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SIGNS
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Warren County Signs Vervilla Community Sign
AIRPORTS
Warren County Airport
4187 Nashville Hwy
Mc Minnville

ATTRACTIONS

Spring Laurel Creek   58w.gif (66455 bytes)
Dry Fork Creek 141w.gif (41371 bytes)
Hickory Creek 21w.gif (74434 bytes)
Cumberland Caverns 62w.gif (100538 bytes)

1437 Cumberland Caverns Rd
Listed on the government's Registered Natural Landmark listing, 1976
5 mile Cardwell Mtn loop hiking trail starts at cave
Called Shellsford Trail of Tears
Trail follows some of original Cherokee Indian route to the West
Great underground hallways and galleries of breathtaking beauty
Columns, stalactites and masses of formations
Underground dining room available to groups and parties by reservation only
Dramatization "God of the Mountain" is shown on every tour
Admission charged

BICYCLE ROUTES

Moderate hills
Part paved, part gravel
Narrow Roads
Low traffic
Great view ports through trees
Take a swim break at Hickory Creek
Panoramic view of mountains

GOLF
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McMinnville Country Club  
Facilities: Golf, Playground, Pool, Tennis (2 lighted)

McMinnville Country Club
616 Country Club Dr
McMinnville
HIGHWAYS
U S Highways:
 70S		 State Highways:
1, 8, 30, 55, 56, 108, 127, 287, 288
HISTORICAL
Established 1807
McMinnville is county seatinnville is county seat
Skirmish at Guest Hollow  

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Civil War battle
August 29, 1862
General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked federal stockade next to railroad
Suffered 180 casualties
Confederate forces withdrew
Destroyed railroads between Guest Hollow and McMinnville

Higgenbotham's Cave  

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Located in Cardwell Mountain
Cave discovered 1880 by Aaron Higgenbotham
Was early surveyor and turnpike builder
Cherokee Indians used nearby Higgenbotham's road on their Trail of Tears
Saltpeter mined from cave during Civil War

Forrest's Bivouac Historical Sign
   
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Civil War Battle
July 11, 1862
Forrest's forces camped in area before marching toward Murfreesboro
Federal garrison was attacked in Murfreesboro
General T T Crittenden and 1200 prisoners were captured

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Dibrell Memorial Museum   134w.gif (32807 bytes)
PEOPLE
Named for General Joseph Warren

Was a Revolutionary War fighter
Killed at Bunker Hill 1775

Elisha Pepper II

First white settler in Warren County, 1800
Born 1777
Was son of Elisha Pepper I
Father was Revolutionary War soldier
Killed in Battle of Kings Mountain, SC, 1780

Charles Faulkner Bryan

Born 1911, Died 1955
Was pioneer in study of American folk music

HOMES
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CEMETERY'S
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Kirby Cemetery  Byars Cemetery Webb Cemetery
Established 1850 		Old Bybee's Chapel Cemetery
CHURCHES
1st Church of God Barren Fork Baptist Bascom United Methodist Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian
Building erected 1954
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Established Nov18, 1951
Berea Church of Christ Bethany Church of Christ Bethel Church Bethel Hill Baptist
Built  Feb 22, 1953
Rebuilt Sept 8, 1969

Established 1886
Bethlehem Cumberland Presbyterian Blues Hill Cumberland Presbyterian
Building erected 1984 		Blue Spring Cove Church of Christ Bluff Springs Church of Christ


Established 1905


Established 1903
Bonner Church of Christ
Rebuilt in 1958		 Brathcher's Cross Roads Free Methodist Bybees Chapel Methodist
Rebuilt 1959 		Charles Creek Baptist Church of Christ & Cemetery
Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Church of God Seventh Day Church of Jesus Christ Concord Baptist

Established 1885
Covenant Fellowship Baptist Dibrell Church of Christ (Mt. Zion)
Rebuilt 1957 		Dibrell Cumberland Presbyterian Earlyville Church of Christ


Organized 1893
Eastside Baptist Eureka Church of Christ Fall City Baptist Faulkner's Chapel United Methodist
Building erected 1967

Established Oct 5, 1954
 
Grange Hill Church of Christ Green Hill Church of Christ Hiawassee Church of Christ
Building erected Apr 30, 1975		 Highland Church of Christ


Established 1845
Ivy Bluff Church of Christ
Building erected 1959 		Jericho Church of Christ Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witness Long Mountain Baptist





Building erected in Oct 1960
Mt. Sinai Baptist Mt. View Church of Christ Mt. Zion United Methodist & Cemetery MartinChapel Methodist

Established 1846
Building erected 1950
New Union United Methodist & Cemetery
Rebuilt 1969 		North Warren Church of Christ Oak Grove Church of Christ Pleasant Grove Church of Christ

Established 1919
Pleasant Hill New Life Baptist Providence Southern Baptist Rockliff Church of Christ & Cemetery
Rebuilt in 1958 		Salem Church of Christ
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Established 1837
St. Mary Church of Christ Shellsford Baptist Church Shilo United Methodist
Building erected 1954 		Spring Creek Church of Christ

