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Etowah was founded in 1906, primarily as a location for a depot on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) line as part of a more direct route between Atlanta and Cincinnati. The etymology of the town name is unclear, but local folklore states that a train crew brought a sign reading "Etowah" from the Etowah River , and the name stuck.
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A descendant of Revolutionary War veteran Thomas Cantrell, he came from a large family. After serving as a conductor for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, he managed the Etowah Water, Light, and Power Company. Along with his siblings, he owned and operated a lumber company, a natural gas company, a motor company, and a bank.
Etowah High School was a public high school in Etowah, Tennessee. It was a part of McMinn County Schools. It was built in 1925 and had two stories. [1] Circa 1951, when Kenneth Barker began his term as a principal, there were 320 students. [1] The number of students was 416, during the 1955–1956 school year. [2] By 1958 enrollment was up to 448.
SR 310 begins in Etowah at an intersection with US 411/SR 30 (Tennessee Avenue/SR 33).It goes east to cross a bridge over some railroad tracks before leaving Etowah and going down a narrow valley between mountains.
The Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946. The citizens, including some World War II veterans, accused the local officials of predatory policing, police brutality , political corruption , and voter ...
Etowah City Elementary School District is a school district of Etowah, Tennessee. It operates a single K-8 school, Etowah Elementary School a.k.a. Etowah City School (ECS). High school students move on to McMinn County Schools. [1] McMinn Central High School is the successor of the former Etowah High School. [2]
The Etowah Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Georgia. The line runs between Etowah, Tennessee , and Cartersville, Georgia , for a total of 89.3 miles (143.7 km).