This site includes all surrounding areas of copperhill. The pellissippian several genealogical articles with abstracts of polk county, tennessee genealogy records were published in the the pellissippian 25 vols. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Copperhill, tennessee, located in the southeast corner of the state, derived its name from the copper deposits discovered there in 1843. Polk county, tennessee genealogy family history library. History understand the rich history of the gsmr and its. Copperhill group for the preservation of the pictorial. Reviews in 1843, the discovery of copper in tennessees far southeastern corner sparked a transformation in the isolated area known to geologists as the ducktown basin. Along the main streets of toccoa avenue in georgia and ocoee street in tennessee are shops, restaurants and a new brewery or two.
Up to 90 days of daily highs, lows, and precipitation chances. Please check the tennessee state library and archives online catalog or visit the ask us a question. The family history library has collected most issues of east tennessee roots fhl book 976. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of copperhill, tn grew from 389 to 480, a 23. Funeral home services for alice are being provided by henrycochran funeral home. John willard ashe was born on wednesday, april 10, 1946 and passed away on friday, march 27, 2020. Bryant, the cofounder of the mccaysville church of god, was pastor of the jones church of god in 1910 and also prior to 1910.
It gets its name from the copper deposits found in the copper basin in 1843. Copperhill, tennessee contributor names wolcott, marion post, 19101990, photographer created published 1939 sept. Except for the sulfuric acid plant at copperhill, which continued to operate until 2000 with raw materials acquired elsewhere, history was the only thing that was left. A photoette made by c u williams, bloomington, illinois. It is included in the cleveland metropolitan statistical area. Chastain cemetery find a grave copperhill histories and genealogies. Copperhill, tn mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information.
Things to do near copperhill, tennessee hiwassee riverrail adventure copperhill, tn, and mccaysville, ga tucked under chilhowee mountain and a few miles from parksville lake lake ocoee, benton has a beautiful old courthouse in the middle of a real town square. During the same year, the burra mine opened in ducktown. Loc by the library of congress, 1939 copperhill, tennessee wikipedia, the free encyclopedia copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, copperhill, tenn. To commemorate that nowgone industry a tree stump at the edge of town was chainsawed into a blocky, bearded copper.
Browse mls listings in copperhill and take real estate virtual tours at realtor. You can read a short history of the county by historian marian presswood here. Know whats coming with accuweathers extended daily forecasts for copperhill, tn. While a bird on water street is fiction, jacks story weaves through a real time and place in american history. Get to know the real possibility of aarp in copperhill. Freelance writer harriet frye was born in the tennessee copper company hospital in copperhill and grew up in the great copper basin during the boom years of the 1940s and 1950s. By 1854, the first shafts had been sunk, and 28 mining companies had been incorporated for the purpose of exploring the possible wealth of the ducktown district.
Today, you can see the copper basin and visit the ducktown basin museum in ducktown, tennessee. By 1936, the tennessee copper company was the only company operating in the basin. Things to do near copperhill, tennessee southern highroads. Copperhill industries is recycling millions of tons of byproducts at the former copper mine in copperhill, tn. By 1899 the tennessee copper company had bought or leased mines from most of the other mining companies in the basin. Penny schwinn joined etowah city school and athens city schools thursday to help deliver food to students.
In tennessees southeastern corner, on the site of the old burra burra mine, the unique heritage of one of americas great. Top 10 reasons not to move to jacksonville, florida. In the early 20th century, the tennessee copper company merged to form a british corporation, the tennessee copper company and ducktown sulfur, copper. Copperhill group for the preservation of the pictorial history of the area. A history of copperhill, tennessee copperhill tennessee is located in the southeast corner of the state.
It is included in the cleveland, tennessee metropolitan statistical area. Copperhill area historical tornado activity is slightly below tennessee state average. And there is a connection between the jones church of god and the copperhill mccaysville church of god namely w. A must read for those interested in the history of this small town church and those who helped it evolve from the beginning. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Polk county, tennessee death certificates for 19081910. Scarce card shows laborers housing provided by the tenn. Copperhill, tennessee a view of smelter hill old pc.
