Milligan Depot

Milligan Depot. . , Not far from this spot stood the Milligan College Flag Stop, which from 1896 until 1934 provided shade and shelter for passengers who waited for the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad , the "Tweetsie" , to take them either west to Johnson City or east to Cranberry, NC, and points between. The ET&WNC abandoned the structure in 1934, but passenger service continued until 1940. Freight and mail rolled until 1950. , The steeple and Celtic cross of Milligan's Seeger Chapel is visible just above the horizon at approximately 190° south of this spot. Milligan dates back to 1866, the year the ET&WNC itself was established. In that same year, a private secondary school known as the Buffalo Male and Female Institute was formed. In 1881, the institution was elevated to collegiate level, and the name was changed to Milligan College. Today, Milligan is a nationally recognized Christian, liberal arts college. , From 1901 until his death in 1922, Milligan alumnus (class of 1882), board member, and benefactor George Duffield Williams Hardin served as the General Supervisor of the ET&WNC. A building on campus bears his name.