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South Pittsburg City Limit Sign 1so.gif (87048 bytes)Dale Earnhart Dr

ATTRACTIONS in SOUTH PITTSBURG

Blue Bridge
(courtesy of R Hagg 4/03)
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CLUBS & ORGANIZATONS of SOUTH PITTSBURG    

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American Legion Post #62 Marion Lodge F & AM #515
South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society

SIGHTS in SOUTH PITTSBURG   

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South Pittsburg City Hall 14so.gif (83155 bytes) Sequoyah Statue

Born 1760
Was a native American Indian who lived in area
Developed the Cherokee alphabet
Died 1843

HISTORY of SOUTH PITTSBURG

Chartered 1886
Lost charter
Second charter 1899

HOMES in SOUTH PITTSBURG

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CHURCHES in SOUTH PITTSBURG

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Building erected 1919
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South Pittsburg, TN 37380
Organized 1876
Listed on the National Historic Register
Bethel M E Church Calvary Baptist Church Christ Church Episcopal Christ Church Episcopal Church
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Organized 1891
Church of Christ Church of Christ  Church of the Nazarene Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Building erected 1930
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Established 1888
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Organized 1880
First Baptist Church
5th & Laurel
Building dedicated 1955
Gospel Light Baptist Church Grace Baptist Chrch Holly Avenue United Methodist Church
Building erected 1930
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House of God Church Midway Baptist Church Mt Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church No Name Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 43so.gif (60043 bytes) 700 Holly Avenue
South Pittsburg, TN
Primitive Baptist Church
(information submitted by C Millhiser- 2001)
Renovation project of South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Commission
Owen R Beene(1816-1895) had Angus McCrae build in 1886
Stones quarried in Sewanee and moved by horse and buggy some thirty miles to South Pittsburg
Example of late 19th century stone church architecture
After restoration, will be available to community for nonsectarian services, group meetings, weddings, cultural and artistic events
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Randolph United Methodist Church Richard City First Baptist Church South Pittsburg Church of God
919 Cedar Avenue
South Pittsburg Primitive Baptist Church
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Established 1984
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South Pittsburg United Pentecostal Church Wesley United Methodist Church
300 Magnolia Av

CEMETERIES in SOUTH PITTSBURG   

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Soldiers who took part in every war beginning with the Revolution are buried in cemetery
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Captain Robert Bean Born in Virginia, 1750
Was a captain in the Indian Wars
Became a companion of Daniel Boone
Was a hero in Battle of King’s Mountain
Died 1824
Jane Simmons Roulston Born in Charleston, SC on March 27, 1783
Wife of Colonel James Roulston
Died in Marion County, TN on May 12, 1870
Colonel Hanes Roulston Born in August County, VA on June 16, 1772
Served as a representative in Knoxville, 1802
Died in Marion County, TN on August 7, 1844

SCHOOLS in SOUTH PITTSBURG

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Building erected 1938
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Richard Hardy Memorial School South Pittsburg Elementary School South Pittsburg High School
717 Elm Ave
South Pittsburg 37380

POST OFFICES in SOUTH PITTSBURG

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Opened: May 23, 1876

LIBRARIES in SOUTH PITTSBURG

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Beene Pearson Library South Pittsburg Public Library

PARKS in SOUTH PITTSBURG

Loyd Park 20so.gif (81112 bytes) Named in honor of Mayor Lew Wilson Loyd
Ball field
Basketball court
Playground
Picnic area
Tennis (4 lighted courts)
Volleyball
Moore Park 7so.gif (77154 bytes) Named in honor of Dr Hiram Beene Moore
William Leslie Kellerman Memorial Ball Field 44so.gif (63984 bytes)

 SPECIAL DAYS in SOUTH PITTSBURG  

National Cornbread Festival Held 2 days each year in April

STATISTICS for SOUTH PITTSBURG   

POPULATION
1950 2,573
1960 4,130
1970 3,613
1980 3,636
1990 3,295
ELEVATION for SOUTH PITTSBURG
Feet above sea level 620
LOCATION CODES for SOUTH PITTSBURG
Zip 37380

 

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