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词条 Monteagle, Tennessee
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Demographics

  4. Places of interest

  5. Notable people

  6. References

  7. External links

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}}Monteagle is a town in Franklin, Grundy, and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Cumberland Plateau region of the southeastern part of the state. The population was 1,238 at the 2000 census – 804 of the town's 1,238 residents (64.9%) lived in Grundy County, 428 (34.6%) in Marion County, and 6 (0.5%) in Franklin County.[6] The population at the 2010 census was 1,192.[7]

The Marion County portion of Monteagle is part of the Chattanooga–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Franklin County portion is part of the Tullahoma, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Monteagle is famous for the treacherous stretch of Interstate 24 that passes through the town. It is here that the highway passes over what is colloquially referred to as "The Monteagle" or "Monteagle Mountain", a section of the southern Cumberland Plateau which is a major landmark on the road between Chattanooga and Nashville. The interstate regularly shuts down in inclement weather, routing traffic onto U.S. Route 41. In the Jerry Reed song "The Legend", which is the opening track in the film Smokey and the Bandit, Reed tells the story of the Bandit miraculously surviving brake failure on the "Monteagle Grade". There is also a song called "Monteagle Mountain" by Johnny Cash on the album Boom Chicka Boom.

The town is home to DuBose Conference Center and the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly. The Highlander Folk School, long involved in the labor movement and the civil rights movement, was located here from 1932 to 1961. Rosa Parks attended workshops there shortly before the Montgomery Bus Boycott.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

History

Monteagle has long served as a popular point to cross the Cumberland Plateau due to its location along a relatively narrow stretch of the plateau in southern Tennessee. One of the last groups of Cherokees removed from the Southeastern United States along the Trail of Tears passed through what is now Monteagle en route to Oklahoma in late October 1838. This group consisted of approximately 700 Cherokee led by John Bell and escorted by U.S. Army Lieutenant Edward Deas.[8]

The town of Monteagle was originally known as "Moffat Station" after John Moffat, a Scottish-Canadian temperance activist who purchased over {{convert|1000|acre|km2}} of land in the area in 1870. In 1872, Moffat donated {{convert|50|acre|ha}} of land to Fairmount College, a women's college that had decided to relocate to the area from Jackson, Mississippi. The grounds of the school are now home to the DuBose Conference Center, named for one of the school's early pastors.[9] In 1882, the Chautauqua-inspired Monteagle Sunday School Assembly was established to train Sunday school teachers.[10]

The name of Moffat Station was later changed to "Mount Eagle", and afterwards to "Mounteagle". The spelling had been changed to "Monteagle" by the time the town incorporated in 1962.[11]

Geography

Monteagle is located in the southwest corner of Grundy County and the northwest corner of Marion County at {{coord|35|14|24|N|85|50|4|W|type:city}} (35.239941, -85.834372).[12] The Marion-Grundy county line runs east-to-west through the center of town. The town limits extend west into Franklin County as well.

The town straddles a narrow stretch of the Cumberland Plateau known colloquially as "Monteagle Mountain".[13] This stretch of the plateau is approximately {{convert|2|mi|0}} wide, with steep drop-offs to the northwest and southeast. Monteagle lies at an elevation of just under {{convert|2000|ft|m}} above sea level.[14] By comparison, two nearby cities, Cowan (to the northwest) and South Pittsburg (to the southeast), lie at elevations of less than {{convert|1000|ft|m}} above sea level.[15][16]

Interstate 24 passes through the town just south and west of the town center, with access from Exits 134 and 135. I-24 leads northwest {{convert|88|mi}} to Nashville and southeast {{convert|46|mi}} to Chattanooga. U.S. Route 41 is Main Street through the town, leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to Tracy City and northwest {{convert|24|mi}} to Manchester. U.S. Route 41A branches off from US 41 in Monteagle and leads southwest {{convert|5.5|mi}} to Sewanee. Winchester is {{convert|18|mi}} to the west via US 41A.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|22.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|22.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.48%, is water.[7] The north side of town drains off the plateau into Layne Cove and is part of the Elk River watershed, while the south side drains into Ladd Cove and Cave Cove, part of the Battle Creek watershed. Both watersheds flow to the Tennessee River.

