The sign reads:
COWAN, TENNESSEE
Named in honor of Major John Cowan, early pioneer settler Major William Russel first settled here in 1800, his home serving as the first Court House 1807-1814
1848-1854:
N&C Railroad constructed the world's longest tunnel and steepest grade railroad
1855:
9 mi. spur line to Sewanee Mountain completed by Sewanee Mining Company.
1863-1864:
Confederate and Federal Armies camped in Cowan.
Failure of Confederate Forces to destroy the tunnel provided General Sherman with a direct line of supply for his march through Georgia.
Erected 1974
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