Appears in 167 books from 18342004 page 325 each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of twothirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same cause. Living in copperhill offers residents a suburban rural mix feel and most residents own their homes. Looking down from the hilltop cemetery, barbara beaver remembered that when she was a girl growing up in the tennessee mountains, copperhill was a blighted but starkly beautiful moonscape. Find local copperhill tn aarp programs and information. However, if you want to cover more terrain, see unique and special landscapes and experience something newa horseback riding adventure is the answer. Goodspeeds history of hamilton, knox and shelby counties of tennessee, 1887. A website for the carolina ocoee river tours describes what happened next.
Ducktown, tn copper mine explosion, jan 1943 gendisasters. Copperhill, tennessee coppertown is located where georgia, tennessee, and north carolina meet at the base of the gateway to the appalachian mountains. Loc by the library of congress, via flickr see more. Tennessees great copper basin by harriet frye history books. Copperhill genealogy in polk county, tn usa 1,015,348 tennessee 35,956 polk county 241 copperhill 6. Ap eight men were killed and the lives of more than two score others endangered here today in a midafternoon explosion at the tennessee copper company mine.
The contents of the library of congress farm security administrationoffice of war information blackandwhite negatives are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse. Zillow has 59 homes for sale in copperhill tn matching. In 1843, the discovery of copper in tennessees far southeastern corner sparked a transformation in the isolated area known to geologists as the ducktown basin. In 2017, copperhill, tn had a population of 480 people with a median age of 35. Our library is located at 140 commerce street, benton, tn, 37307. Copperhill is located in a geological region known as the copper basin, which was the site of a major copper mining operation between the 1840s and 1987 starting around the time of the civil war, the production method for removing the sulphur from the copper ore mined in the area required building bonfires, throwing in the ore, and burning off the sulphur. Enjoy the little history walk to the center along the toccoa. Copperhill is a town in tennessee with a population of 504. The mccaysville visitor center features old photos and objects exploring the mining heritage of the basin on loan from the ducktown basin museum.
The copper basin is easily accessed from atlanta by taking interstate i575 to georgia highway 5 to copperhill. Funeral home services for bobby are being provided by akins funeral home. Copper mining section between ducktown and copperhill, tennessee. Huge shipments of copper ore from mines in the western end of north carolina and copperhill, tennessee, increased the lines tonnage. Copperhill population 600 was born when the name of the post office at mccays was changed in 1908. Jun 19, 2017 freelance writer harriet frye was born in the tennessee copper company hospital in copperhill and grew up in the great copper basin during the boom years of the 1940s and 1950s. Copperhill, tennessee is the 15,126th largest city in the united states as of 2018. John willard ashe was a resident of copperhill, tennessee at the time of passing.
Photos date from the early part of the 20th century and depict workers in the copper mines at copperhill, tennessee for the company then known as the tennessee. Copperhill, ducktown, isabella, ocoee, turtletown, benton, reliance. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. In total, weve identified papers within 11 miles 17. An eyewitness account of the trail of tears fault rests somewhere. Barnes, james jackson, verified in benton and copperhill from 1898 1916. In the early 20th century, the tennessee copper company merged to form a british corporation, the tennessee copper company and ducktown sulfur. Copperhill tennessee usa copper mines 2010 youtube. A more detailed history of this church can be found in our local county history book facets of fannin. Copperhill white pages phone books in tennessee tn. The copperhill story while a bird on water street is fiction, jacks story weaves through a real time and place in american history. Heart of the valley a history of knoxville, tennessee 1976.
