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 White County Signs ( 1W) |
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 Quebek City Limits Sign (29W) |
 Doyle City Limits Sign (46W) |
 Bon Air City Limits Sign (115W) |
| AIRPORTS |
| X1 Sparta-White County
Airport (91W) Located 6 miles north of Sparta |
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Longest Runway: 5,000 Ft Runway Lights: Yes Radio Communications: Unicom |
| CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS |
| A1 Quebek Senior Citizens Club (31W) |
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| SIGHTS IN THE COUNTY |
| A3 Old Store (35W) |  |
| A4 Rock House Historic Site
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| Located 3.7 miles east of Sparta
on Highway 70 Site is open every Saturday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Visits can be arranged by appointment by calling local Chamber of Commerce History |
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| A5 Sunset Rock (113W) The Sunset Rock bluff line towers 75 feet above the highway |
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| A6 Doyle Downtown/City Hall
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| A P Johnson Building erected 1911 |
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| W S Terry Building erected 1916 |
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| A7 Eastland Grocery ( 5W) |
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| BICYCLE ROUTES |
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KEY: Blue Road 4+ Foot Paved Shoulder Pink Road 1+ Foot Pavement with or without white line Orange Road Rideable, with Gravel, Dirt, or Rough Pavement Shoulder Green Road Scenic, but with Little or No Shoulder |
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Route #1 Railroad Grade Rd Bike Route ( 2W)
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| Route #2 Virgin Falls Access Bicycle Trail ( 7W) | Leave Mourberry road at Virgin Falls sign Smooth dirt road Trees line both sides of road Rolling hills Open to field on left at 2 miles Road narrows at Virgin Falls access sign at appx 3 miles Back into deep trees at 3.2 miles Start serious down hill about 4 miles Road turns extreme rough and rocky at about 4.5 miles Mountain bikes should continue to end of road |
Route #3 One Thousand Oaks Lake Bicycle
Trail ( 9W)
Nice easy 2 mile loop around scenic lake
Narrow paved road
Easy rolling hills
Upscale houses on One Thousand Oakes Lake
No public access to lake
| Route #4 Bicycle Route (114W) |
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A short ride through an older developed area
perched on edge of bluff View is breathtaking |
| Route #5 Bicycle Route (60W) |
Start at Caney Fork River Proceed east on paved road with houses Start gravel road with smooth tracks Check out fields on left and a nice view of the hills Good shade at 1.5 miles Start up a small grade at 2.0 miles |
| A2 Bridge/Creek (59W) |
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| Road follows scenic creek Note deep woods with sharply rising hills on both sides of road Begin a steep grade at 3.5 miles Nice view of valley & hills at 3.7 miles Find dreaded houses and civilization at 4.1 miles Smooth pavement at 5.8 miles The long downhill at 3.7 miles Make a left turn at 9.5 miles Note great valley scene Make a right turn at 10.0 miles More great valley scenes Turn right on Blackburn Mountain Roat at 11.0 miles A really steep grade begins at 11.7 miles The grade tops out at the 12.2 mark The pavement ends again Start a steep down hill at 13.3 miles Steep descent ends at 14.0 miles Take the right fork at 14.4 miles The blessed paved roads begins again More moderate hills are encountered Take the left fork at 15.7 miles End the loop at 14,2 The side loop each way will add 3.1 miles |
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| EDUCATION (Higher) |
| X2 Hutchings College Sign
(73W) Opened 1887 to 1923 |
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| X3 Vocational School (18S) |
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| GOLF |
| X4 Sparta Country Club (109W) | Facilities: Golf Pool Tennis (2 lighted courts) Golf Pool Tennis (2 lighted courts) |
| HIGHWAYS |
| U S Highways: | State Highways: |
| 70, 70S | 1, 26, 84, 111, 136 |
 HISTORICAL |
