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In 1821, the Cherokee Agency— the official liaison between the U.S. government and the Cherokee Nation— was moved to the location of present-day Charleston. [8] The agent to the Cherokees was first Colonel Return J. Meigs Sr. , who had served in the American Revolutionary War , and later Joseph McMinn , who served as Governor of Tennessee ...
Bradley County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,620, [4] making it the thirteenth most populous county in Tennessee.
McDonald is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States.McDonald is located along U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 64 6.8 miles (10.9 km) west-southwest of Cleveland. [2]
Beechgrove, Tennessee, was named "Beech Grove," until zip codes were assigned to U.S. Post Offices. At that time the post office named "Beech Grove" in another county was given its zip code before the Coffee County location received its code; thus to avoid confusion among postal users, and the Postal system itself, Beech Grove (Coffee County ...
Georgetown is located along Tennessee State Route 60, along what was part of the main Northern Route of the Trail of Tears in 1838. [5] According to tradition, the village was named for Cherokee trader George Fields, who owned a two-story log home and operated a trading post at the intersection of Georgetown Road and Francisco Road in the early 1800s.
The town of Erwin received its name by a mail mishap. On December 5, 1879, the name of the town was Ervin, in honor of D.J.N. Ervin, who had donated 15 acres (61,000 m 2) of land for the county seat.
Businesses in Ocoee. Ocoee (Cherokee: ᎤᏩᎪᎯ, romanized: Uwagohi) is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States and named after the Cherokee settlement located in the area. [1]
Farner is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States.Farner is located in a mountainous area along Tennessee State Route 68 near the North Carolina border, 9 miles (14 km) north-northeast of Ducktown. [4]