Gardner, Tennessee | |
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  Gardner, Tennessee  Gardner, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates:36°21′30″N88°53′53″W / 36.35833°N 88.89806°W /36.35833; -88.89806 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Weakley |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 731 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1285157[1] |
Gardner (alsoGardner Station,Gardners Station,Gardner's,Gardnersville) is a former town, now anunincorporated community, in westernWeakley County,Tennessee, United States.[1]
Gardner was founded in 1856 by its namesake, ColonelJohn Almus Gardner. He was the first president of theNashville and Northwestern Railroad (a predecessor to theNashville, 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 theCivil War. As the only significant town betweenDresden andUnion City, it was a business center for western Weakley County. It became anincorporated municipality in 1869, with lawyerWilliam Parker Caldwell serving as its first mayor.[2] Caldwell was later to become aU.S. Congressman, serving in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879.[3]
Initial plans for the north-southMississippi Railroad called for the rail line to pass through Gardner, but in 1873 the planned route was shifted from Gardner toMartin. Gardner declined after 1873; many local businesses relocated to Martin.[2]
William Parker Caldwell'shome in Gardner is still standing and is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[2][4]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |