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The Georgetown Academy, founded in 1847 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, is Georgetown's earliest school of record. Located about a quarter mile southwest of the intersection of TN SR 60 and Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, it is believed to have been operated until around the time of the Civil War.
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In the late 1800s, Georgetown was an active trading center featuring several gristmills, tanneries, and sawmills. Goods arrived in nearby Cleveland via the Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad and were transported by wagon to the village. The main items produced for the market during this time
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in 1838. According to tradition, the village was named for Cherokee trader George Fields, who owned a two-story log home and operated a trading post at the intersection of Georgetown Road and Francisco Road in the early 1800s. "An affluent merchant who operated a flatboat on the Hiwassee and
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Tennessee Rivers, he was also an enslaver and leader in tribal politics. His two-story log dwelling, known as the George House, bears the date of 1812." The "George House" burned and was dismantled in 2014. It is believed that George Fields was buried just east of where his home once stood.
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Georgetown's first post office was established as "Limestone" on March 9, 1837, and was changed to "Georgetown" in 1867. It has since been located in four different counties, including
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The school's second floor was the location of the Limestone Lodge No. 176 F. & A.M., chartered in 1849.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, Tennessee
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National Register of Historic Places (Near Georgetown, Tennessee)
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for that zip code had a population of 5,337, according to the
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Unincorporated communities in Hamilton County, Tennessee
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The Bradley County portion of Georgetown is part of the
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Unincorporated communities in Bradley County, Tennessee
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Unincorporated communities in Meigs County, Tennessee
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Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
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Andy Wood Log House and Willie Wood Blacksmith Shop
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unincorporated community
Bradley
Hamilton
Meigs
Tennessee
State Route 60
State Route 58
Cleveland
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chattanooga
GA
Metropolitan Statistical Area
U.S. Postal Service
zip code
Zip Code Tabulation Area
2020 U.S. Census
Tennessee State Route 60
Trail of Tears
James County
National Register of Historic Places
Pleasant L. Matthews House
Nomination Form
Bradford Rymer Barn
State Route 1
Nomination form
Scott Hooper Garage
State Route 1
McKenzie Windmill
State Route 58

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