Benton Station, Tennessee
Notable events
Benton Station received attention in 2017 for two notable events. In January, a historic bridge in the area was renamed “Bear Lawson Bridge” by the Polk County Commission in honor of William “Bear” Hinton Lawson. At a ceremony to celebrate the renaming, Polk County Executive Hoyt Firestone credited Lawson for donating land that allowed a railroad to run through the community in the early 1900s.
In June 2017, the Tennessee Historic Commission designated Benton Station as a Historic Landmark. Bluegrass musician Phil Lea performed at the event and announced he had written a song about the Benton Station community.
December 27, 1920. Decie Caldonia Rose, wife of Robert Henley Rose, was killed by an automobile on Benton/Cleveland pike while going for the mail. She was a member of Benton Station Baptist Church. She was reportedly the first woman to be killed by an automobile in the state of Tennessee.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Station, Tennessee
- ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
- ^ "Bridge renamed; descendants of honoree from Dalton attend". Dalton Daily Citizen-News. Dalton, Georgia. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Graves, Brian (2017-06-01). "It's Historic Benton Station". Cleveland Daily Banner News. Cleveland, Tennessee. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ Polk County News 01/06/1921
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