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The civil rights movement in Tennessee: A narrative history (U. of Tennessee Press, 2005) online. Lovett, Bobby L. The African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee: 1780-1930 (University of Arkansas Press, 1999) online. Patterson, C. Perry. The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865; a study in southern politics (1922) online; PHILLIPS, PAUL DAVID.
HGTV just released its list of the 50 best small towns to visit for Christmas, with one for each state. HGTV says they each deliver major holiday spirit, and the Smoky Mountains' Gatlinburg was ...
In recent years, the town has expanded toward Interstate 40 to the northeast. Rockwood is a familiar site to travelers who frequent I-40 between Knoxville and Nashville , as dramatic views of Rockwood and the Tennessee Valley beyond line the interstate just before it peaks at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau.
In 1856, a post office was established in the general store of Radford Gatlin (c. 1798–1880), giving the town the name Gatlinburg. [18] Even though the town bore his name, Gatlin, who didn't arrive in the flats until around 1854, constantly bickered with his neighbors. [19]
The town limits of Winter Park (9052 feet (2759 m)) extend to 12,060 feet (3676 m). [8] Alma is the highest incorporated city at 10,578 feet (3224 m). [ 9 ] Climax is at 11,362 feet (3,463 m) and once was incorporated, but is no longer and doesn't have a permanent population.
In 1907, Clarksville was among several cities in Tennessee that gained legislative approval to adopt a board of commission form of government, with commissioners elected by at-large voting. [46] Its population was 9,000. Other cities adopting a board of commission were Chattanooga and Knoxville in 1911, Nashville in 1913, and Jackson, Tennessee ...
Areas and locations in the United States where Orthodox Jews live in significant communities. These are areas that have within them an Orthodox Jewish community in which there is a sizable and cohesive population, which has its own eruvs, community organizations, businesses, day schools, yeshivas, and/or synagogues that serve the members of the local Orthodox community who may at times be the ...
Polk County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 17,544. [2] Its county seat is Benton. [3]