Winona, Scott County, Tennessee

Winona, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Wreckage of the Buffalo Creek Trestle at Winona in 1915
Winona, Tennessee
Winona, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°22′36″N 84°27′01″W / 36.37667°N 84.45028°W / 36.37667; -84.45028Coordinates: 36°22′36″N 84°27′01″W / 36.37667°N 84.45028°W / 36.37667; -84.45028
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Scott
Elevation 1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
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. 1 2 "Winona, Scott County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. James Castro. "Train Wrecks in Tennessee". Tennessee State Library and Archives.


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