Athens, Tennessee
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Athens, Tennessee is a small city in southeastern Tennessee known for its historic downtown, role in the 1946 "Battle of Athens," and location between Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 423 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | McMinn County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 873 feet ⓘ |
| eventOccurredHere | Battle of Athens (1946) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Cleveland State Community College Athens Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighSchool |
McMinn Central High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McMinn County High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding | McMinn County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Athens Downtown Commercial Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEvent | World War II veterans’ uprising against local corruption in 1946 ⓘ |
| hasHospital | Starr Regional Medical Center – Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | McMinn County Living Heritage Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNewspaper | The Daily Post-Athenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Friendly City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark |
Athens Regional Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heritage Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | E.G. Fisher Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsEvent | National MooFest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 19th century ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | McMinn County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Athens (1946)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic downtown ⓘ small-city character ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Cleveland, Tennessee metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
State Route 30
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 411 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Athens, Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearInterstate | Interstate 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 37303 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportServedBy | McMinn County Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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