Building erected 1956
Founded March 4, 1979
Stewarts Church of Christ Sunny Hill Baptist Unity Church of Christ Victory Free Will Baptist
Building erected November 16, 1980

White Hall Bible

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SCHOOLS
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Dibrell School Midway Head Start
POST OFFICES

LEEDS

Opened: Aug. 23, 1888 Closed: May 23, 1896
LUCKEY Opened: April 13, 1887
Re-Opened: Nov. 5, 1888		 Closed: Oct. 14, 1887
Re-Closed: Dec. 31, 1904
MANGUM Opened: May 22, 1882 Closed: July 15, 1896
MILLER's BRANCH Opened: Jan. 26, 1837 Closed: Feb. 21, 1839
MORRISON Opened: March 17, 1857
Re-Opened: July 9, 1867		 Closed: Feb. 20, 1866
Re-Closed: Operating
MORRISON'S CROSS ROADS Opened: Aug. 11, 1828
Re-Opened: July 18, 1832		 Closed: June 1, 1830
Re-Closed: June 15, 1847
MOUNTAIN CREEK Opened: Nov. 5, 1853
Re-Opened: June 2, 1868		 Closed: Sept. 22, 1866
Re-Closed: Nov. 11, 1884
McMINNVILLE Opened: May 11, 1811 Closed: Operating
McNEILS STORE Opened: March 23, 1818 Closed: ca. 1822
NEW Opened: Jan. 30, 1888 Closed: May 31, 1901
OASIS Opened: Oct. 16, 1890 Closed: April 30, 1904
PINE BLUFF Opened: April 15, 1856 Closed: April 30, 1904

PLEASANT SPRINGS

Opened: Feb. 29, 1828 Closed: Oct. 6, 1828
ROCK ISLAND Opened: March 25, 1818
Re-Opened: May 3, 1849
Re-Opened: March 15, 1871		 Closed: Dec. 21, 1848
Re-Closed: April 25, 1855
Re-Closed: Operating
ROCKY RIVER Opened: July 21, 1846
Re-Opened: Oct. 22, 1867		 Closed: Feb. 20, 1867
Re-Closed: June 14, 1870

ROLETA

Opened: Oct. 25, 1897 Closed: Oct. 31, 1915
ROSETON Opened: Dec. 16, 1833 Closed: Feb. 25, 1835
ROUGH AND READY Opened: Feb. 11, 1847 Closed: Nov. 4, 1869
ROWLAND Opened: Dec. 16, 1881
Re-Opened: Oct. 28, 1893
Re-Opened: Oct. 4, 1909		 Closed: Dec. 26, 1893
Re-Closed: Sept. 30, 1909
Re-Closed: Nov. 15, 1944
SAGLEY Opened: Sept. 22, 1887 Closed: Sept. 30, 1899
SHELLS Opened: Feb. 10, 1880 Closed: Feb. 24, 1880

SHELLSFORD

Opened: Feb. 24, 1880 Closed: May 14, 1904
SHIPPINGPORT Opened: Dec. 16, 1833 Closed: Nov. 16, 1835
SMARTT Opened: Nov. 29, 1882 Closed: Operating
SMARTTS STATION Opened: Jan. 13, 1870 Closed: Nov. 28, 1882
SPURLOCK Opened: Jan. 27, 1900 Closed: July 15, 1905
STEPPSVILLE Opened: March 29, 1890 Closed: Feb. 5, 1908
THAXTON Opened: May 16, 1887 Closed: Sept. 30, 1907
TOWELS MILLS Opened: Dec. 26, 1876 Closed: March 26, 1879
TROUSDALE Opened: Feb. 29, 1848
Re-Opened: Oct. 4, 1877		 Closed: Oct. 6, 1859
Re-Closed: March 30, 1907
UVANNA Opened: Dec. 31, 1890 Closed: June 4, 1895
VERVILLA Opened: March 27, 1860 Closed: June 26, 1871
VIOLA Opened: Aug. 23, 1858
Re-Opened: May 20, 1870		 Closed: Sept. 22, 1866
Re-Closed: Operating
WELCOME Opened: April 8, 1895 Closed: May 31, 1902
WOODVILLE Opened: Nov. 25, 1814 Closed: est.ca1827
YAGER Opened: July 16, 1890 Closed: April 30, 1904
PARKS
Vervilla Community Center Facilities: Playground, Picnic
Fairview Community Center Facilities: Ball Field, Playground, Picnic
Jacksboro Community Center   Facilities: Ball Field, Playground
Wayside Community Center 120w.gif (44836 bytes)
Lucky Community Center 127w.gif (40918 bytes)
Midway Community Center Facilities: Ball Field, Batting Cage, Picnic, Playground
Camp Woodlee   

Established as the E K Woodle Memorial Camp
For YFH and 4-H members

STATISTICS
SIZE

Square Miles: 433

POPULATION
1870 12,714
1880 14,079
1890 14,413
1900 16,410
1910 17,036
1920 16,534
1930 20,209
1940 19,764
1950 22,271
1960 23,102
1970 26,972
1980 32,653

  

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