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Reelfoot Lake State Park is a state park in the northwest corner of Tennessee in the United States.It encompasses Reelfoot Lake and is situated in Lake and Obion counties. The park itself makes up 280 acres (1.1 km 2), divided into ten sections around the lake. [1]
An 1800 map shows a 'Redfoot River' in the area near the Lake, a possible misspelling of the name from Henry Rutherford's 1785 survey. From Low's Encyclopaedia. According to the United States Geological Survey, Reelfoot Lake was formed in northwestern Tennessee when the region subsided during the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes, which were centered around New Madrid, Missouri. [2]
SR 21/SR 22 then run along the shores of Reelfoot Lake and cross the Hill-Talley Bridge over the Obion River and enter Lake County. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The highway passes by Reelfoot Lake State Park before turning west again to enter Tiptonville and they soon come to an intersection with SR 78 , where SR 22 separates and follows SR 78 north while SR 21 ...
The following 15 pages use this file: Blue Bank, Tennessee; Lake County, Tennessee; Lake Isom; List of counties in Tennessee; Madie, Tennessee; Reelfoot Lake State Park
SR 78 / Great River Road north – Tiptonville, Dyersburg: Eastern terminus; SR 79 ends as a primary highway; provides access to Reelfoot Lake State Park and Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge: 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
It covers 10,428 acres (4,220 ha) and comprises primarily lands adjacent to the lake that have not been included in the Tennessee State Park system, as part of Reelfoot Lake State Park. The refuge was established in 1941 and has been expanded on several occasions.
SR 78 (Lake Road) to I-155 / US 412 – Tiptonville, Reelfoot Lake State Park, Dyersburg State Community College, Downtown Dyersburg: 90.2: 145.2: US 51 Bus. south (Saint John Avenue/SR 211 south) – Dyersburg: South end of unsigned SR 211 overlap; northern terminus of US 51 Business: 91.7: 147.6
Tiptonville is a town in and the county seat of Lake County, Tennessee, United States. [7] Its population was 2,439 as of the 2000 census and 4,464 in 2010, showing an increase of 2,025. It is also home to the Northwest Correctional Complex , a maximum security prison, known for once housing mass murderer Jessie Dotson .