Originally on the Southern Railway, now probably Norfolk Southern and the line is still used. The small town in Washington County is primarily known for the Civil War battle of Limestone Station that occurred on September 8, 1863. Confederate forces under General Alfred E. Jackson defeated the 100th Ohio Volunteer Infantry lacking ammunition, who were surrounded at a bridge. About 250 Union soldiers were taken prisoner, a significant morale boost for the Confederates. It is marked today by a Tennessee Historical Commission marker 1A 113.
Located on Old TN-34 (near present-day Davy Crockett Road and Old St. Rt. 34), it was once a busy stop on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad.
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