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White county was created out of Smith
County on September 6, 1806 The County seat was first established at Rock Island The home of Joseph Terry was designated as the legal courthouse A log jail was built at Rock Island The county seat was moved to Sparta on October 18, 1809 Was sparsely as early as 1800 County named after first settler, James White Organized as a county on October 15, 1806 Sparta became county seat in 1809 |
| X5 WW II Tennessee Maneuvers Sign (13W) |
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War games performed March to June 1943 Was largest war games ever conducted |
| EVENTS |
| More than half the county's
land was given to veterans of the Revolutionary War The first highway from Knoxville to Nashville was constructed through the county in 1785 Presbyterians were first organized at Cherry Creek as early as 1800 The first chartered school in the county was the Prestly Academy in 1815 While boring for salt near Blue Spring, natural gas was found in 1818 The first newspaper, the Gazette was founded in 1820 The Sparta Review was first printed in 1822 The East Sparta School was started in a log house in 1823 The Cumberland Institute was chartered in 1825 Old Zion Academy was established about 1825 Mount Gilead Methodist was a church camp ground before the church was built in 1826 Bethlehem Church, the first Methodist Church, was established in 1828 The first sermon by a Church of Christ preacher was in 1834 Brice Little opened a coal mine in 1836 The first record of public schools in the county was in 1838 There were 32 distilleries in the county in 1840 There were 68 tanneries in the county in 1840 There were 8 general stores in the county in 1840 There were 8 saddle makers in the county in 1840 The first bank was established in Sparta in 1840 Yankeetown School was established about 1840 Onward Seminary was chartered about 1840 Bon Air Springs became the first summer resort in the south in 1840 Peeled Chestnut Academy was chartered in 1845 There were 2,500 students in public school in 1850 Eaton Institute was bounded just before the Civil War in the 1860's The State and Farm newspaper was founded by Morrison in 1886 The Mountain Democrat newspaper was founded by Bochard in 1872 The Expositor newspaper was founded by L D Hill and brother in 1877 Doyle College was begun in 1884 The Bank of Sparta was organized in 1885 The Doyle Bank was organized in 1885 Ver Del Normal was established by John S Cooper in 1887 The Morman Church met as early as 1889 The Church of God was begun in the county in 1895 Hutchings College was established in 1897 The Peoples Bank was organized on February 2, 1900 The first auto in the county, owned by Oliver Anderson, appeared in 1908 White County High School was established in 1910 The school burned and was replaced in 1918 Another fire destroyed the school on November 25, 1932 The Sparta News was founded by Brown Brothers in 1917 The First Christian Church of Sparta was erected in 1928 The first large planting of strawberries was in 1929 |
| PEOPLE |
| John White | Was born March 2, 1751 Fought in the Revolutionary War Was involved in the battle of Brandywine, Germantown, and Stony Point Came from Amelia County, Virginia Recognized as the first settler of White County County was named after him(some genealogists have asserted that the county was actually named after James White, the founder of Knoxville) White built a house in county in 1789 The house was located on a 7 acre tract near the Hickory Valley Presbyterian Church White died October 12, 1846 |
| Woodson P White | Was born the son of John White in 1783 Came with his father from Virginia when he was six years old He represented White County in the State Legislature from 1823 to 1827 He died ad was buried in the Sparta Cemetery in 1829 |
| Black Fox | Was a Cherokee chief of the first rank The first settlers called one of the principal trails in the county, Black Fox Trail Fox's hunting camp was located on Lost Creek The chief had his nation cede 7,000 square miles of land to the government The government granted an annuity for life of $ 100.00 to Black Fox |
| Dr Sam Young | Was one of the first doctors in the county |
| CHURCHES |
| C1 Almyra United Methodist Church (81W) |
C2 Athens Church of Christ (78W) |
