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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Humboldt, TN Confederate Statue

Humboldt, TN Confederate Statue

This statue is located in Bailey Park on the east side of town and faces 22nd Ave (US79/70A). The monument which honors CSA soldiers from Gibson County was built by the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. It was carved by J.J. Snyder of Eclipse Marble Works in 1914. The statue was originally located along Main St. but later moved here.

Here is the Smithsonian writeup of the statue:
Figure of a Confederate soldier standing at parade rest. He wears a uniform consisting of a hip-length coat, trousers, boots, and a brimmed hat. The bearded figure holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests in front of his proper right foot. His proper left foot is slightly forward and bent at the knee. The tiered granite base includes four columns around a central block of granite.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

First United Methodist Church - Humboldt, TN

First United Methodist Church - Humboldt, TN

This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as First Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

According to the Tennessee Historical Commission marker:
Built 1899. Thus church is an example of Gothic Revival architecture. The exterior of the sanctuary consists of standing buttresses, towers, a copper spire and cross, and pointed arch stained glass windows. Transept windows were designed and installed by the renowned Jacoby Company of St. Louis in 1901. The interior features a cruciform plan and vaulted ceiling. The church was organized in 1860 in Humboldt, and in 1867 a small frame building was built east of the present sanctuary.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Humboldt, TN Freight Train Depot

Humboldt, TN Train Depot.

This is the old station built by GM&O. Recently, this has been a business but now there's a for rest sign out front. Originally, I thought it was a passenger depot until I got this comment from flickr user Rando4038:

this was not the gm&o passenger station at humboldt tn , this was the freight house, the passenger station the gm&o had was shared with the l&n rr at the diamond where the tracks crossed each other, the station was located on the southeast corner of the diamond, it was demolished in the early 1970's

Humboldt, TN Train Depot.