ETOWAH, Tenn. — Just as residents rallied to save the town’s signature landmark, the L&N Depot, it’s time now to save the landmark that stands in front of the depot, says Durant Tullock.
Mr. Tullock, executive director for the Etowah Area Chamber of Commerce, is leading a campaign to raise $7,000 to restore a crumbling bandstand in front of the depot.
It all began during the Fourth of July festivities this year when someone asked Mr. Tullock about the story behind the gazebo on Tennessee Avenue.
“I realized that many in our town did not know its history,” he said.
The bandstand was built in 1931 by a grieving family after their 7-year-old son drowned. Rock was hauled from the Cumberland Plateau to build the memorial to August McClary Jr.