Baxter’s First-Ever Fire Truck Back As Historic Artifact
Baxter’s first-ever fire truck has been reclaimed by the Friends of the Baxter Museum for parades and community events. Friends of the Depot President Glenn Jones said the 1946 Ford fire engine was auctioned off to the town of Dunlap, Tennessee years ago. He said it recently appeared in an online auction and he jumped […]
Lanterns And Train Memorabilia Donated To Baxter Depot Museum
Baxter Depot Museum has received additional 20th-century artifacts from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said Joe McGovern presented the museum with memorabilia owned by his grandfather Philip Aloysius McGovern. Jones said the artifacts include two lanterns that Phillip McGovern used as a conductor on the L&N Railroad. “A lot of […]
