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Soddy-Daisy is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 13,070 at the 2020 census [ 5 ] and estimated to be 13,619 in 2022. [ 6 ] The city was formed in 1969 when the communities of Soddy (to the north) and Daisy (to the south), along with nearby developed areas along U.S. Route 27 , merged to form Soddy-Daisy.
Soddy may refer to: Alexander Soddy (born 1982), British conductor and pianist; Frederick Soddy (1877–1956), English chemist; Soddy (crater), a lunar crater named for Frederick Soddy; Sod house or Soddy, a house built using patches of sod; Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
A sod farm structure in Iceland Saskatchewan sod house, circa 1900 Unusually well appointed interior of a sod house, North Dakota, 1937. The sod house or soddy [1] was a common alternative to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the Great Plains of Canada and the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s. [2]
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a major factor in opening the Great Plains to white settlement. Under the provisions of the Act, settlers could obtain title to a quarter-section (160 acres, or 65 ha) of land for a nominal fee, provided that they built a house, made certain improvements, farmed the land, and occupied the site for at least five years.
The highway begins at an interchange with U.S. Route 27/SR 29 (US 27/SR 29) in Soddy-Daisy. SR 111 travels generally northwest as a controlled access highway before it crosses into Sequatchie County. The controlled-access sections of SR 111 are unusual, as they contain 70 mph speed limits, which are generally reserved for Interstate highways.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. Pages in category "People from Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.