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PIKEVILLE, TENNESSEE |
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| HISTORY of PIKEVILLE |
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frontier village in early 1800’s It grew up around a large spring on western bank of the Sequatchie River Charles Love purchased 36 acres of land for county seat, 1816 Purchase price was $110.25, and took in the old frontier village Pikeville incorporated in the 1830’s Stage route from Knoxville to Huntsville, Alabama passed through town City had population of 200 by 1860 Pikeville occupied by Federal troops in June 1863 Cities incorporation abolished during Reconstruction in 1870’s The Nashville-Chattanooga-St Louis Railroad built line through city, 1890’s The Pikeville Banner, a weekly newspaper started publishing in 1890’s The city incorporated for a second time in early 1900’s Pikeville is only incorporated town in the county |
| PEOPLE of PIKEVILLE |
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Born in a house 160 feet west, October 15, 1856. Elected Governor of Tennessee in 1902, he was reelected in 1904. He resigned in 1905, having been elected to the Senate, and served there until 1911. Defeated for reelection, he practiced law in Chattanooga until his death, March 26, 1957. |
| GOVERNOR JAMES B FRAZIER |
| City named for Zebulon
Montgomery Pike Pike an American soldier and explorer from New Jersey Know for his expeditions in the American West Was sent to upper Mississippi to buy fort sites from Indians, 1805 |
Sent westward to explore headwaters of Arkansas River, 1806 Made unsuccessful attempt to climb mountain in Colorado that bears his name, Pikes Peak Was killed in War of 1812 |
| ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE |
| CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS of PIKEVILLE |
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| Bledsoe Senior Citizens |
| DOWNTOWN PIKEVILLE |
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Memorial Stone To Russell T Swafford Trustee and Circuit Court Clerk of Bledsoe County Born March 12, 1917 Died December 8, 1979 |
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| Bledsoe County Courthouse | Pikeville City Hall |
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Site occupied by: Peoples College, 1871 Pikeville Training School, 1903 Sequatchie Valley Preparatory School, 1909 |
Bledsoe County High School 1910 Now contains city government offices Walking path around building |
| Pikeville Jail | Peoples College |
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 Building erected 1992 |
| Pikeville Post Office | Bledsoe County Public Library |
| HISTORIC HOMES of PIKEVILLE |
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 Built 1815 Listed on National Register |
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 Antiques, collectibles, gifts, and pastry shop |
| BRIDGMEN HOUSE | Log Cabin | Oreto House | Vaughn House |
| CHURCHES of PIKEVILLE |
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 Organized 1929 |
 Organized 1888 |
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| First Southern Baptist Church of Pikeville | Mt Zion Baptist Church | Pikeville Chapel AME Zion Methodist Church | Pikeville Church of Christ |
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 Building dedicated August 8, 1920 |
| Pikeville Church of God | Pikeville Church of God of Prophecy | Pikeville First Baptist Church | Pikeville United Methodist Church |
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| Rockford Church of Christ | Seventh Day Adventist Church | West End Church of God | Wheeler Addition Church of God |
| SCHOOLS of PIKEVILLE |
 Building erected 1950 |
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| Pikeville Elementary School | Lincoln School |
| PARKS in PIKEVILLE |
 Ball fields Picnic areas |
| Bledsoe County Park |
| STATISTICS for PIKEVILLE |
| 1960 | 951 |
| 1970 | 1,454 |
| 1980 | 2,085 |
| 1990 | 1,771 |
| POPULATION of PIKEVILLE |
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