The Switchboard building served the community’s telephone needs for many years.

Originally located 1/2 mile from its current location, the building is now fully restored.

The telephone operator lived in this building, which also housed the actual switchboard for Palmersville’s telephone system.

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Here is a quick tour, consisting of two videos, of the building before the move and restoration (above). She was forlorn but cleaned up very well.

Jim Cantrell is on screen, his son Mike is holding the camera.

Donoho School c.1916

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Palmersville Historical Society

Pictured is Donoho School, which was located in the 1st District at the junction of Donoho Levee Rd, Workman’s Cemetery Rd (or was it Glover Rd?), and Austin Springs Rd.

The school was built c. 1910 on land donated by Augustas Donoho. Teachers who held positions were Eula Aniley during 1935, Florence Mae Donoho during the later part of the 1930s, and Gurtrude Moore until the school’s closing in 1940.

The photo and part of information are courtesy of Janice (Donoho) Laws.

You can see a picture of the 1939/40 Donoho School students here.

Special thanks to Robert G Reynolds of Palmersville, TN News