C3 Bear Cove Baptist Church (108W) |
C4 Bethel Church of Christ (104W) |
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 Building erected 1948 |
 Organized 1911 Building erected 1975 |
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| C5 Bethel Freewill Baptist Church (77W) |
C6 Bethlehem Church of Christ (55W) |
C7 Big Springs Church of Christ (98W) |
C8 Black Oak Church of God (83W) |
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| C9 Blue Spring Presbyterian Church (102W) |
C10 Board Valley Freewill Baptist Church (97W) |
C11 Bon Air Church of God (116W) |
C12 Bon Air United Methodist Church (117W) |
 Building erected 1934 |
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 Established Oct 1, 1955 |
 Building erected 1946 |
| C13 Calvary Baptist Church (110W) |
C14 Center Point Church of God (22W) |
C15 Cherry Creek Baptist Church (95W) |
C16 Cherry Creek Church of Christ (96W) |
 Building dedicated April 25, 1965 |
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 Established 1800 Building erected 1942 |
 Building erected 1955 |
| C17 Church of Holiness (68W) | C18 Church of the Nazarene Church (45W) |
C19 Clark Chapel Church (26W) | C20 Copeland's Chapel (Church 100W) |
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 Organized 1911 Rebuilt 1954 |
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 Building erected 1960 |
| C21 Derossets Brethren in Christ Church (10W) |
C22 Doyle Church of Christ (48W) |
C23 Doyle Church of God (40W) | C24 Doyle First Baptist Church (47W) |
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 Organized 1908 Building erected 1959 |
| C25 Doyle Methodist Church (54W) |
C26 Eastland Church of Christ ( 4W) |
C27 Eaton Church of Christ (67W) |
C28 Fraser's Chapel Methodist Church (58W) |
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| C29 Freewill Christian Baptist Church (99W) |
C30 Greenwood Southern Baptist Church (44W) |
C31 Gum Springs Baptist (24W) |
C32 Hampton's Crossroads Baptist Church (89W) |
 Was built as Yankeetown School, 1956 Church organized 1865 |
 Organized 1840 Building erected 1954 |
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| C33 Hensley Chapel Freewill Baptist Church (69W) |
C34 Hickory Valley Baptist Church (57W) |
C35 Hickory Valley Methodist & Presbyterian Church (62W) |
C36 Jericho Church of Christ (30W) |
 Established 1945 |
 Built 1945 |
 Building erected 1946 |
 Building erected 1957 |
| C37 Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witness Church (106W) |
C38 Lansden Church of Christ (76W) |
C39 Liberty Southern Baptist Church (75W) |
C40 Living Word Assembly Church (43W) |
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| C41 Lost Creek Church of Christ (61W) |
C42 Lost Creek United Methodist Church (61AW) |
C43 Macedonia Baptist Church (88W) |
C44 Menonite Christian Fellowship Church (64W) |
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 Established 1815 Building erected 1947 |
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| C45 Mt Carmel Methodist Church (90W) |
C46 Mt Gilhead Methodist Church (66W) |
C47Mt Pisgah Methodist Church (25W) |
C48 New Hope Baptist Church (15W) |
 Building erected 1952 |
 Established 1826 Building erected 1949 |
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| C49 Church of Christ at Stringtown & Cemetery ( 8W) | C50 No Name (no
paint) (41W) |
C51 O'Connor
Church of Christ (86W) |
C52 Oak Grove
Church of Christ (14W) |
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| C53 Ole Country Holiness Church (39W) |
C54 Ole Bethel Baptist Church (42W) |
C55 Old Union Cemetery & No Name Church (56W) |
C56 Old Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church (82W) |
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 Building erected Nov 5, 1978 |
 Established 1811 Stone tables on grounds were used for Sunday dinners and Decoration Day One of the families buried in cemetery are the Frasier's |
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| C57 Peeled Chestnut Methodist Church (11W) |
C58 Pistole Southern Baptist Church (79W) |
C59 Plainview Church of Christ (103W) |
C60 Plainview Free Will Baptist Church (16W) |
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 Organized Sept 28, 1971 |
| C61 Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (65W) |
C62 Praise Restoration Center Church (93W) |
