Whiteside, Tennessee
Whiteside, Tennessee | |
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 Whiteside Baptist Church | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Marion |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1314101[1] |
Whiteside (formerly Aetna, Etna and Running Water) is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee,[1] named after James Anderson Whiteside (1803–1861), attorney, Chattanooga railroad promoter and land investor.[2] It lies at an elevation of 807 feet (246 m). Whiteside is situated along State Route 134 between Chattanooga and Haletown, just north of the Tennessee-Georgia state line.
History
For the decade preceding his death in 1792, Dragging Canoe lived at Running Water, a Chickamauga Cherokee town. Railroad tracks, Whiteside train tunnel and Whiteside trestle 1863 make Whiteside a significant location in the passage through the Tennessee River valley from Chattanooga to points west.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whiteside, Tennessee
- ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 222.
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