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HISTORICAL  -  SPARTA, TENNESSEE

Sparta was established in 1809 as a county seat for White County, which had been created in 1806. The city was named after the ancient Greek city-state.

Sparta grew quickly due to its location along the stage road between Knoxville and Nashville. In the 1830s, brothers Barlow and Madison Fisk built the Sparta Rock House, which served as an inn along the stage road. The Rock House, strategically situated in an area where the Cumberland Plateau gives way to the Calfkiller valley, was a common stopover for figures important to the early history of the state, including Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston. The building is now a state historic site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
A1 Senior Citizens Center (32S)

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SIGHTS IN THE COUNTY
A2 American Legion Building
(38S)

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A3 Ampitheater (35S) wpe6B5.jpg (7197 bytes)

Liberty Square
Construction completed 1994
Built on site of Lee Hotel which was destroyed by fire Aug 13, 1991
City sponsors 2 free concerts each month
Seats 500 with gazebo concession stand
May be reserved by individuals or groups
Request reservations

A4 Depot (22S) A5 Downtown (39S) Downtown Mini-Park A6 Fairgrounds (11S)
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A8 Old Theater Building
(37S)

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A9 White County Courthouse (34S) b99.jpg (7648 bytes) wpe6D2.jpg (1867 bytes) wpe6B3.jpg (7712 bytes)
Courthouse Watering Trough
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A temporary log courthouse and a jail was erected between 1806 and 1809
The log courthouse was replaced by a small square brick building in 1815
A larger courthouse was built in 1896
The present courthouse was erected in 1974
HISTORICAL
Named after an ancient Greek town on a small river
Became county seat on October 18, 1809
X8 Bockman Way Historical Sign (42S)

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HOMES
H1 Home (Beechwood)
( 2S)
H2 Home (white frame, green roof)
( 3S)
H3 Home (white frame, columns)
(30S)
H4 Home   (41S)
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Built 1820
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H5 Home (green trim) (43S) H6 Home (brick) (44S) H7 Home (white frame) (45S) H8 Home (white frame-fence porch)
(46S)
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CHURCHES
C1 Baptist Center of Union
Association ( 1S)
C2 Christian Life First
Church (21S)
C3 Church of God of
Prophecy (33S)
C4 Faith Baptist Church
(12S)
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C5 Findlay Church
of Christ ( 7S)
C6 Findlay United
Methodist Church
( 9S)
C7 Kynett Methodist
Church (28S)
C8 No Name Church
(13S)
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Building erected 1952
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Building erected 1883
Re-erected 1960
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C9 North Sparta Church
of Christ (14S)
C10 Roberts Street Church
of Christ (27S)
C11 Sparta First Baptist
Church (15S)
C12 Sparta First Christian
Church (40S)
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C13 West Brockman
Church of Christ (25S)
C14 West Sparta Church
of Christ (19S)
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Established 1958
Building erected 1965
SCHOOLS
S1 White County High School (17S)

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POST OFFICE
SPARTA Opened: July 1, 1811 Closed: Operating
LIBRARY
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144 S Main St
PARKS
P1 Civitan Club Ball
Field (10S)
P2 Mini Park (26S)
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Great creek view from platform
P3 Sparta Recreation Complex/YMCA (20S)

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Facilities:
Pool
Ball fields
Volleyball
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STATISTICS
POPULATION of
1960    4,510
1970    4,930
1980   4,864
1990   4,681
2000   4,599
LOCATION CODES for
Zip 38583
Phone Prefix 738
VISITOR CENTERS
X15 Sparta-White County Chamber of Commerce

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P.O. Box 131,
16 W. Bockman Way
Sparta TN 38583

 

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