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ATTRACTIONS of ALGOOD
| Algood Chapel E Wall St Algood Converted to business use Now houses Hooper & Huddleston |
Upper Cumberland Sporting Clays 3 miles east of Algood Tennessee's first National Sporting Clays Association range |
HISTORY of ALGOOD
| Incorporated in 1915 |
PEOPLE of ALGOOD
| Joel
Algood City named after Joel Algood Residents changed it to recognize Jere Baxter Organizer of the Tennessee Central Railroad |
| Charlie
Hughes Charlie Hughes made the town well known because of his meeting the train for mail |
CHURCHES of ALGOOD
| 4th Avenue Church of Christ | Algood Church of Christ | Algood Church of God |
| Algood Cumberland Presbyterian | Algood
First Baptist Organized Jan 1, 1956 |
Algood
Methodist Building erected1899 Listed on National Historic Register |
| Bortons Chapel | Circle Drive Freewill Baptist | Deliverance Revival |
| First Freewill Baptist | Pentecostal
Temple Established 1934 Completed 1973 |
Seventh Day Adventist |
| Trinity
Assembly Building erected March 31, 1996 |
Victory
Fellowship Established 1992 |
POST OFFICE of ALGOOD
| Post Office | Main St Algood |
When the post office
was set up, the town was called AI It was renamed in honor of Jere Baxter |
LIBRARY of ALGOOD
| Algood Public Library | Circle Av Algood |
PARKS of ALGOOD
| Fantasy Park | Main St Algood |
OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES Playground Tennis Courts (2 Lighted) |
| Algood Park 4th Ave Algood | Facility also houses a library and senior citizens center | INDOOR
ACTIVITIES Community Center |
OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES Band Shell Baseball/Softball Field Basketball Court Football Field Horseshoes (12 pits, lighted) Picnic Area Playground |
SPECIAL DAYS of
ALGOOD
| Quilt Festival | September Algood |
STATISTICS for
ALGOOD
| POPULATION of ALGOOD |
| 1960 | 886 |
| 1970 | 1,808 |
| 1980 | 2,406 |
| 1990 | 2,399 |
| 1993 | 2,399 |
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