C63 Quebek Church of Christ (34W) |
C64 Quebek Baptist Church (37W) |
 Building erected 1957 |
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 Organized 1948 |
| C65 Robinson Chapel Presbyterian (Church 94W) |
C66 Rose Chapel
Methodist Church & Cemetery (105W) Lee Rose gave church the land |
C67 Shady Grove United
Methodist Church (18W) |
C68 Shiloh Church of God (12W) |
 Established 1888 |
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 Organized 1882 Building erected 1957 |
 Erected June 1957 |
| C69 Spring Hill Baptist Church (23W) |
C70 Taft Church of Christ (71W) |
C71 Upper Room Ministries Church (20W) |
C72 Walling Church of Christ (28W) |
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| C73
Wesley's Chapel Methodist Church (74W) |
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Yankeetown Freewill Baptist Church (101W) |
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| HOMES |
| H1 Home (with pyramid roof) (17W) |
H2 Old Home (33W) | H3 Home (brick) (51W) |
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| H4 Home (Brick two story) (52W) |
H5 Home (white frame) (53W) |
H6 Home (abandoned) (72W) |
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| CEMETERYS |
| C55 Old Union Cemetery & No Name Church (56W) |
M2 Preston Heights Cemetery (38W) |
C66 Rose Chapel Methodist Church & Cemetery (105W) |
M4 Saylors Cemetery (87W) |
Established 1811 |
 Established 1939 |
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| SCHOOLS |
| Bon DeCroft School Grades K-6 |
Cassville School Grades K-6 |
Central View School Grades K-6 |
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| Doyle School Grades K-6 |
Findlay School Grades K-6 |
S1 Old School Building (19W) |
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S2 Old School Building (32W) |
S3 Volunteer Christian Academy
(85W) Grades K-12 |
White County High School 229 Allen Drive Grades 9-12 |
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| White County Middle School 216 High School Street Grades 7-8 |
White-Van Buren Vocational
School 256 Allen Drive Grades K-6 |
Woodland Park School Grades K-6 |
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| S4 Old School Building (92W) |  |
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C29 Yankeetown School (99W)
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| POST OFFICES |
| LINCOLN'S FORD | Opened: May 10, 1834 | Closed: Sept. 21, 1836 | |
| NEWARK | Opened: June 30,
1846 Re-Opened: Dec. 20, 1866 |
Closed: Sept. 22, 1866 Re-Closed: June 30, 1904 |
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| NEWELL | Opened: April 14, 1888 | Closed: Nov. 30, 1888 | |
| O'CONNERS | Opened: March 3,
1890 Re-Opened: Dec. 12, 1891 |
Closed: June 30, 1891 Re-Closed: Feb. 21, 1907 |
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| OLLIEVILLE | Opened: May 28, 1886 | Closed: Nov. 12, 1888 | |
| ONWARD | Opened: Dec. 29,
1884 Re-Opened: Aug. 21, 1907 |
Closed: Dec. 14, 1905 Re-Closed: July 9, 1917 |
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| PEELED CHESTNUT | Opened: Aug. 1,
1846 Re-Opened: Dec. 14, 1867 Re-Opened: June 22, 1876 |
Closed: Feb. 11, 1847 Re-Closed: Sept. 21, 1869 Re-Closed: July 15, 1909 |
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| PERILLA | Opened: May 12, 1881 | Closed: Dec. 31, 1904 | |
| POLLARD | Opened: April 24, 1882 | Closed: April 30, 1906 | |
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QUEBEK (36W)  |
Opened: Feb. 19, 1889 | Closed: Operating | |
| RAIl ROAD PLAINS | Opened: March 11,
1837 Re-Opened: Jan. 19, 1843 |
Closed: March 15, 1842 Re-Closed: Dec. 21, 1846 |
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| RAVENS CROFT | Opened: July 7, 1903 | Closed: Feb. 28, 1955 | |
| RIVER HILL | Opened: Feb. 29,
1848 Re-Opened: Feb. 18, 1854 Re-Opened: Aug. 5, 1867 Re-Opened: Aug. 22, 1872 Re-Opened: Oct. 24, 1876 |
Closed: Oct. 10, 1853 Re-Closed: Feb. 20, 1867 Re-Closed: Aug. 4, 1869 Re-Closed: Feb. 6, 1874 Re-Closed: Jan. 14, 1895 |
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| RIVERHILL | Opened: Jan. 14, 1895 | Closed: Sept. 15, 1905 | |
| ROCK HILL | Opened: March 2, 1848 | Closed: Dec. 8, 1849 | |
| ROCK ISLAND | Opened: April 25, 1855 | Closed: Feb. 17, 1870 | |
| SANDVILLE | Opened: March 25, 1854 | Closed: Jan. 3, 1856 | |
