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Limestone Cove, Tennessee

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Unincorporated community in Tennessee, US

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Limestone Cove is an unincorporated community in Unicoi County, Tennessee. It is located at and around the junction of Tennessee State Routes 107 and 173.

History

Limestone Cove was the site of a massacre during the American Civil War. In November 1863, Confederate Col. William A. Witcher's cavalry rode to the Bell Farm, murdered nine young men who were going to join the Union army, and burned the Bell farmhouse.

Recreation

The Cherokee National Forest's Limestone Cove Recreation Area is located in Limestone Cove.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Limestone Cove, Tennessee
  2. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=180128
  3. https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cherokee/recarea/?recid=34972
Municipalities and communities of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Erwin
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

36°10′51″N 82°15′42″W / 36.18083°N 82.26167°W / 36.18083; -82.26167

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