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Prior to the arrival of the first European settlers, the area where Charleston and Bradley County is located was occupied by the Cherokee. [3] The land north of the Hiwassee River, located less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the heritage center, was purchased by the U.S. government from the Cherokee Nation in 1819, and in 1821, the Indian Agency was moved to present-day Charleston a short ...
Shoney's is a family casual restaurant, offering traditional American-style food such as hamburgers, chicken, steaks, fish, sandwiches, salads and desserts. [59] [63] Some of its iconic menu items include the All American Burger, Slim Jim Sandwich, hot fudge cake [64] and strawberry pie. [65]
West of Decatur on State Route 30 at the Tennessee River 35°32′16″N 84°52′41″W / 35.537778°N 84.878056°W / 35.537778; -84.878056 ( Hastings-Locke Decatur
Interstate 75, which roughly parallels U.S. 11 in the area, runs about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Charleston, and is connected to the city by State Route 308. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2 ), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2 ), or 5.77%, is water.
It has also been known as the Western State Hospital for the Insane at Bolivar, as the Western State Psychiatric Hospital, and presently operates as the Western Mental Health Institute, serving 24 counties in West Tennessee. [1] [2] [3] Its 1889 building was designed by architect Harry Peake McDonald and his brothers Kenneth and Donald.
An open-air porch was added to the east side of the rear wing in the 1850s, and a Colonial Revival-style portico was added to the west side in the 1920s. The Earnest Bridge Substructure, a stone bridge abutment rising out of the middle of the river immediately west of the modern TN-351 bridge.
Hiwassee Island, also known as Jollys Island and Benham Island, is located in Meigs County, Tennessee, [1] at the confluence of the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers.It is about 35 mi (56 km) northeast of Chattanooga. [2]
Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a historic church on Railroad Street in Charleston, Tennessee. It was built in 1860 in the Greek Revival architectural style. In 1863, during the American Civil War, Confederate forces used the building as a hospital. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]