| SHADY GROVE | Opened: Nov. 13, 1860 | Closed: Sept. 22, 1866 | |
| SHINGLE | Opened: July 15, 1881 | Closed: Oct. 14, 1905 | |
| SIMPSON'S MILLS | Opened: Jan. 26, 1871 | Closed: March 18, 1895 | |
| SIMPSONS | Opened: March 18, 1895 | Closed: Oct. 15, 1909 | |
| SOLON | Opened: Aug. 30,
1853 Re-Opened: Feb. 14, 1868 |
Closed: Sept. 22, 1866 Re-Closed: April 15, 1911 |
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| SPRING MILLS | Opened: June 18, 1877 | Closed: March 16, 1880 | |
| TAYLOR'S | Opened: Feb. 13, 1872 | Closed: Jan. 31, 1909 | |
| TEETERS | Opened: May 22, 1876 | Closed: March 27, 1882 | |
| O2 Walling Post Office (27W) |
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| WHITES SALINAS | Opened: Oct. 12, 1852 | Closed: April 29, 1856 |
| WILLIAMS MILLS | Opened: Dec. 4, 1876 | Closed: Sept. 28, 1877 |
| WONDER | Opened: Sept. 9, 1905 | Closed: April 30, 1906 |
| YANKEETOWN | Opened: Feb. 17, 1890 | Closed: Dec. 31, 1904 |
| HOSPITALS |
| X6 White County Community Hospital ( 6S) |
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PARKS |
| P1 Doyle Community Center (49W) |  Built 1987 |
| P2 Hensley Community Center (70W) |  |
| PARKS |
| P3 Hickory Valley Park (63W) |
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Facilities: Playground Picnic Basketball |
| P4 Golden Mountain Park (111W) |
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Located east of O'Conner Crossroads off Hwy
111 300 acre family park Offering sports fields, arcade games, water bumper cars, etc Full catering services available Admission charged |
Facilities: Arcade games Bumper boats Go carts Hiking Miniature golf Picnic pavilions Playground Sports Fields |
| STATE PARK |
| P5 Burgess Falls State Natural Area (80W) |
| Route 6, Box 380 Sparta, TN 38583 Falls located on the eastern edge of Tennessee's Highland Rim The Falling Water River runs through the area A 3/4 mile riverside trail leads to a 130 foot waterfall Headwaters from Center Hill Lake is found below falls |
| PARK HISTORY |
| The area is named for Tom Burgess Burgess was deeded the land in 1793 It was for partial payment for services in Revolutionary War The river provided energy for a grist mill operated by the Burgess family A sawmill provided lumber for the early settlers The city of Cookeville acquired the land in the early 1920's They constructed a dam and powerhouse to produce electricity for the city A flood washed out the dam and demolished the powerhouse in 1928 A new dam and powerhouse was constructed the following year Electricity was produced from the complex by TVA until 1944 |
| OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:
Fishing Hiking trails Picnic areas |
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| Burgess Falls Natural
Area 4000 Burgess Falls Dr |
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| P6 Virgin Falls Signs ( 6W) |
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| 317 acre Pocket Wilderness is a registered
State Natural Area Directions: Located off Scott Gulf Rd Follow Highway 70E Turn right at Eastland Road and travel 5.9 miles to Scotts Gulf Road Take another right and travel 2 miles to a parking area The Hike and the Falls Falls formed by underground stream Stream emerges from a cave, drops over 110-foot cliff and back into cave Overlooks, other streams, caves and a primitive backpack camping area A back-packing camping area located near Caney Fork river Allow 6-8 hours for the complete 8 mile hike |
| White County Saddle Club |
| STATISTICS |
| SIZE of WHITE COUNTY | Square Miles:
377 Acres: 246,000 Miles of City Streets: 47.45 Miles of County Roads: 594.01 |
| ELEVATION of WHITE COUNTY | 920 Feet |
| POPULATION of WHITE COUNTY |
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| TEMPERATURE of WHITE COUNTY | Yearly Average:
56.3 F January Average High: 45.9 F January Average Low: 25.2 F July Average High: 78.0 F July Average Low: 64.3 F Freeze-Free Period: Freeze-Free Period: 210 days |
| RAINFALL of WHITE COUNTY | Yearly Average Rainfall:
56.42 in Yearly Average Snowfall: 11.3 in Prevailing Winds: Southerly |
| DOYLE |
| HISTORICAL
PEOPLE |
| James Harvey Doyle | Town named after Gave land for the first school |
| PURYEAR |
| GOLF |
| Futures Golf Club | 1120 Puryear Country Club Rd Puryear |
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