Tullahoma, Tennessee Tullahoma, Tennessee Location of Tullahoma, Tennessee Location of Tullahoma, Tennessee Tullahoma is a town/city in Coffee and Franklin counties in the south-central part of the U.S.
The populace was 18,655 at the 2010 census. In 2014 the populace was estimated to be 18,899. It is the principal town/city of the Tullahoma micropolitan area, which consists of Coffee, Franklin, and Moore counties and is the second biggest micropolitan region in Tennessee.
Tullahoma was established in 1852 as a work camp along the new Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad.
An alternative explanation (see Sam Davis Elliott's Soldier of Tennessee and sources cited therein) of the name is that Peter Decherd, who donated the territory for the barns right-of-way (and was therefore given the right to name two stations along the line), titled one station Decherd, and the other Tulkahoma (later changed to Tullahoma).
Tullahoma shared its name with Tullahoma, Mississippi which was later changed to Grenada.
Prior to Tullahoma or the barns , the region was settled by farmers.
In April 1861, Company B, 1st Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, formed Peter Turney's division in Tullahoma.
The campaign of that year, which ultimately bringed control of Middle Tennessee to the Union and led to the eventual capture of Chattanooga, is known as the Tullahoma Campaign.
Tullahoma was then still little more than a rough outpost, with no paved streets.
The selection and use of Tullahoma as a command posts by Confederate General Braxton Bragg has since been much criticized by military historians.
After the war, Tullahoma recovered slowly, but began to prosper from its vital barns link.
During this period, Tullahoma became famous for its educational facilities, a rarity in the region at the time.
At the turn of the 20th century, Tullahoma became a prominent community destination, with many spas athwart town.
From the early 1900s thru today, a range of sports products have been produced in Tullahoma, including baseballs, bats, and golf clubs by Campbell Mfg, Wilsons, Worth Sports, and Rawlings.
Route 41 - A was built[clarification needed] through town, giving Tullahoma access to Nashville, 71 miles (114 km) to the northwest, and Chattanooga, 77 miles (124 km) to the southeast.
A famous brand of whiskey, George Dickel, has its roots in Tullahoma.
Jack Daniel's whiskey is distilled 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Tullahoma in Lynchburg.
Later the state positioned two establishments of higher learning there, Motlow State Community College, and the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
Today manufacturing is a lesser part of the Tullahoma economy, but the town's expansion has been steady, although slow, based on a mixture of education, services, tourism, and retail.
Tullahoma jubilated its 150th (sesquicentennial) anniversary on October 4, 2002.
Tullahoma Utilities Board (TUB) assembled a fiber-to-the-premise structure in 2006 and began billing customers in 2009 under its Light - TUBe division, which offers tv and telephone service, as well as high-speed broadband.
TUB's Light - TUBe division began offering gigabit broadband service in 2009, making Tullahoma one of the smallest metros/cities to have a gigabit fiber optic fitness and one of only a handful of metros/cities in the nation to offer the high-speed internet.
Tullahoma is positioned in the southwest corner of Coffee County at 35 22 7 N 86 12 48 W (35.368511, -86.213258), and extends south into Franklin County.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 23.6 square miles (61.0 km2), of which 23.5 square miles (60.8 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.30%, is water. Climate data for Tullahoma, Tennessee The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 88.1% White, 7.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 1.1% from other competitions, and 2.5% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Tullahoma is famous for the performing arts that reside inside the city.
Tullahoma High School boasts in its arts programs - including choral, instrumental, theatrical, and visual arts.
Outside of the Tullahoma City Schools precinct lies many additional venues for the performing arts.
The Annual 41 - A Music Festival is held in Tullahoma each year to display small-town music acts as well as some bigger names, including Dustin Lynch.
Also in Tullahoma is the Fine Arts Center which proudly displays new artwork monthly from small-town visual artists in the region.
Tullahoma is the site of two state establishments of higher learning, Motlow State Community College and the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
Tullahoma High School "Wildcat" athletic squads compete in the TSSAA in enhance school divisions.
The Tullahoma Wildcat Football Team is presently in the 5 - A classification while all other team sports compete in 3 - A.
Tullahoma High School Alumni include former NFL QB Steve Matthews, former NFL LB Antonio London, Red Sox draft picks OF Tony Sheffield and 3 - B Sam Melton, 3rd Overall pick in the 2001 MLB draft Dewon Brazelton, former Giants minor leaguer Gary Phillips, former Mariners minor leaguer Marshall Nisbett, 2006 Dodgers 1st round draft pick Bryan Morris, actress Samantha Burton, star of The Sandlot 2, Don "Fast Hands" Felts, world jacks champion, Lawson Binns Jordan, "The Voice of Tullahoma", who was also awarded a certificate by Mayor Lane Curlee in 2013 proclaiming March 17 as Binns Jordan Day in Tullahoma, and former "Miss Tennessee" Chandler Lawson.
The Tullahoma Regional Airport operates on an airport originally constructed in 1942 for the U.
Harris were both born near Tullahoma.
Tullahoma is also the hometown of Midge Middleton from the comic strip The Middletons.
Dewon Brazelton, Steve Matthews and Antonio London were born in Tullahoma.
Eric Clutton, popularly known as Doctor Diesel, resides in Tullahoma.
Country singer Dustin Lynch is from Tullahoma.
Actress Ally Walker is also from Tullahoma.
Current experienced baseball players Jordan Sheffield, Justus Sheffield, and Bryan Morris are all from Tullahoma.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Tullahoma city, Tennessee".
Climate Summary for Tullahoma, TN Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tullahoma, Tennessee.
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1852 establishments in Tennessee - Cities in Coffee County, Tennessee - Cities in Franklin County, Tennessee - Cities in Tennessee - Populated places established in 1852 - Tullahoma, Tennessee micropolitan area
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