Winona, Scott County, Tennessee

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Winona, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Wreckage of the Buffalo Creek Trestle at Winona in 1915
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Winona, Tennessee
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Winona, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°22′36″N84°27′01″W / 36.37667°N 84.45028°W / 36.37667; -84.45028
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Scott
Elevation
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1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 423
GNIS feature ID1274885 [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 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winona, Scott County, Tennessee
  2. ↑ James Castro. "Train Wrecks in Tennessee". Tennessee State Library and Archives.
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