Coffee County, Tennessee
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Coffee County is a county located in south-central portion of the U.S. state
of Tennessee
. It is one of the counties of Middle Tennessee
. As of 2010, the population was 52,796. Its county seat
is Manchester
.
Coffee County is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee
, Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
, the county has a total area of 434 square miles (1,124.1 km²), of which 429 square miles (1,111.1 km²) is land and 6 square miles (15.5 km²) (1.29%) is water.
of 2000, there were 48,014 people, 18,885 households, and 13,597 families residing in the county. The population density
was 112 people per square mile (43/km²). There were 20,746 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile (19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.43% White
, 3.59% Black
or African American
, 0.30% Native American
, 0.74% Asian
, 0.03% Pacific Islander
, 0.91% from other races
, and 1.00% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 18,885 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples
living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,898, and the median income for a family was $40,228. Males had a median income of $32,732 versus $21,014 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $18,137. About 10.90% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.
This continues in appeal in the court system of Davidson County, Tennessee and of the courts in Tennessee. The outcome of whether the tribes retain recognition is yet to be determined.
The Chikamaka Band maintain their Headquarters in Tracy City. The majority of members of the Tribe in Tennessee are located here and in the counties Coffee
, Franklin
, Grundy, Marion
, Sequatchie and Warren.
"The Tennessee General Assembly established Coffee County from parts of Bedford, Warren, and Franklin Counties in 1836. It named the new county in honor of General John Coffee
, a close political ally of Andrew Jackson
. The county has several important prehistoric sites, the most significant being Old Stone Fort
State Archaeological Area at the forks of the Duck River
. Woodland Period people constructed a large ceremonial enclosure there. Carbon-dating within the walls has identified construction dates of A.D. 30, A.D. 230, and A.D. 430, indicating that the site was used for at least four centuries. Whites began to arrive in the county during the 1790s. Fort Nash, which protected travelers and encouraged permanent settlement, was established in 1793 on Garrison Fork near Beech Grove.
When the county was created in 1836, Manchester was named county seat on two hundred acres belonging to James Evans and Andrew Haynes. The first courthouse opened in 1837 and served the county until it burned and was replaced by the present Coffee County Courthouse in 1871. This Italianate-style courthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The construction of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad during the 1850s reshaped the county's landscape and economy. Railroad officials created the town of Tullahoma as the mid-point of the railroad's line and established extensive works there, including a spur line from Tullahoma to Manchester to McMinnville, which eventually continued to coal mines and timber holdings in White County. The presence of the railroad brought both armies to Coffee County during the Civil War. Due to its importance as a rail center, both sides occupied Tullahoma at different times, destroying much of the original town. In August 1862 the Confederate cavalry of Nathan B. Forrest suffered 180 casualties in its attempt to destroy a Federal post protecting the railroad at Guest Hollow. The Tullahoma Campaign
of 1863 touched many families and several county villages. At Beech Grove, for instance, a cemetery holds the remains of Confederate soldiers who died during the defense of Hoover's Gap.
A quickly rebuilt railroad returned prosperity in the Reconstruction era. Tullahoma grew rapidly into Coffee County's largest and most prosperous town. Important businesses included the retail firm of Dunn and Campbell, headed by Michael Ross Campbell; the Hurricane Springs resort six miles south of Tullahoma; the Tullahoma Woolen Mill; and the M. R. Campbell Hub, Spoke Rim, and Handle Works. Manchester added the Hickerson and Wooten Paper Company in 1879. The county's distillery business thrived in these decades, led by Maclin H. Davis's Cascade Distillery, founded in 1882 and now known as George Dickell Distilleries, which opened in 1959.
Transportation remained crucial to Coffee County's growth in the twentieth century. Tullahoma became a railroad division headquarters in 1920. Automobile traffic became increasingly important once the Dixie Highway located through the county, largely running parallel with the railroad tracks, during the 1920s. The prospect of good transportation attracted businesses such as the Lannom Manufacturing Company, which after 1922 made baseballs, softballs, and gloves. Coffee County emerged as a national leader in the sporting goods industry, led now by the Worth manufacturing corporation.
County leaders and civic officials in Tullahoma used the existing transportation network and the offer of free railroad land to convince government officials to locate a military base within the county. In 1926 the state established Camp Peay, a training facility for the National Guard, near Tullahoma. The surrounding countryside became the site of the guard's annual maneuvers and exercises.
The Great Depression slowed growth. The Works Progress Administration built a Colonial Revival-style post office in Manchester. In 1934 investors established in Tullahoma a clothing and shoe company called the General Shoe Corporation, the precursor of the major American corporation known today as Genesco.
