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Welcome to the Cowan History page! All unlinked titles represent articles that are being researched and compiled. Please come back and read more! We also welcome any corrections, additions, contributions or requests. Simply click here to send e-mail. Cowan: Its History and Heritage The Davidson, Hicks and Greene Company Forgy Brothers Department Store Cowan: Gateway to the Summer Resorts Glimpses of Cowan: Lists of businesses and professionals in 1890, 1924, and 1978 The History of Telecommunications in Cowan Franklin County's First Court House Collections from the Past (Replica of Major Russell's Cabin Home) Railroad Articles: At the Foot of the Mountain: Some Notes on the Cowan Depot Storm on Cumberland Mountain: The Story of the Cowan Pusher District The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Railroad: The Early Years Cowan Restaurants: Corner House Celebrates 25 Years! Share with us your memories of Cowan restaurants! We're looking for information on all restaurants, including the Franklin House, Copeland's, Edna's, Foot's, Stella's, Flo's, the Cowan Cafe, Corner House, Sernicola's, and any others! Click here to e-mail us some of your personal thoughts, facts, and memories for our collection! The History of Hospitality in Cowan: including the University House Hotel, The Franklin House (a.k.a. the Parker Hotel), Marquette Hotel (a.k.a. the D, H, & G boarding house), and The Franklin-Pearson House Church Histories: Closed, Disbanded, Pre-merger and Predecessor Churches: Boiling Fork Baptist Church (1822-?) Cowan Church of God (1966-1974) Cowan Christian Church (1875-1922, predecessor to Cowan Church of Christ) Cowan Methodist Church (Founded 1947, merged into Cowan Fellowship Church) Cowan Methodist Episcopal Church (1842-?) Cowan Presbyterian Church (Founded 1907, merged into Cowan Fellowship Church) Rayburn Chapel A.M.E. Church (1889-1997) St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (1848-?) St. Saviour's Mission (1894-1899, predecessor to St. Agnes' Episcopal Church) Existing Churches: Cowan Church of Christ (Founded 1923, successor to Cowan Christian Church) Cowan Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Founded 1886) Cowan Fellowship Church (Merger of Cowan Methodist Church and Cowan Presbyterian Church) Cowan First Baptist Church (Founded 1906) First Church of the Nazarene (Founded 1917) Goshen Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Founded 1810, Franklin County's oldest church) Greenhaw Baptist Church (Founded 1938) Mt. Sinai Baptist Church (Founded 1929) New Hope Church of God in Christ (Founded 1982) Old Army Chapel (Today the home of Hope Baptist Church) St. Agnes' Episcopal Church (Founded 1899, successor to St. Saviour's Mission)
Departmental Histories: Cowan Board of Public Utilities Cowan City Government Cowan Police Department Cowan Street Department People of Cowan: The Cowan's of Franklin County: Part I, Part II, Part III Major William Russell: Cowan's First Settler School Histories: Acme Academy (also known as Cowan Academy, predecessor to Cowan Public School) Early Education in Franklin County (Pioneer School at Goshen Camp Ground) Greenhaw School (article forthcoming) Memoirs of a Mountain School Teacher (Cold Springs School, in the lumber camp above Cowan) South Junior High School (Now known as South Middle School) Communities, neighborhoods, and hamlets in and around Cowan: including Centennial, Chocolate Row, City Limits, Frogtown, Greenhaw, Hawkins Cove, Keith Cove, Lakeview, Mars Hill/Morris Hill, McAmis Lane, Miller Cove, Slagtown, The Bottom, Vanderbilt Drive. Roads and "Old Roads" in and around Cowan: The Dixie Highway/41A, Georgia Crossing Road, Greenhaw Road, Hawkins Cove Road, The Road to St. Mary's, The Turnpike
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