Along Highway 57: Not So Grand In Grand Junction
Just across the Hardeman County line from LaGrange, Grand Junction should have fared better than it did. Its name referred to the fact that it …
Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Along Highway 57: Historic LaGrange, Tennessee
Unlike the other towns along Highway 57, LaGrange did not come about because of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. It was platted in 1829 and …
Along Highway 57: Rossville, Tennessee
In 1838, early investors dreamed up the idea of a railroad east from Memphis to the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston, South Carolina. Such a railroad …