World War II boosted the county as had no other event before. In January 1941 the general assembly created the volunteer Tennessee State Guard, which received federal training at Camp Peay. That June the U.S. Second Army came to Coffee County for maneuvers; headquarters were established at the high school in Manchester. The Second Armored Division under the command of Major General George S. Patton used the Coffee County terrain along the river to demonstrate the value, speed, and maneuverability of armored forces in a large-scale combat operation. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, government officials convinced the army to take control of Camp Peay and turn it into a federal induction center, renamed Camp Forrest. During the war, an estimated 250,000 soldiers passed through the gates of Camp Forrest, stimulating a commercial boom countywide but especially in Tullahoma. One estimate has the town's temporary population, counting service personnel, reaching 75,000 during the war years.
After Camp Forrest closed in 1946, local and state officials urged the federal government to transform the old military base into a modern technological and research center. On June 25, 1951, President Harry S. Truman formally dedicated the Arnold Engineering Development Corporation Center (AEDC), named in honor of General "Hap" Arnold, who commanded the Army Air Forces during World War II. AEDC ever since has been an important employer as well as an attraction for other high-tech personnel and firms to locate in the area. In the late twentieth century, Motlow State Community College and the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center have emerged as key institutions shaping modern cultural life in Coffee County. According to the 2000 census, 48,014 people lived in Coffee County, representing a 19 percent population growth since 1990."
Coffee County has nine Century Farms.http://histpres.mtsu.edu/centfarms/coffee_county The oldest Century Farm is Shamrock Acres
, founded in 1818. Other Century Farms include:
has been held annually in the county since 2002. http://www.bonnaroo.com/ It has been well received by the locals who tend to overlook the extreme traffic problems it brings. It also appears to have been happily embraced by the county authorities as a source of tourist revenue.
The Bonnaroo Music Festival has actually been well-received by the Coffee County community, despite a smattering of negative press - mainly originating from regional, not local newspapers. The community expects to welcome the festival back for years to come, as evidenced by the fact that in 2007, the organizers of Bonnaroo (Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment) purchased 530 acres (2.1 km²) of the farm where the event takes place.
U.S. state
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of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. It is one of the counties of Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee....
. As of 2010, the population was 52,796. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Manchester
Manchester, Tennessee
Manchester is a city in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,102 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Coffee County...
.
Coffee County is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee
Tullahoma, Tennessee
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 18,655 people, 7,717 households, and 5,161 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 88.1% White, 7.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races...
, Micropolitan Statistical Area
Tullahoma micropolitan area
The Tullahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in central Tennessee, anchored by the city of Tullahoma....
.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the county has a total area of 434 square miles (1,124.1 km²), of which 429 square miles (1,111.1 km²) is land and 6 square miles (15.5 km²) (1.29%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Cannon County (north)
- Warren County (northeast)
- Grundy County (east)
- Franklin CountyFranklin County, TennesseeFranklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 41,052. Its county seat is Winchester.Franklin County is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
(south) - Moore County (southwest)
- Bedford County (west)
- Rutherford CountyRutherford County, TennesseeRutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, it is the state's fifth-largest county by population with 262,604 people, an increase of 44.3 percent over the 2000 population of 182,023. Its county seat is Murfreesboro, which is also the geographic...
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 48,014 people, 18,885 households, and 13,597 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 112 people per square mile (43/km²). There were 20,746 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile (19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.43% White
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 3.59% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.30% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.74% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.91% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.00% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race.
There were 18,885 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,898, and the median income for a family was $40,228. Males had a median income of $32,732 versus $21,014 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $18,137. About 10.90% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.
American Indian Tribe
On 19 June 2010, the Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs recognized the Chikamaka Band as a Tennessee State Indigenous American Indian Tribe; however, the state attorney general's office declared that recognition "void and of no effect" on 3 September 2010.This continues in appeal in the court system of Davidson County, Tennessee and of the courts in Tennessee. The outcome of whether the tribes retain recognition is yet to be determined.
The Chikamaka Band maintain their Headquarters in Tracy City. The majority of members of the Tribe in Tennessee are located here and in the counties Coffee
Coffee County, Tennessee
Coffee County is a county located in south-central portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of the counties of Middle Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 52,796. Its county seat is Manchester....
, Franklin
Franklin County, Tennessee
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 41,052. Its county seat is Winchester.Franklin County is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, Grundy, Marion
Marion County, Tennessee
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 27,776. Its county seat is Jasper.Marion County is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, Sequatchie and Warren.
