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AIRPORT of RHEA COUNTY
| Mark Anton Airport | Longest Runway: 4,500 Ft Runway Lights: Yes Radio Communications: Unicom |
ATTRACTIONS of RHEA COUNTY
| The Magnolia
House Bed & Breakfast Restored 102 year old home of Dr Walter Thomison |
| Watts Bar
Lake/Watts Bar Dam Hwy 68 Outstanding fishing 72 miles of water 783 miles of shoreline Offers unlimited opportunities for any type of water recreation |
HIGHER EDUCATION of RHEA COUNTY
| Bryan College 130 Mercer Dr Dayton Senior College-4 year Private, Independent Enrollment:450+ |
Chattanooga
State Technical Community College 200 W 4th Ave Dayton |
Oxford
Graduate School 120 Oxford Dr Dayton |
HIGHWAYS of RHEA COUNTY
| U S Highways 27 |
State Highways 29, 30, 60, 68, 302 |
HISTORY of RHEA COUNTY
| Established 1807 Organized January 25, 1808 Dayton is county seat |
GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY of RHEA COUNTY
| Rhea County Historical & Genealogical Society | P O Box 31 Dayton |
PEOPLE of RHEA COUNTY
| John Rhea | County named for John Rhea Born 1753 Served in Revolutionary War Fought at Vinge Mountain Member of North Carolina and Tennessee state houses Member of U.S. Congress U.S. commissioner to treat with the Choctaws Died 1832 |
CHURCHES of RHEA COUNTY
| Bethel Baptist Church, | Bogle's Chapel Baptist Church | Calvary Baptist Church | Calvary Baptist Church |
Roddy, Tennessee |
4304 Old Dixie
|
258 Smith St
|
3450 New Lake Rd Spring City TN 37381 |
| Central Baptist Church | Corvin Road Baptist Church | First Baptist Church | First Baptist Church |
321 East Clinton
|
196 Corvin Rd
|
231 3rd Ave
|
739 Pikeville Ave
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| First Baptist Church | Garrison Baptist Church | Maple Springs Baptist Church | Mount Zion Baptist Church |
374 West Jackson
|
260 Garrison Rd
|
1999 Maple Springs
|
311 Hickory St
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| New Union Baptist Church | Salem Baptist Church | Smyrna Baptist Church | Spring City Baptist Church |
4060 South Double
Rd
|
2175 Double South
|
720 Smyrna Rd
|
23428 Rhea County
Hwy
|
| Texas Grove Baptist Church | Victory Baptist Church | Walnut
Grove Full Gospel Church www.wgfg.org |
Wolf Creek Baptist Church |
1690 Texas Grove
|
309 West 11th Ave Dayton TN 37321 |
103 Walnut GroveChurch Rd
|
5225
Wolf CreekRd
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Catholic
| St Bridget's Catholic Church |
| Spring City Church of Christ | 145 Cash St
|
| Graysville Church of God | 662
Harrison Ave
|
| First United Pentecostal Church | 130 2nd Ave Dayton TN |
| First Presbyterian Church | 268 West Jackson
|
| Seventh-Day Adventist Church | 4287 Dayton Ave
|
| Foursquare Gospel Church | 440 Piccadilly Ave
|
POST OFFICES of RHEA COUNTY
| Alpines | Opened: June 30, 1892 | Closed: October 25, 1900 |
| Balta | Opened: May 8, 1882 | Closed: October 22, 1889 |
| Baptist | Opened: April 22, 1880 | Closed: July 6, 1891 |
| Big Elm | Opened: July 22, 1856 | Closed: August 30, 1859 |
| Boggues Cross Roads | Opened: January 26, 1832 | Closed: May 23, 1834 |
| Bolen | Opened: April 9, 1886 | Closed: August 31, 1888 |
| Lorraine | Opened: April 19, 1880 | Closed: December 31, 1919 |
| Louelle | Opened: February 12, 1878 | Closed: April 2, 1880 |
| Lucknow | Opened: March 17, 1879 | Closed: October 31, 1905 |
| Montague | Opened: February 19, 1901 | Closed: ??? |
| Morgan Spring | Opened: May 2, 1888 | Closed: May 15, 1939 |
| Ogden | Opened: May 28, 1886 | Closed: April 30, 1904 |
| Pennine | Opened: February 18, 1918 | Closed: February 28, 1923 |
| Piney Falls | Opened: April 10, 1873 | Closed: November 12, 1875 |
| Opened: December 27, 1875 | Closed: March 19, 1883 |
| Prestonville | Opened: April 27, 1816 | Closed: March 8, 1847 |
| Opened: March 3, 1859 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: June 18, 1867 | Closed: July 17, 1874 |
