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The city of Detroit opened a $38.4 million, 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m 2) Museum of African-American History in 1997, [15] and the city of Cincinnati was raising funds for a $90 million, 157,000 sq ft (14,600 m 2) National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (which broke ground in 2002). [33]
March 17, 1983 (State Route 68 and Burra St.: Ducktown: 2: Buzzard's Roost Historic District: May 15, 1992 (301-400 College, 420-430 Ell and 129-186 Main Sts., 400-415 School House Rd., and 211 and 215 State Route 68
Construction for the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway, later acquired by the "Frisco," began in 1888 and was completed May 12, 1892. In the end the project created a bridge that was the farthest south on the Mississippi River, featured the longest truss span in the United States and cost nearly 3 million dollars.
The Tennessee River flowing through the Tennessee River Gorge The "Steamboat Bill" Hudson Memorial Bridge in Decatur, Alabama Natchez Trace Parkway, crossing the Tennessee River in Cherokee, Alabama. The Tennessee River is a 652 mi (1,049 km) long river located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Tennessee that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 2,000 in total. There are over 2,000 in total. Of these, 29 are National Historic Landmarks .
Norris Dam on the Clinch River impounds Norris Lake; Nottely Dam on the Nottely River forms Lake Nottely; Ocoee Dam No. 1 on the Ocoee River impounds Parksville Reservoir; Ocoee Dam No. 2 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 2; Ocoee Dam No. 3 on the Ocoee River impounds Ocoee Lake No. 3; South Holston Dam dams the South Fork Holston ...
The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge also carries U.S. Route 61 (US 61), US 64, US 70, US 78, and US 79 from Memphis to West Memphis; it also carried US 63 prior to its truncation (and later rerouting) in Arkansas. The western terminus of Tennessee State Route 1 (SR 1) sits on the Tennessee–Arkansas boundary halfway across the bridge.
2007 – Steve Cohen becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 9th congressional district. [42] 2008 – February 5–6: Tornado outbreak. 2009 October: A C Wharton elected mayor. [43] City open government standard enacted. [44] 2012 – Population: 655,155. 2015 – October 8: Jim Strickland elected mayor. [45] 2016 – Raleigh Springs Mall ...