location