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2. Rhea County, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   Rhea County (/ r eɪ / RAY [2]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,870. [3] Its county seat is Dayton. [4] Rhea County comprises the Dayton, TN micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area.

3. John Rhea - Wikipedia

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   John Rhea (pronounced ray / r eɪ / [1]) (c. 1753 – May 27, 1832) was an American soldier and politician of the early 19th century who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Rhea County, Tennessee and Rheatown, a community and former city in Greene County, Tennessee is named for him.

4. Rhea County Courthouse - Wikipedia

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   The Rhea County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in the center of Dayton, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee.Built in 1891, it is famous as the scene of the Scopes trial of July 1925, in which teacher John T. Scopes faced charges for including Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in his public school lesson.

5. Old Washington, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   After considering several options, a site at the head of Spring Creek was selected in 1812 to be the county seat of Rhea County. This site was established as the town of Washington. The land for the town was donated by David Campbell, and the lots were auctioned off from May 21–22, 1812. A brick courthouse was completed in 1832.

6. Dayton, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   The Rhea County courthouse is home of the famous "Monkey Trial". Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. [7] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,065. [8] The Dayton Urban Cluster includes developed areas adjacent to the city and extends south to Graysville.

7. Meigs County, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   They established ferries across the Tennessee River from Rhea County as early as 1807. Colonel Return J. Meigs, a Revolutionary veteran and namesake for the county, was appointed as the United States Indian agent, based in Rhea County until 1817. He supervised trade with the Cherokee.