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Cowan, Tennessee: Restored Vintage Gas Station

This 1936 Texaco station has been preserved as a small car museum and town welcome center.

Address:
100 Cumberland St. E., Cowan, TN
Directions:
Downtown, on the northwest corner of US-41A/Cumberland St. E. and Tennessee Ave. N.
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Vintage gas pumps.

Restored Vintage Gas Station

Vintage fuel pumps at Cowan's restored Texaco station.

[Jeff Foushee, 05/04/2021]

Nice pumps, but not liking that digital sign add-on so much...

Cowan Texaco.

Cowan Welcome Center and Vintage Texaco Station

The Cowan Welcome Center is a wonderfully restored and preserved old Texaco service station.

[Frank Rivera, 01/04/2020]

The gas station was built in 1936 and restored as the town's welcome center in 2006. The indoor service bays contain old cars with dummies in vintage clothing.


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