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Limestone was the birthplace of David Crockett (1786) to John and Rebecca Crockett. [2] The Gillespie House, built in 1792 by pioneer settler George Gillespie, still stands in Limestone. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] One of the locations used in the TV movie Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988) was the Old Stone House in Limestone.
The reason behind this is believed to be because Tennessee was once below a shallow ocean, where the bodies of ancient sea creatures built up over long periods of time to form limestone, the primary mineral required to form caves. [2] The limestone is then eroded by rain to form caves. [3]
Quarried block of pink Tennessee marble. Tennessee marble is a type of crystalline limestone found only in East Tennessee, in the southeastern United States.Long esteemed by architects and builders for its pinkish-gray color and the ease with which it is polished, the stone has been used in the construction of numerous notable buildings and monuments throughout the United States and Canada ...
Salem Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Washington College, Limestone, Tennessee, affiliated with the Holston Presbytery and Presbyterian Church (USA). [2]The congregation was formed in 1780 under the leadership of Reverend Samuel Doak. [3]
The Thomas Telford House is a historic house near Limestone, Tennessee, U.S... The house was built in 1815 for Thomas Telford, a settler who died in 1816. [2] It was inherited by his son George Whitfield Telford, who lived here with his wife Amanda Duff Hannah and their 12 daughters. [2]
The central basin (or Nashville Basin) of Tennessee is one of the largest areas containing limestone glades. Because of the rapid growth of metropolitan Nashville and the surrounding cities of Murfreesboro and Lebanon, many of the limestone glades have been destroyed by development. The State of Tennessee and the Nature Conservancy have ...
Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million. [13] Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee.
The Bee Cliff is a prominent northeast Tennessee geological limestone feature with high caves that overlooks the Watauga River and the Siam community of Carter County, Tennessee. An upper section of the Bee Cliff approximately 100 meters above and adjacent to the Watauga River.