Winona, Scott County, Tennessee
| Winona, Tennessee | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Wreckage of the Buffalo Creek Trestle at Winona in 1915 | |
  Winona, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′36″N 84°27′01″W / 36.37667°N 84.45028°WCoordinates: 36°22′36″N 84°27′01″W / 36.37667°N 84.45028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Scott |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1274885[1] |
Winona is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee, United States, located near the mouth of Buffalo Creek, a tributary of the New River.[1]
History
On March 28, 1915, Winona was the site of a train wreck when the 50-foot (15 m) high Buffalo Creek Trestle failed while a train was crossing. The incident, which destroyed both the railroad bridge and the train, killed one person and injured four others.[2]
Notes
- 1 2 "Winona, Scott County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ James Castro. "Train Wrecks in Tennessee". Tennessee State Library and Archives.
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