Maury County TN Archives History - Books .....Railroad Miscellany 1906 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com September 23, 2005, 1:01 am Book Title: Railroad Miscellany Rear View, Union Depot at Columbia. The above view was taken from the rear, and fails to give the comprehensive sight of the semicircular sheds in front some 800 ft. in length. The concreting and entire improvements were built in 1903 at a cost of over $100,000, besides the damages for changes in grade, which were borne by the city. A movement to secure this handsome improvement was started in 1902 by Maj. W. J. Whitthorne and Jno. P. McGaw, who secured options on the necessary property and interested the City Council in the matter. They were seconded by the officers of the L. & N. Ry., who made every reasonable concession to secure this much-needed station and abolish grade crossings in Columbia. Very handsome lawns are kept at each end of the depot, and Columbia people greatly appreciate this improvement to the city. Wreck at Rutherford's Creek, May 23, 1905, was caused by a sudden flood undermining the trestle at the south end of the bridge shown herewith. The train passed safely by, excepting the two final cars. One of these rolled over the bank, and was half submerged; while the other fell into the breach, and was broken in two. Wonderful to relate, no person was seriously injured; and the L. & N., by good roadbeds and careful management, has comparatively but few such wrecks. Additional Comments: From: CENTURY REVIEW 1805 - 1905 MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE A Condensation of the Most Important Events of the Past One Hundred Years, and Descriptive Sketches of the Cities and Villages File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/maury/history/1906/railroad/insuranc33gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb