Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Elkmont is a region situated in the upper Little River valley of the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.Throughout its history, the valley has been home to a pioneer Appalachian community, a logging town, and a resort community.
Location of Giles County in Tennessee. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Giles County, Tennessee. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
Embreeville was once a mining community. Lead was first mined, reportedly used in bullets fired at the British in 1780 in the Battle of Kings Mountain.In 1812, William Chester, the owner of the Chester Inn located in nearby Jonesborough, bought 260 acres (110 ha) near the mouth of Bumpus Cove and built a crude beehive iron forge built with native rocks.
Up until 1838, the Tennessee River was the dividing line between Hamilton County and the Cherokee country. That year, the community of Ross's Landing was surveyed, and in 1839 the village of Chattanooga was established north of the mouth of Chattanooga Creek. In 1840, the state of Tennessee began to sell the property formerly owned by the ...
Reliance is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Reliance is located on the Hiwassee River at the junction of Tennessee State Route 30 and Tennessee State Route 315, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) east of Benton. [2] Reliance had a post office until it closed on May 21, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 37369.
Best lakes for swimming in the country, according to USA TODAY. 1. Lake Jocassee (South Carolina) 2. Geneva Lake (Wisconsin) 3. Lake Erie (New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) 4. Norris Lake ...
Built in 1905, the 14-story Tennessee Trust Building was among downtown Memphis' first "skyscrapers." The building's architects, the firm of Charles 0. Pfeil (1871–1952) and George M. Shaw (1870–1919) were noted at the time for designing buildings with ornate, classical styling and massing.
Location of Loudon County in Tennessee. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Loudon County, Tennessee. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...