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Rutledge Middle School in Rutledge is the location of the Grainger County Tomato Festival, which celebrates the tomato, Grainger County's most popular cash crop, annually since 1992. Around thirty-thousand festival-goers across the state of Tennessee and the United States gather to witness events about the county's heritage and its significant ...
Grainger County tomatoes have in recent decades become nationally and internationally renowned. [14] [73] In 2018, Grainger County was reported to have over 650 greenhouses, 923 farms producing 500 acres of field vegetables, and nearly 90,000 acres of farmland. [74] The county celebrates the tomato in an annual festival since 1992. Around ...
English: This is a locator map showing Grainger County in Tennessee. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
Blaine was originally known as Blaine's Crossroads (sometimes spelled "Blain"). During the early 19th century, it was located at the intersection of several important roads, [7] including the eastern terminus of the Emory Road (present day SR 61), which traversed northern Knox County, [10] the northern terminus of Indian Ridge Road, and the Great Indian Warpath, present-day U.S. Route 11W. [7]
State Route 131 (SR 131) is a south-to-north highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee that is 68.8 miles (110.7 km) long. It is designated as a secondary route.. Local names for the roads followed by portions of the route are Lovell Road, Ball Camp-Byington Road, Beaver Ridge Road, Emory Road, Powell Drive, Tazewell Pike, Clinch Valley Road, and Mountain Valley Highway 131.
Bean Station Elementary School, which is located in the westernmost part of the town, is operated by the Grainger County Department of Education. Middle-school students attend Rutledge Middle School, and high-school students attend Grainger High School in Rutledge. All of these schools are part of the Grainger County Schools District. [75]
Two-lane US 11W looking northeast near Lea Springs; Joppa Mountain, a peak on the Clinch Mountain ridge rises in the distance.. US 11W enters the city limits of Blaine at the Knox–Grainger county border, and transitions from a four-lane divided highway to an undivided five lane with sidewalk facilities providing access to Blaine's central business district and retail areas. [12]