1. History

2. Geography

3. Demographics

4. Education

5. Economy

6. References

7. External links

Bean Station is located at the junction of U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 25E.

The city is a part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Bean Station is rooted in a frontier outpost established in the late 1780s by the sons of William Bean, one of the earliest settlers in Tennessee. The land had likely been observed by Bean while on a long hunting excursion with Daniel Boone several years earlier. The outpost was situated at the intersection of the Old Wilderness Road, a north–south path that roughly followed what is now U.S. Route 25E, and the Old Stage Road, an east–west path that roughly followed modern U.S. Route 11W. This crossroads location made Bean Station an important stopover for early travelers, and at least three taverns and inns were operating at the station by the early 1800s.^[6]

During the Civil War, the Battle of Bean's Station took place in December 1863, as Confederate General James Longstreet attempted to capture Bean Station en route to Rogersville after failing to drive Union forces out of Knoxville. Bean Station was held by a contingent of Union soldiers under the command of General James M. Shackelford. After two days of fighting, Union forces were forced to retreat.^[6]

Following the war, a businessman named Samuel Tate constructed a large Victorian-style hotel just west of Bean Station that became the focus of a resort known as Tate Springs. In the late 1870s, the hotel was purchased by Captain Thomas Tomlinson, who would transform the property into a vast resort that advertised the healing powers of its mineral springs. At its height, the resort included over three dozen buildings, a {{convert|100|acre|ha|sing=on}} park, and an 18-hole golf course, and attracted some of the wealthiest people in America. The resort declined during the Great Depression, and the hotel and most of its outbuildings have since been demolished. The Tate Springs Springhouse and its elaborate Victorian gazebo still stand just off Highway 11W, however.^[6]

The construction of Cherokee Dam several miles downstream along the Holston River in the early 1940s drastically altered Bean Station's waterfront. A portion of the community was flooded, and at least one historical structure had to be relocated.^[6]

On May 13, 1972, 14 people were killed in a head on collision between a Greyhound bus and a tractor-trailer on U.S. Route 11W in Bean Station, which gave U.S. Route 11W the nickname, “Bloody Highway 11W.”^[7]

Bean Station was incorporated in 1996.

In 2018, Southeastern Provisions, a cattle slaughterhouse near Bean Station^[8][9] was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 5, 2018; 11 undocumented migrant workers were arrested and 86 more were detained.^[10]

Geography

Bean Station is located in easternmost Grainger County, where it borders the unincorporated community of Mooresburg at the county line between Grainger and Hawkins counties. The city is situated in the Richland Valley, also knowns as Mooresburg Valley, in a hilly area, with Clinch Mountain to the north and Cherokee Lake to the south. In the western of portion of Bean Station at Tate Springs, two major highways merge, with U.S. Route 25E entering from the northwest, and U.S. Route 11W entering from the southwest. From this point US 25E leads over Clinch Mountain {{convert|20|mi}} to Tazewell, while US 11W runs down the Richland Valley {{convert|11|mi}} to Rutledge, the Grainger County seat. The highways split again just south of Bean Station's business district, with 11W bypassing the business district and continining northeastward {{Convert|17|mi}} to Rogersville, and 25E continuing southward across Cherokee Lake {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Morristown. Tennessee State Route 375 also intersects US 25E south of the business district.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Bean Station has an area of {{convert|14.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1763|sqm|acre|order=flip}}, or 0.01%, are water.^[5] The city limits include Wyatt Village, located next to an arm of Cherokee Lake along US 25E south of the original Bean Station. The city limits stretch {{convert|8|mi}} along US 25E and {{convert|4|mi}} along US 11W.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,826 people, 1,149 households, and 827 families residing in the city. 96.8% were White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian and 0.7% of two or more races. 2.3% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.88. 25% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 13.9% were female householders with no husband present. 28% of households were non-families.

The median age in the city was 42.7. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 16.2% were age 65 years or older.

Education

Bean Station is the site of Bean Station Elementary School, serving Grades PK-6. Rutledge Middle serves those in Grades 7–8. High school students in Bean Station, like all of Grainger County except the Washburn area, attend Grainger High School in nearby Rutledge.

Economy

Holt's IGA Market is the only supermarket in Bean Station. There are a few restaurants in Bean Station, including Subway, a pizza joint, and a small diner. Bean Station's main export is tomatoes and other crops, as it is a rural community.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Bean Station is also home to a golf course,^[14] a manufacturing plant,^[15] and several fireworks stores. A local rock quarry was closed in 2017.

References

External links

• City of Bean Station official website

• Thomas Lyons (British Army officer)
• Thomas Lyte (antiquary)
• Thomas Lyttleton Lyon
• Thomas Lærke
• Thomas Lödler
• Thomas Lüber
• Thomas Lücke
• Thomas Maas Samuel Swartwout
• Thomas Macall Fallow
• Thomas MacAnna
• Thomas MacArthur
• Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills
• Thomas MacFarlane
• Thomas Macgregor Greer
• Thomas Macher
• Thomas Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie
• Thomas MacKenzie (Russian admiral)
• Thomas Mackenzie (Russian Admiral)
• Thomas Mackesy
• Thomas Mack, Jr.
• Thomas MacKnight (minister)
• Thomas Mack (rowing)
• Thomas MacRury
• Thomas Macy
• Thomas Madden (disambiguation)