Spring City Depot
Spring City

The Spring City Depot 
Front St.
Spring City, TN
423-365-5210

Restored railroad depot - early 1900's. The depot was originally built by the Queen and Crescent Railroad out of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the purpose of extending travel and commerce to the South. The museum now houses changing exhibits.

The Depot also highlights the story of some female rebels from Smith’s Crossroads area in Dayton. The ladies all had family in the Confederate Army and first met for support. But they found themselves spying on Federal troops, which landed them in some pretty rough water. Rounded up and made to stand on the banks of the river, the ladies were then loaded onto the USS Chattanooga and marched up Market Street in Chattanooga. They were then forced to sign oaths of loyalty to the United States before being escorted back up the river and dropped off at the river landing, where they then had to make their way home on foot.