Morristown, Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee A view of the overhead sidewalks, looking west in downtown Morristown A view of the overhead sidewalks, looking west in downtown Morristown Location in Hamblen County and the state of Tennessee.
Location in Hamblen County and the state of Tennessee.
State Tennessee County Hamblen, Jefferson Morristown is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. The populace was 29,137 at the 2010 United States Census.
It is the principal town/city of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Grainger, Hamblen, and Jefferson counties.
The Morristown urbane region is also a part of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area.
Morristown is primarily positioned in Hamblen County while a small portion of the town/city is positioned in Jefferson County.
The first European settler of what eventually became Morristown was farmer Gideon Morris.
It is recorded in Goodspeed's "History of Tennessee" that Gideon, along with an unspecified number of his siblings, appeared in the region of present-day Morristown from the Watauga Settlement, a short-lived semi-autonomous settlement positioned in northeast Tennessee that was originally leased from the resident Cherokee tribes amid the 1770s.
Records in North Carolina indicate that a Morris family moved to the Watauga Settlement from North Carolina.
According to Cora Davis Brooks, author of "History of Morristown 1787-1936": Lands were granted by the State of North Carolina to Gideon Morris in Washington, Greene and Hawkins counties.
He probably settled on portions of these grants either in 1787 or 1791, which was encompassed in Jefferson county and now in Hamblen county." The settlement established by Gideon has, as far as is known, always been called Morristown.
No known records exist demonstrating territory grants in the region to anyone aside from Gideon and his extended family.
Jefferson County, positioned southwest of Hamblen County, possesses a record in the Jefferson County Court House of the results of the execution of Gideon Morris' will, which includes property deeded to John Morris in 1817 for a 400-acre (160 ha) tract of territory originally granted to Gideon by the State of North Carolina, and presumably comprising only a portion of the initial grant due to the known size of the Morris family at that time.
Vaughn, causing them to retreat to Carter's Station on the Watauga River. In "Gillem's Stampede" in November, Confederate forces prevailed over Gillem's troops, chasing the Union forces westward to a defensive position near Knoxville. During one of these skirmishes, a cannonball penetrated one of the church walls, causing structural damage that was repaired by reinforcing the walls with large iron rods. The Union Army used the church as a hospital for soldiers wounded in these operations. Many soldiers from both sides are interred in the Bethesda Church cemetery.
Morristown's Main Street area, with an approximate region of a square mile, interval up around a waterway known as Turkey Creek and the intersection of two barns lines.
At the same time, a suburban shopping mall on the city's west side was draining the vitality of the historic downtown district, and the town/city developed a plan to modernize Main Street by creating an "overhead sidewalk" that would turn the second floor of the existing buildings into a new "street" while serving as a canopy for the sidewalks below.
Morristown is embarking on a resurrection of the Skymart as a civil and commercial hub.
In an accomplishment to renew enhance interest, town/city officials, the Downtown Morristown Association and the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce hold affairs in the city's downtown or the "Skymart District" throughout the year, mainly amid the warmer months of May to September.
Morristown is positioned at coordinates: 36 12 38 N 83 17 46 W (36.210615, 83.296141). The town/city is northeast of Jefferson City, south of Bean Station, northwest of Greeneville, and north of White Pine.
Morristown is bordered by the Russellville and Talbott communities.
According to the 2010 census, the town/city has a total region of 20.9 square miles (54.1 km ).
Morristown falls in the humid subtropical climate zone (Koppen climate classification Cfa), although it is not quite as hot as areas to the south and west of Tennessee due to the higher elevations.
Summers are hot and humid, with July highs averaging 85 F (29 C), lows averaging 66 F (19 C), and an average of eight days per year with temperatures above 90 F (32 C). Winters are generally cool, with occasional small amounts of snow.
January averages a high of around 45 F (7 C) and a low of around 28 F ( 2 C), although low temperatures in the single digits and teens are not uncommon.
The record high for Morristown, since 1994, is 103 F (39 C), while the record low is 2 F ( 19 C).
Climate data for Morristown, TN (since 1984) Record high F ( C) 77 Average high F ( C) 45 Record low F ( C) 1 The average homehold size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.85% under 17 years of age, 9.45% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16% who were 65 years of age or older.
The 1981 film The Evil Dead was filmed in Morristown off of Kidwell's Ridge Road.
The 2005 film Five Across the Eyes was filmed in Morristown.
In 1985 and 1987, Morristown had squads qualify for the Little League World Series; the 1985 team rather than third.
The two Morristown teams, three Nashville squads (1970, 2013, 2014), the Jackson team (1974), and the Goodlettsville team (2012) are the only Tennessee squads to advance to the series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
In 2006, Morristown placed fourth in the Little League Softball World Series. In 2007, Morristown won the Little League Softball World Series. Davy Crockett Pioneer; interval up in and around Morristown, born in close-by Greene County, Tennessee.
Elaine Hendrix Animal rights activist and award-winning TV/movie actress; attended middle and high school in Morristown.
Congressman from 1875 to 1877 and Morristown Mayor from 1882 to 1885 Frankie Randall Boxing star first to beat Julio Cesar Chavez; has held 3 world titles; was raised in Morristown.
Randy Sanders Former quarterback for Morristown East High School and the Tennessee Volunteers; presently an assistant football coach for the Florida State Seminoles.
James "Little Man" Stewart NFL player from 1995 to 2003, for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions; was raised in Morristown and played for Morristown-Hamblen High School West and the University of Tennessee.
Morristown Rotary Disc Morristown Golf and Country Club Morristown Cemetery Morristown College Morristown City Parks and Recreation (15 locations) Public schools in Morristown are directed by Hamblen County Department of Education.
Morristown has two high schools: Morristown-Hamblen High School East and Morristown-Hamblen High School West. The Main ground of Walters State Community College is positioned in Morristown.
Satellite campuses of King University and Tusculum College are positioned in Morristown.
Morristown website.
"Bethesda Presbyterian Church: A Church Divided".
"Bethesda Church and Cemetery".
Average Number of Days With Maximum Temperature 90 Degrees F or Higher "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Morristown Chamber of Commerce.
Morristown Chamber of Commerce.
Morristown Chamber of Commerce.
"History of Morristown 1787 - 1936" 1936.
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