amqui station and visitors center

I am very pleased to have Amqui station here in Madison, TN. This is just one example of the great changes coming to Madison, TN I like the farmer's market there where I get my honey and various vegetables. ;-) Plan a visit in the future.

This is a local museum and meeting place. It contains the old Amqui Railroad Station building, a new building with restrooms and two covered areas outdoors. There is some parking and it is right next to the railroad for atmosphere. The old Rudy's Farm Country Sausage boy statue is in the yard. It shows a small boy in coveralls with a fishing pole over his shoulder and his dad's hat on as if he is headed to the river to fish. Rudy's Farm Country Sausage was a large Madison, TN business went out of business when their union went on strike and refused to come to an agreement with the family owned management. The Rudy family is and was a local benefactor for many charitable events and funds. They were a large presence in the Madison area, including their herd of Bison which were 30 years ahead of the conservation movement to save the Bison in the U.S. The Amqui station was moved from its original location to this small park. There are historical pictures on the walls showing Madison, TN highlights and they are changed regularly to rotate the collection. Football heroes, local heroes and railroad memorabilia. The covered areas are used on Sunday afternoons in the summer for a Farmer's Market. There are fresh produce and other food related displays and a musical presentation each Sunday afternoon. The food is truly local, including Lone Oak Farms fresh vegetables and fresh fruit from an orchard in neighboring Gallatin, TN. Lone Oak Farms has bamboo and other ornamental trees and shrubs for sale at the Farmer's Market. Neely's Bend Organics has fresh vegetables, seedlings, mushrooms and foraged food. Johnson's has locally harvested honey and products. The people are friendly and the produce is inexpensive. http://www.amquistation.org/farmers-market Use of Food Stamps is encouraged and buys double the produce for the face value. The Amqui name has two supposed origins. One is that it is an old Indian name--nobody knows for what and the second is that everybody would remark on the short train ride from Nashville, saying that was "damn quick" which eventually became shortened to "Amqui." The Visitor's Center and Amqui Station is located adjacent to the Madison Branch Public Library. There is a small exhibit honoring Johnny Cash.

This is one place you need to visit. It is an outdoor venue where you can hold meetings.it is a lovely place where you can hold dinner parties. also, through October they have avegetable market from 12 pm 'til 3pm.In the early days Amqui Station was a Railroad Station.