Many families and retirees live in copperhill and residents tend to be conservative. Schwinn believes this is an important way to help children who are stuck at home due to the covid19 pandemic. The 10 best copperhill hotel deals apr 2020 tripadvisor. Blue ridge is majestic, and we encourage you to hike the trails regularly. Polk county is a historical county filled with mountains, lakes, whitewater rivers, a. The history of the mccaysville united methodist church by. More than 30 mining operations would spring up over the next few years. Copperhill is a city in polk county, tennessee, united states. Copperhill was burned nearly to the ground on two nights in december of 1910. Copperhill tennessee is located in the southeast corner of the state. Copperhill train ride tennessee valley railroad etowah, tn. The blessed virgin mary appeared to catherine laboure, a member of the daughters of charity, three times in 1830 and commissioned her to have made the miraculous medal and to spread a devotion to it.
Copperhill real estate copperhill tn homes for sale zillow. The 15 best things to do in copperhill for travel after. Copper mining in tennessee began in the middle of the nineteenth century in the ducktown copperhill district, commonly known as the copper basin, of polk county. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land loc wolcott, marion post, 19101990, photographer. Copperhill, tn mining, mines, mine owners and mine statistics. The brutal treatment of coal miners and their families is well known and thoroughly documented. Starting around the time of the civil war, the production method for removing the sulphur from the copper ore mined in the area required building bonfires, throwing in the ore. Alice brooks passed away on october 11, 2019 in copperhill, tennessee. Copperhill, tennessee, located in the southeast corner of the state, derived its. We know of 3 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of copperhill. Discover librarianselected research resources on tennessee history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Copperhill, tennessee coppertown is located where georgia, tennessee, and north.
In addition, the list contains another 10 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded copperhill. Copper mining section between ducktown and copperhill tennessee circa 1940s1950s. Browse the most recent copperhill, tennessee obituaries and condolences. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources polk county. Historic photographs of the copper basin georgia mineral society. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in copperhill, tennessee. Lots of photos and history in this wellresearched and wellwritten book. The tennessee valley railroad museums copperhill special train ride takes travelers through the lower hiwassee gorge and over the hiwassee loop. Much of the local history is preserved at the ducktown basin museum where. Copper mining section between ducktown and copperhill, te. Copperhill, tn real estate copperhill homes for sale. The information provided there as well as the outdoor views are both educational and interesting.
The polk county historical and genealogical society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of polk county, tennessee, and its people. Thousands of carloads of cement, equipment, and other materials reached the construction site by rail on a spur line built from bushnell to fontana. Home site of childrens book author and illustrator elizabeth dulemba. Copperhill, tennessee population history 1990 2018. They built a new smelter in mccays renamed copperhill and built a railroad between ducktown and the smelter. Tennessee was the only major southern producer of copper, which is considered second only to iron as an important industrial metal. Alabama aljaska arizona arkansas colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia havaji idaho illinois indiana iowa juzna dakota juzna karolina kalifornija kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada. Copper miner gone copperhill, tennessee the community of copperhill was a center for copper mining for over a hundred years. Usmining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in copperhill, tn. Copper mining section between ducktown and copperhill tennessee circa fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land photo from library of congress. Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, copperhill, tenn. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources polk county please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. The town is called mccaysville on the georgia side. Copperhill, tn local news news break copperhill, tn.
Bobby scott passed away on august 7, 2016 in copperhill, tennessee. However, coal wasnt the only commodity valued by absentee landlords. This book chronicles the history of copper mining in extreme southeastern tennessee between the expulsion of the cherokees in the 1830s and the temporary collapse of the. Larry russell and danny davenport have authored a new book rich in photographic and text history of the first hundred years of the mccaysville united methodist church located in the fannin county georgia town of mccaysville. Dec 14, 2007 looking down from the hilltop cemetery, barbara beaver remembered that when she was a girl growing up in the tennessee mountains, copperhill was a blighted but starkly beautiful moonscape. They began a new mine, the burra burra near the hiwassee mine site. List of books and articles about tennessee history online. At that point, a group of local citizens stepped in, determined to preserve the mining heritage of their beloved community, even if they couldnt preserve the mines. Copperhill, tennessee contributor names wolcott, marion post, 19101990, photographer created published. Volunteers at the history branch of the cleveland public library have transcribed and published the tn vital stats from 19141936. She currently serves as secretary of the ducktown basin museum board of directors.
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