Rockwood, Tennessee

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Rockwood, Tennessee is a small city in eastern Tennessee situated near the Cumberland Plateau and known historically for its roots in iron and coal mining.

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Rockwood, Tennessee canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 865
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Roane County, Tennessee
countySeatOf none
developedAs company town
elevation approximately 840 feet
FIPSCode 47-64240
founder Union General John T. Wilder
GNISFeatureID 1299470
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAirport Rockwood Municipal Airport
hasCityHall Rockwood City Hall
hasElementarySchool Ridge View Elementary School
hasHighSchool Rockwood High School
hasMiddleSchool Rockwood Middle School
hasPark Rockwood City Park
hasPublicLibrary Rockwood Public Library
hasPublicSchoolSystem Roane County Schools
hasTransportation State Route 70
U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED
historicalIndustry coal mining
iron mining
iron production
incorporationDate 1869
locatedIn United States South
locatedInPhysiographicProvince Appalachian Plateau
locatedInRegion Tennessee (eastern portion)
surface form: East Tennessee
locatedNear Tennessee River
Watts Bar Lake
locatedOn Cumberland Plateau region
surface form: Cumberland Plateau
locatedSouthOf Cumberland Plateau region
surface form: Cumberland Plateau
locatedWestOf Knoxville, Tennessee
namedAfter William O. Rockwood NERFINISHED
nearCountySeat Kingston, Tennessee
nearInterstate Interstate 40
originalEconomicBase iron and coal mining
partOf Roane County, Tennessee
partOfMetropolitanArea Knoxville metropolitan area
surface form: Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area
postalCode 37854
railwayServedBy Chattanooga and Knoxville Railroad
region Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region
state Tennessee
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Roane County, Tennessee contains Rockwood, Tennessee
Watts Bar Lake locatedNear Rockwood, Tennessee
Walden Ridge near Rockwood, Tennessee