Winona is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee, United States, located near the mouth of Buffalo Creek, a tributary of the New River.[1]

Winona, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Wreckage of the Buffalo Creek Trestle at Winona in 1915
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Coordinates: 36°22′36″N 84°27′01″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Scott
Elevation [1]	1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	423
GNIS feature ID	1274885[1]

History

On March 28, 1915, Winona was the site of a train wreck when the 50-foot (15 m) high Buffalo Creek Trestle failed while a train was crossing. The incident, which destroyed both the railroad bridge and the train, killed one person and injured four others.[2]

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