Editing Parsons, Tennessee (section)

== History ==
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[[File:Business district - NARA - 280631.tif|thumb|left|Parsons business district, 1940]]
Created around 1889 by the Tennessee Midland Railroad Company (TMRC), the city of Parsons was founded by Henry Myracle as he deeded 143{{fraction|1|3}} acres to the TMRC to start a town on his land. The railroad established Parsons Improvement Co. and Myracle maintained the town. The rail depot was located where the present day BP One Stop is located. A commercial lot, which was used as a tie yard was at present location of CB&S Bank. A storage lot and livestock pens were located where Townsend Chevrolet is presently located. There was a large water tank beside the depot and two packing houses nearby for farmers' produce. There was also a town pump and a small park near the water tank.

The Perryville branch of the railroad (TMRC) was known as the "Pea Vine". The train itself was known as the "Hot Shot" or "Cannonball".<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Parsons Tennessee - History of Parsons |url=http://cityofparsons.com/history.php}}</ref>