History
Carroll Van West of Middle Tennessee State University has written an excellent history of Coffee County:"The Tennessee General Assembly established Coffee County from parts of Bedford, Warren, and Franklin Counties in 1836. It named the new county in honor of General John Coffee
John Coffee
John Coffee was an American planter and military leader. He was considered the most even-tempered and least selfish of Andrew Jackson's lifelong friends...
, a close political ally of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
. The county has several important prehistoric sites, the most significant being Old Stone Fort
Old Stone Fort (Tennessee)
The Old Stone Fort is a prehistoric Native American structure located in Coffee County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The structure was most likely built between 80 and 550 AD during the Middle Woodland period....
State Archaeological Area at the forks of the Duck River
Duck River (Tennessee)
The Duck River, long, is the longest river located entirely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. Free flowing for most of its length, the Duck River is home to over 50 species of freshwater mussels and 151 species of fish, making it one of the most biologically diverse rivers in North America.The...
. Woodland Period people constructed a large ceremonial enclosure there. Carbon-dating within the walls has identified construction dates of A.D. 30, A.D. 230, and A.D. 430, indicating that the site was used for at least four centuries. Whites began to arrive in the county during the 1790s. Fort Nash, which protected travelers and encouraged permanent settlement, was established in 1793 on Garrison Fork near Beech Grove.
When the county was created in 1836, Manchester was named county seat on two hundred acres belonging to James Evans and Andrew Haynes. The first courthouse opened in 1837 and served the county until it burned and was replaced by the present Coffee County Courthouse in 1871. This Italianate-style courthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The construction of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad during the 1850s reshaped the county's landscape and economy. Railroad officials created the town of Tullahoma as the mid-point of the railroad's line and established extensive works there, including a spur line from Tullahoma to Manchester to McMinnville, which eventually continued to coal mines and timber holdings in White County. The presence of the railroad brought both armies to Coffee County during the Civil War. Due to its importance as a rail center, both sides occupied Tullahoma at different times, destroying much of the original town. In August 1862 the Confederate cavalry of Nathan B. Forrest suffered 180 casualties in its attempt to destroy a Federal post protecting the railroad at Guest Hollow. The Tullahoma Campaign
Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign or Middle Tennessee Campaign was fought between June 24 and July 3, 1863, during the American Civil War. The Union Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Maj. Gen. William S...
of 1863 touched many families and several county villages. At Beech Grove, for instance, a cemetery holds the remains of Confederate soldiers who died during the defense of Hoover's Gap.
A quickly rebuilt railroad returned prosperity in the Reconstruction era. Tullahoma grew rapidly into Coffee County's largest and most prosperous town. Important businesses included the retail firm of Dunn and Campbell, headed by Michael Ross Campbell; the Hurricane Springs resort six miles south of Tullahoma; the Tullahoma Woolen Mill; and the M. R. Campbell Hub, Spoke Rim, and Handle Works. Manchester added the Hickerson and Wooten Paper Company in 1879. The county's distillery business thrived in these decades, led by Maclin H. Davis's Cascade Distillery, founded in 1882 and now known as George Dickell Distilleries, which opened in 1959.
Transportation remained crucial to Coffee County's growth in the twentieth century. Tullahoma became a railroad division headquarters in 1920. Automobile traffic became increasingly important once the Dixie Highway located through the county, largely running parallel with the railroad tracks, during the 1920s. The prospect of good transportation attracted businesses such as the Lannom Manufacturing Company, which after 1922 made baseballs, softballs, and gloves. Coffee County emerged as a national leader in the sporting goods industry, led now by the Worth manufacturing corporation.
County leaders and civic officials in Tullahoma used the existing transportation network and the offer of free railroad land to convince government officials to locate a military base within the county. In 1926 the state established Camp Peay, a training facility for the National Guard, near Tullahoma. The surrounding countryside became the site of the guard's annual maneuvers and exercises.
The Great Depression slowed growth. The Works Progress Administration built a Colonial Revival-style post office in Manchester. In 1934 investors established in Tullahoma a clothing and shoe company called the General Shoe Corporation, the precursor of the major American corporation known today as Genesco.
World War II boosted the county as had no other event before. In January 1941 the general assembly created the volunteer Tennessee State Guard, which received federal training at Camp Peay. That June the U.S. Second Army came to Coffee County for maneuvers; headquarters were established at the high school in Manchester. The Second Armored Division under the command of Major General George S. Patton used the Coffee County terrain along the river to demonstrate the value, speed, and maneuverability of armored forces in a large-scale combat operation. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, government officials convinced the army to take control of Camp Peay and turn it into a federal induction center, renamed Camp Forrest. During the war, an estimated 250,000 soldiers passed through the gates of Camp Forrest, stimulating a commercial boom countywide but especially in Tullahoma. One estimate has the town's temporary population, counting service personnel, reaching 75,000 during the war years.
