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Niota Depot

Niota, Italy

The Niota Depot is a historic railroad depot in Niota in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Built in 1853 by the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company, it is the oldest remaining pre–Civil War railroad depot in the state. On its construction it bore the original name of the town, as Mouse Creek Stat

ion. It was briefly used as a makeshift fort by Unionist artillery companies tasked with guarding the railway. In 1894, it was acquired by the Southern Railway Company, which used it continuously until 1972, whereupon it was acquired by the City of Niota. It now serves as the Niota city hall, and an events venue.

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