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Glimpses of Cowan: A quick look at the businesses and professionals that have existed in Cowan through the years...A Glimpse of Cowan – 1890-1891Taken from The Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1890-91; Published again by The Cowan Bell, Vol. III, No. 12, p. 15, June 17, 1976.
A village southeast of Winchester, the county seat, 64 miles from Chattanooga and 87 from Nashville. One of the furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and R R Co. is located here. Baptist, Christian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches and two public schools. W.U. Tel., and Southern Express. Population 500. J.H. Short, Postmaster.
Bledsoe & Williams (C M Bledsoe, John L B Williams), grocers. Boucher Wm M, propr Franklin House. Burrum Charles R, shoemaker. Byrum Rev. George (Baptist). Commercial Hotel, M.P. Hines propr. Crawford Rev Newton D (Cumb Presb.) Delzell Wm, magistrate Floyd Rev A D (Christian) Franklin House, Wm M Boucher Propr. Gaines A P, Supt Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co (Sewanee Furnace) Hammer Jefferson D, shoemaker. Hawkins John R, grocer Hines Andrew J, magistrate Hines Lewis M, druggist Hines Maxwell P, propr Commercial Hotel Pattie Thronton S, general store Patton R Alexander, general store Perry Holdman, general store Short, John H, postmaster Sloan, Flavel B, physician Stewart John M, railrway and Southern Exp agent and W. U. Tel mgr. Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co, A P. Gaines supt (Sewanee blast furnace and general store). Williams A Matthew, livery Williams Harvey P, physician Williams Jesse N, general store
Note - W.U. Tel. means Western Union Telegraph
A Glimpse of Cowan – 1924Taken from the Directory of Business Firms of Towns in Franklin County, July 4, 1924; Published again by the Cowan Bell, Vol. V, No. 6, p. 3, April 6, 1978. Davidson, Hicks & Greene – Manufacturers Rough Lumber Gilliam Bledscoe – General Merchandise R. B. Brice – Barber Shop Jno. W. Looney – Meat Market J. N. Forgy & Bros. – Department Store Clark & Williams – General Merchandise Star Barber Shop and Pressing Parlor Geo. P. Dobson – Drugs and Sundries Cowan Café T. E. Keith – Confectionary Cowan Drug Company – Drugs and Sundries Bank of Cowan W. H. Qualls – General Merchandise C. C. Hawkins – Groceries and Meat Market Cowan Hotel Cowan Motor Co. – Overland and Willys Knight Dixie Motor Co. – Star and Durant Will Thurman (Col.) – Café J. C. Womack – Planing Mill Electric Shoe Shop – Shoe Repairing Dunwoody Milling Co. – Flour, Meal and Feed Cowan Sweet Potato Association G. S. Wright – M.D. R. A. Whitaker – M.D. J. H. Marable – M.D. C. W. Alexander - Attorney A Glimpse of Cowan – 1978The following business existed in Cowan according to a list provided by the Cowan Bell, Vol V., No. 17, Nov. 30, 1978 Appletree Theater B & G Supply Store Brown’s Body Shop Charlotte’s Beauty Salon Chick’s Country Boy Market (Texaco) Cotton Patch Coulson Studio Charles Couser, M.D. Cowan Auto Parts Cowan Ceramic and Restaurant Cowan Furniture Cowan Upholstery Cowan Woodworking Shop Horace Elkins Dentistry Flowerland Foot’s Restaurant Franklin County Bank Gunn’s Grocery Hatchett Insurance Jackson’s Barber Shop Jim’s Drive-in Loose Caboose Modern Beauty Shop Modern Dress Shop Morgan’s Grocery Morris Paint and Body Shop Myers Antiques Rick’s Jewelry Rittenberry Drug Store Sells Amoco Style’s by Sylvia Sunshine Cleaners Valley Liquors Western Auto Store Whistle Stop Market WZYX Radio
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