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10-16-2007, 01:58 PM
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the 20 highest towns/communities in Tennessee...
Listed by ascending elevation; additions/corrections welcome:
20. Tracy City - 1830'
19. Beersheba Springs - 1845'
18. Crossville - 1863'
17. Altamont - 1870'
16. Monterey - 1875'
15. Midway - 1885'
14. Coalmont - 1890'
13. Walden - 1900'
12. Pleasant Hill - 1902'
11. Gruetli-Laager - 1918'
10. Sewanee - 1920'
10. Monteagle - 1920'
8. Unicoi - 1930'
7. Butler - 1974'
6. Flag Pond- 2038'
5. Fairfield Glade - 2060'
4. Laurel Bloomery - 2412'
3. Mountain City - 2429'
2. Roan Mountain - 2575'
1. Shady Valley - 2790'
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10-16-2007, 02:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kamoshika
Listed by ascending elevation; additions/corrections welcome:
20. Tracy City - 1830'
19. Beersheba Springs - 1845'
18. Crossville - 1863'
17. Altamont - 1870'
16. Monterey - 1875'
15. Midway - 1885'
14. Coalmont - 1890'
13. Walden - 1900'
12. Pleasant Hill - 1902'
11. Gruetli-Laager - 1918'
10. Sewanee - 1920'
10. Monteagle - 1920'
8. Unicoi - 1930'
7. Butler - 1974'
6. Flag Pond- 2038'
5. Fairfield Glade - 2060'
4. Laurel Bloomery - 2412'
3. Mountain City - 2429'
2. Roan Mountain - 2575'
1. Shady Valley - 2790'
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Hey this is really interesting! I do think that it's funny that the town in Tennessee with the highest elevation is called Shady Valley.
How's this for a challenge: let's see if we can find pictures from all of these places, maybe sometime this winter when there's a nice blanket of snow?
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10-16-2007, 02:17 PM
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We're down here at 600 feet. People look down on us.
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10-16-2007, 02:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alleycat
We're down here at 600 feet. People look down on us.
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Well that 600-foot elevation doesn't include your tall frame...
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10-16-2007, 02:57 PM
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Quote:
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Well that 600-foot elevation doesn't include your tall frame...
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Or I could climb to the top of the WSMV tower and then I'd be as tall as Coalmont.
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10-16-2007, 03:00 PM
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I don't know where all those places are. But I see at least a few of them are on the Plateau.
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10-16-2007, 03:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alleycat
Or I could climb to the top of the WSMV tower and then I'd be as tall as Coalmont.
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Holy cow, the WSMV tower is 1200 feet tall??
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10-16-2007, 03:07 PM
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I wonder which "Midway" that is?
Thanks for the cool info kamoshika. 
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10-16-2007, 03:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mbmouse
I wonder which "Midway" that is?
Thanks for the cool info kamoshika. 
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I was wondering the same thing. Somehow I don't think it's the Midway in Roane County.
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10-16-2007, 03:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mbmouse
I wonder which "Midway" that is?
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There are 22 populated places in TN named "Midway" and the highest one's in Washington County.
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