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1970= 934
|1980= 1126
|1990= 1138
|2000= 1238
|2010= 1192
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1172
|estref=[17]
|footnote=Sources:[18][19]
}}

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,238 people, 477 households, and 321 families residing in the town. The population density was 152.2 people per square mile (58.7/km²). There were 701 housing units at an average density of 86.2 per square mile (33.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.45% White, 1.37% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 477 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,464, and the median income for a family was $29,886. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $17,708 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,983. About 21.7% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.4% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Places of interest

  • DuBose Conference Center
  • Monteagle Sunday School Assembly
  • Highlander Folk School

Notable people

  • Mary Anderson, inventor of the windshield wiper[20]
  • Mobster Al Capone was a frequent visitor to the RyeMabee mansion in Monteagle prior to his 1931 arrest.[21]
  • May Justus, award winning author
  • Edwin A. Keeble, architect (Nashville's Life & Casualty Tower)
  • Right Rev. William Millsaps, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church, a former member of the UECNA
  • William Alexander Percy, poet and lawyer, bought Brinkwood, a summer house in Monteagle, with Huger Jervey, a professor of International Law at Columbia University.[22]

References

1. ^Monteagle, Monteagle Mountain Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved: 23 January 2013.
2. ^Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
3. ^Nancy Capace, [https://books.google.com/books?id=v8KkJq1ZRwYC&dq=gordonsville,+tennessee+named+for&source=gbs_navlinks_s Encyclopedia of Tennessee] (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 203.
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
6. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_47.csv | title = Subcounty population estimates: Tennessee 2000-2006| format = CSV | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2007-06-28 | accessdate = 2007-10-12}}
7. ^{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4749740| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monteagle town, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 18, 2016}}
8. ^"Trail of Tears: Bell Removal Route," historical marker along U.S. Route 41 in Monteagle, Trail of Tears Remembrance Motorcycle Ride. Accessed: 16 April 2016.
9. ^"DuBose Conference Center: A Short History," DuBose Conference Center website. Originally published in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, 14 August 1982. Retrieved: 19 April 2016.
10. ^William Ray Turner, "[https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=576 Grundy County]," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: 19 April 2016.
11. ^"Monteagle: History," Grundy County website. Retrieved: 19 April 2016.
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
13. ^The name is used by the local chamber of commerce ( ) and the Grundy County website ( ), and is frequently used in news reports to describe accidents in the vicinity (e.g.   and  ).
14. ^{{cite gnis|1314141|Monteagle, Tennessee}}
15. ^{{cite gnis|1306151|Cowan, Tennessee}}
16. ^{{cite gnis|1314091|South Pittsburg, Tennessee}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-03-04|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6HQu4Spqa?url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=17 June 2013|df=}}
20. ^{{cite web|last1=Olive|first1=J. Fred III|title=Mary Anderson|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2553|website=Encyclopedia of Alabama|accessdate=December 19, 2017|date=March 9, 2010 }}
21. ^{{cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: RyeMabee|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/17463b67-3e3f-4ce6-9b2b-f29f3430895e|website=National Park Service|publisher=United States Department of the Interior|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
22. ^William Armstrong Percy, 'William Alexander Percy,' in Carryin' On in the Lesbian and Gay South, John Howard (ed.), New York and London: New York University Press, 1997, p. 87

External links

  • Town of Monteagle official website
  • Town charter
  • {{Commons category-inline|Monteagle, Tennessee}}
  • {{wikivoyage-inline|Monteagle}}
{{Marion County, Tennessee}}{{Franklin County, Tennessee}}{{Grundy County, Tennessee}}

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