After Camp Forrest closed in 1946, local and state officials urged the federal government to transform the old military base into a modern technological and research center. On June 25, 1951, President Harry S. Truman formally dedicated the Arnold Engineering Development Corporation Center (AEDC), named in honor of General "Hap" Arnold, who commanded the Army Air Forces during World War II. AEDC ever since has been an important employer as well as an attraction for other high-tech personnel and firms to locate in the area. In the late twentieth century, Motlow State Community College and the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center have emerged as key institutions shaping modern cultural life in Coffee County. According to the 2000 census, 48,014 people lived in Coffee County, representing a 19 percent population growth since 1990."
Coffee County has nine Century Farms.http://histpres.mtsu.edu/centfarms/coffee_county The oldest Century Farm is Shamrock Acres
Shamrock Acres
Shamrock Acres is a Century Farm established in Coffee County, Tennessee in 1818 by Margaret McMichael of Ireland. Margaret McMichael chose along the present-day Cheatham Springs to Fairfield Road because it was an “uneven landscape so like Ireland fertile bottom land.” She and her five children’s...
, founded in 1818. Other Century Farms include:
- Beckman Farm
- Brown Dairy Farm
- Carden Ranch
- Crouch-Ramsey Farm
- The Homestead Farm
- Jacobs Farm
- Long Farm
- Thomas Farm
Events
The Bonnaroo Music FestivalBonnaroo Music Festival
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four day music festival created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, held at Great Stage Park on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. It hosted its tenth annual event June 9–12, 2011...
has been held annually in the county since 2002. http://www.bonnaroo.com/ It has been well received by the locals who tend to overlook the extreme traffic problems it brings. It also appears to have been happily embraced by the county authorities as a source of tourist revenue.
The Bonnaroo Music Festival has actually been well-received by the Coffee County community, despite a smattering of negative press - mainly originating from regional, not local newspapers. The community expects to welcome the festival back for years to come, as evidenced by the fact that in 2007, the organizers of Bonnaroo (Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment) purchased 530 acres (2.1 km²) of the farm where the event takes place.
Cities and towns
- HillsboroHillsboro, TennesseeHillsboro is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Tennessee, that was treated as a census-designated place for the 2010 U.S. Census. The population was 450 as of the 2010 census.-References:...
- ManchesterManchester, TennesseeManchester is a city in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,102 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Coffee County...
- NoahNoah, TennesseeNoah is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Tennessee. In 1887 it was described as being north of the county seat of Manchester and having a population between 50 and 100...
- TullahomaTullahoma, Tennessee-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 18,655 people, 7,717 households, and 5,161 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 88.1% White, 7.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races...
Points of interest
- Arnold Engineering Development CenterArnold Engineering Development CenterArnold Engineering Development Center is a ground-based flight test facility operated by the US Air Force Materiel Command.-Mission statement:The AEDC mission is to:...
- George DickelGeorge DickelGeorge Dickel is the name of a brand of Tennessee whisky distilled and aged in Cascade Hollow, Tennessee, near Tullahoma and bottled in Stamford, Connecticut and Canada. The brand is now owned by Diageo PLC. Four whiskies are produced at the George Dickel Distillery: George Dickel Cascade Hollow,...
Tennessee whiskeyTennessee whiskeyTennessee whiskey is Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced in the state of Tennessee. This definition is legally established under the North American Free Trade Agreement and at least one other international trade agreement that require that Tennessee whiskey be "a straight Bourbon Whiskey authorized...
distilleryDistillationDistillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction.... - Old Stone FortOld Stone Fort (Tennessee)The Old Stone Fort is a prehistoric Native American structure located in Coffee County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The structure was most likely built between 80 and 550 AD during the Middle Woodland period....
— part of Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park, just west of Manchester - Short Springs State Natural Area http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na/natareas/shortspr/
- Farrar DistilleryFarrar DistilleryThe Farrar Distillery is a 19th-century distillery in Noah, Tennessee, about 11 miles north of Manchester.The distillery is located on a family farm that dates to 1869, when Alexander Farrar purchased a tract of . He expanded the farm in 1875 when he acquired an additional...
– on the U.S. National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
External links
- Coffee County in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
- Bonnaroo Music Festival site
- http://thesaturdayindependent.com