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CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE |
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HISTORY of CROSSVILLE
| 1800 | Area called Lambeth’s Crossroads |
| 1830 | Deed conveying 640 acres |
| 1836 | Established under name Crossville |
| 1843 | Name changed to Rail Road Plains |
| 1844 | Changed back to Crossville |
| 1856 | James Scott deeded 40 acres to establish town |
| 1865 | Bud England's store |
| 1868 | Three saloons and a one-room school house in town |
| 1873 | Two stores, a hotel, post office, a wagon shop, and 75 people in town |
| 1878 | Dr Tomas Snodgrass from Sparta, first doctor |
| 1880 | First town census found 99 people |
| 1888 | First school started in the Congregational Church |
| 1896 | Fire wiped out many Main Street buildings |
| 1900 | Tennessee Central Railroad began operations. Box car served as depot |
| 1900 | Town incorporated |
| 1908 | Cumberland County High School organized |
| 1912 | First car was spotted in area |
| 1920 | First movies shown in Cline Opera House |
| 1925 | Population of city 1200 |
PEOPLE FROM CROSSVILLE
| John Wyatts J L Narramores |
Gibson, Lile, Duncan, Majors, Miller, Dibrell | Proprietor of Scott's Tavern
Donated 40 acres of land to start city |
| Two families in area 1800 | Early settlers | James Scott |
CLUBS & LODGES in CROSSVILLE
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| AMERICAN LEGION | CROSSVILLE LODGE F & AM | SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER |
DOWN TOWN CROSSVILLE
EARLY CROSSVILLE...
 Built in 1920's |
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| ROBERT BURKE'S INN | HOTEL TAYLOR | KEYES HOTEL & GENERAL STORE ON MAIN STREET | NEW CROSSVILLE BUILDING, U.S. POST OFFICE |
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 1917 |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
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A Snapshot of
Down Town Crossville, Tennessee |
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East side of Hwy 127 between Adams and Hwy 70 |
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East side of Hwy 127 between Adams and Hwy 70 and Stanley |
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Scott First building was a one-room log structure Courthouse burned 1905 Present courthouse completed 1905 Building cost $5000 Listed on National Historic Register |
 Built 1885-86 |
 July 4, 1889 |
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| SECOND COURTHOUSE | CROSSVILLE CORNET BAND IN FRONT OF COURT HOUSE | NEXT YEAR THE BAND WAS BIGGER. HAMBY HOTEL |
 Built 1905-07 |
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EXISTING COURT HOUSE |
| County's first steam engine display on grounds
Brought to Cumberland Co by Samuel Cline about 1872 Powered a sawmill and grist mill at Northville |
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COUNTY'S FIRST STEAM ENGINE |
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| OLD JAIL | SIGN | GAZEBO |
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE (East side of Hwy 127 between Second and Fourth) |
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East side of Hwy 127 between Fourth and Fifth |
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East side of Hwy 127 between Fifth and North |
(TRIANGLE BUILDING) |
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East side of Hwy 127 between North and Taylor |
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East side of Hwy 127 between Taylor and Neecham |
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Northwest Corner of Hwy 127 and Neecham |
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West side of Hwy 127 between Neecham and Taylor |
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West side of Hwy 127 between Taylor and North (THE DEPOT) |
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West side of Hwy 127 between North and Fifth |
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West side of Hwy 127 between Fifth and Fourth |
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Southwest Corner of Hwy 127 and Fourth |
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West side of Hwy 127 between Fourth and Second |
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West side of Hwy 127 between Second and First |
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West side of Hwy 127 between First and Stanley |
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West side of Hwy 127 between Stanley and Hwy 70 SR |
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Northwest Corner of Hwy 127 and Hwy 70 SR |
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West side of Hwy 127 between Hwy 70 SR and Top of Hill |
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North side of Hwy 70 SR between Hwy 127 and Thurman |
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North side of Hwy 70 SR between Thurman and Webb |
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North side of First between Webb and East |
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North side of First between East and Thurman |
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East side of Thurman between Second and Division |
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East side of Thurman between Division and Fourth |
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North side of Fourth between Hwy 127 and Thurman |
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North side of Fifth between Hwy 127 and Thurman |
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Northeast Corner of Fifth and Thurman |
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North side of Taylor between Hwy 127 and Thurman |
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Northwest Corner of North and Rector |
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South side of Fifth between Hwy 70 and Rector |
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South side of Fifth between Rector and Hwy 127 |
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South side of Fourth between Hwy 70 and Rector |
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Southwest Corner of Forth and Hwy 70 |
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East side of Hwy 70 between Fourth and Division |
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East side of Hwy 70 between Division and Second |
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Northwest Corner of Second and Hwy 70 |
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Southwest Corner of Second and Hwy 70 |
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Southeast Corner of Second and Hwy 70 |
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South side of Second between Hwy 70 and Rector |
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Northeast Corner of First and Hwy 70 |
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East side of Hwy 70 Between First and Stanley |
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East side of Hwy 70 Between Hwy 70 SR and Stanley |
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West side of Hwy 70 Between Hwy 70 SR and Stanley |
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Northwest Corner of Stanley and Hwy 70 |
MORE DOWNTOWN CROSSVILLE... 10-16-96
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| DOWNTOWN | HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
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| CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | THE PALACE THEATRE |
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A nationally recognized professional theater Features Broadway productions First play, Perils of Pinocchio, performed 1963 Playhouse building completed 1965 A 25,000 square foot addition made to building Nearly 100,000 people attend performances each year |
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE |
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| CROSSVILLE DRAG STRIP | CROSSVILLE RACEWAY |
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Built as a Post Office 1937 Dedicated to Milo Lemert World War I hero died in battle 1918 Received Medal of Honor |
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MILO LEMERT MEMORIAL BUILDING |
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| WAR MEMORIAL |
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