Built In 1896 along the North Carolina and St. Louis Railway Line, the Hohenwald Depot was the point of entry for newcomers to our area. The railroad brought immigrants from all over the world, including Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, to help establish the Hohenwald we know today. The names of employees from when it was a functioning train depot are still etched into the side of the walls in the freight room!
The train depot has been beautifully restored and is now home to the Welcome Center and the Chamber of Commerce.
Inside the freight room is a used book bookstore "The Booktique" run by the Friends of the Library as a fundraiser for the local public library. Stop by to peruse the books, tourist information and some Hohenwald souvenirs in the Depot.
The Depot, open 10-2 Monday through Friday, is a great place to start your visit. You can walk around town to shops and restaurants, and see what our ancestors saw when they stepped off the train in Hohenwald, Tennessee.
The depot was part of the South Central Tennessee Railroad Line, which ran north through Hickman County to Colesburg in Dixon County. This line was one of many significant railways that crossed Tennessee, and is still active today, though it no longer runs through the historic depot. When the railway came into Lewis County, it transformed the future of the surrounding communities. The flock of the population to the area around the depot helped Hohenwald become the county seat over the community of Newburg. [Source of information pertaining to Newburg's settlement]
