City of Niota, Train Depot Event
The City of Niota, TN, invites you to join
us as we celebrate the passage of the 19th
Amendment – Women’s Right to Vote.
Festivities begin on Friday, January 31, 2020,
at 11:30 a.m. with the unveiling of the new
19th Amendment Memorial Mural done by
a local artisan, Jade Lewis, and continuing
on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at 11:30 a.m.,
November 2, 2019, the City of Niota held a
Dedication Ceremony of the Restored Niota
Train Depot and the Niota Celebration of
McMinn County’s 200th Anniversary. The
Train Depot is the oldest standing depot in
January 31, 2020 & February 1, 2020
at the Niota Depot. Many events including
Period dress, old fashion photos and a 1920’s-
era women’s job fair are just a few of the
activities celebrating the 19th Amendment.
Of the Niota mural celebrating the centennial
for women’s right to vote I can only say, “I
am extremely happy for the city. A truly
pivotal moment in history such as this
deserves to be celebrated proudly, publicly
and permanently. This art will be a source
of community pride for years and will show
future generations that small towns have a
lot to offer and one voice can truly impact
the world.” Scott Schröeder
Niota Train Depot Restoration
the state of Tennessee. It is rich in history,
from its origination in 1854 to its name
change of Mouse Creek to Niota 1897 due to
undelivered ice cream...and at the end of the
Civil War, Union and Confederate Soldiers
took refuge inside. You can still see the
signatures and the gun ports created by the
soldiers. We are proud of our town and of
the service the Depot as offered throughout
the years.
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