| Rhea Springs | Opened: February 5, 1878 | Closed: April 30, 1941 |
| Roddy | Opened: April 2, 1880 | Closed: February 15, 1940 |
| Sandy Mills | Opened: June 7, 1855 | Closed: April 7, 1856 |
| Sheffield | Opened: February 12, 1878 | Closed: February 18, 1918 |
| Smith's Cross Roads | Opened: May 24, 1822 | Closed: August 24, 1832 |
| Opened: February 7, 1837 | Closed: May 21, 1878 |
| Smith's Ferry | Opened: August 23, 1875 | Closed: May 3, 1883 |
| Spring City | Opened: February 21, 1878 | Closed: Operating |
| Sulpher Springs | Opened: July 20, 1835 | Closed: February 5, 1878 |
| Ten Mile Stand | Opened: January 18, 1826 | Closed: May 3, 1836 |
| Valley Forge | Opened: October 20, 1823 | Closed: February 4, 1824 |
| Washington | Opened: April 1, 1811 | Closed: August 15, 1902 |
| Watts Bar Dam | Opened: January 27, 1940 | Closed: Operating |
| Whites Creek | Opened: June 22, 1814 | Closed: October 20, 1823 |
HOSPITALS of RHEA COUNTY
| Rhea Medical Center | 7824 Rhea County Hwy Dayton |
LIBRARIES of RHEA COUNTY
| Dayton City Library 1191 Market St Dayton |
Graysville Public
Library Mill St Graysville |
Spring City Public
Library 169 W Rhea Ave |
STATISTICS for RHEA COUNTY
| SIZE of RHEA COUNTY |
| Square Miles | 316 |
| Miles of City Streets | 61.23 |
| Miles of County Road | 432.65 |
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DAYTON,
Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of DAYTON
| The Scopes Museum-Rhea
County Courthouse 475 Market St Built 1891 The courthouse has been restored to its 1925 vintage The museum tells the story of the legal battle popularly called the "Scopes Monkey Trial" Designated a National Historic Landmark 1977 Open Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free |
GOLF in DAYTON
| Dayton Golf & Country Club | Highway 27 N Dayton |
HISTORY of DAYTON
| Incorporated in 1885 |
HOMES of DAYTON COUNTY
| Broyles-Darwin House Dayton's oldest home Built by Stephen Decatur Broyles in 1860 Tour by request |
The Bailey House Cafe
& Bed and Breakfast Home of John Thomas Scopes |
PARKS of DAYTON
| Laurel-Snow Pocket Wilderness | Hwy 27 to Walnut Grove Rd 710 acre wilderness area is named for two waterfalls on the trail The complete hike involves two ascents of about 900 feet Free |
STATISTICS for DAYTON
| POPULATION of DAYTON |
| 1960 | 3,500 |
| 1970 | 4,361 |
| 1980 | 5,582 |
| 1990 | 5,671 |
| LOCATION CODES for DAYTON |
| Zip | 37321 |
VISITOR CENTER of DAYTON
| Dayton Chamber of Commerce | 107 Main St Dayton TN 37321 |
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GRAYSVILLE,
Tennessee
HISTORY of GRAYSVILLE
| Incorporated in 1917 |
PEOPLE of GRAYSVILLE
| Billy Gray | Town named after Billy Gray, first postmaster, early 1870's |
STATISTICS for GRAYSVILLE
| POPULATION of GRAYSVILLE |
| 1960 | 838 |
| 1970 | 951 |
| 1980 | 1,380 |
| 1990 | 1,301 |
| LOCATION CODES for GRAYSVILLE |
| Zip | 37338 |
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SPRING
CITY, Tennessee
HISTORY of SPRING CITY
| Incorporated in 1890 Gave up incorporation in 1901 Reincorporated in 1907 |
| MEMORIES |
PARKS of SPRING CITY
| Piney River Trail | Shut-In Gap Rd Ten mile trail 100 foot suspension bridge Free |
| Spring City Veterans Park | Park St |
| Spring City Nature City | North end of Front Street |
| Stinging Fork Pocket Wilderness | Shut-In Gap Rd 104 acre Pocket Wilderness 3 mile loop leading from Shut-In Gap Rd to Stinging Fork Falls Free |
| Twin Rocks Nature Trail | Shut-In Gap Rd 2.5 mile trail from the Piney River picnic area up to Twin Rocks Overlooks the Tennessee Valley and the Soak Creek and Piney Ridge gorges Free |
STATISTICS for SPRING CITY
| POPULATION of SPRING CITY |
| 1960 | 1,800 |
| 1970 | 1,756 |
| 1980 | 1,951 |
| 1990 | 2,199 |
| LOCATION CODES for SPRING CITY |
| Zip | 37381 |
VISITOR CENTER of SPRING CITY
| Spring City Chamber of Commerce | P.O. Box 355 Spring City TN 37381 |
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