Hohenwald’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Hohenwald. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was founded in 1878 and later merged with a town named "New Switzerland" to the south. New Switzerland was founded in 1894 by Swiss immigrants in conjunction with the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. The railway's extension to Hohenwald served as a catalyst for the towns early economic growth. This rail link enabled the export of timber and agricultural products, key to the local economy, transforming Hohenwald into an important commercial center in Lewis County. This significantly influenced Hohenwald's demographic expansion and urban development, illustrating the profound impact of rail infrastructure on the growth of small American towns during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hohenwald’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hohenwald’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHistoric American Buildings Surve…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hohenwald, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Hohenwald
2 places in Hohenwald are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Historic American Buildings Survey, A.A. Gustafson, Photographer August, 1937 DETAIL OF CHIMNEY. - Early Log Cabin, Hoh… (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.