{"id":703,"date":"2019-09-11T15:21:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roanecounty1.wordpress.com\/?p=703"},"modified":"2022-02-28T16:30:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T16:30:24","slug":"oliver-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/11\/oliver-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard of a town that&#8217;s actually in 3 places at once? Sounds impossible, right? Well, Oliver Springs is proof that it&#8217;s not! This small town, located in Morgan, Anderson and Roane Counties, was once well-known as a vacation destination due to its beautiful hotel and natural springs.<\/p>\n<p>Historic Oliver Springs was founded in 1821 as a coal mining town. The small town of 3000 people was incorporated in 1905, and is known for their pre-1900s buildings. Some of these include a former hospital, a family general store, and a train depot that serves as a museum\/library. A walking tour brochure showcasing all of the beauty of Oliver Springs is available at the Roane County Visitors Center (1209 N Kentucky St in Kingston).<\/p>\n<p>Downtown&#8217;s Train Depot Museum is a must-see!\u00a0<span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1 c1-2 c1-6v c1-b c1-3w x-d-ux\">Built c. 1893, the Oliver Springs Depot was one of the busiest of the Coster Division. Its popularity grew\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1 c1-2 c1-6v c1-b c1-3w x-d-ux\">along with the nationally known Oliver Springs Resort Hotel and nearby coal production. <\/span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1 c1-2 c1-6v c1-b c1-3w x-d-ux\">The last passenger train pulled through the depot in 1968. In 1983\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1 c1-2 c1-6v c1-b c1-3w x-d-ux\">Southern Railway planned to demolish the structure. The town rallied for saving this historic remnant and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1 c1-2 c1-6v c1-b c1-3w x-d-ux\">eventually struck a deal with Southern Railway, provided it would be removed from the site and relocated\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1 c1-2 c1-6v c1-b c1-3w x-d-ux\">elsewhere. In 1986, the citizens of Oliver Springs were able to have the building moved across the street\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1 c1-2 c1-6v c1-b c1-3w x-d-ux\">with the help of TVA. Today, you<\/span>\u00a0can even get up close and personal with a train caboose, ticket station and more! The Depot Museum is located at 610 Walker Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Springs is also home to one of the country&#8217;s largest distributors of confections, Country Fresh Fudge, and its retail store, Pamela Anne&#8217;s. Be sure to stop in and load up on sweet treats while in town!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-706\" src=\"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/train-depot-1.jpg\" alt=\"train depot\" width=\"968\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/train-depot-1.jpg 968w, https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/train-depot-1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/train-depot-1-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/train-depot-1-768x1016.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard of a town that&#8217;s actually in 3 places at once? Sounds impossible, right? Well, Oliver Springs is proof that it&#8217;s not! This small town, located in Morgan, Anderson and Roane Counties, was once well-known as a vacation destination due to its beautiful hotel and natural springs. Historic Oliver Springs was founded<a href=\"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/11\/oliver-springs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Oliver Springs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1177,"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions\/1177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanetourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}