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the first time you look over the top of
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the mountains you feel it this place is
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different it's pure natural there is
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untouched Beauty everywhere this is
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Grundy County
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Tennessee sitting on top of the
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Cumberland Plateau Grundy County
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attracts outdoor enthusiasts
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worldwide the South Cumberland State
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Park maintains four distinct
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recreational areas within the county
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including the stone door door a deep
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crevice in the mountain that looks like
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a giant door left a jar and is popular
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for rock climbing and repelling the
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Fiery Gizzard Trail in Tracy City takes
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hikers and campers for 13 miles past
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some of the most unique rock formations
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creeks and
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waterfalls Swiss colonists arrived in
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the 1870s with the promise of a new
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start in a young country their
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descendants still celebrate that Swiss
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Heritage in grole logger every July coal
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mining was the dominant industry at the
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beginning of the 20th century and the
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area grew rapidly as the mining
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companies expanded their operations
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today All That Remains of that era are
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remnants of the covens at Grundy Lake
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State Park popular for swimming and
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fishing visitors can explore the history
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and influence of the coal mining era at
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the coal miners Museum in Palmer and the
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Grundy County Heritage Center in Tracy
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City while the natural beauty brings
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people to Grundy County many have stayed
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for the economic opportunities the
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public school system contains six
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primary schools and one secondary school
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residents can earn a 4-year degree just
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up the road at Tennessee Tech and
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Cookville or at the University of the
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South one of the best liberal arts
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colleges in the country located in
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nearby swan in the valley below is pelum
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the location of the pelum industrial
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park its close proximity to Interstate
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24 is ideal for manufacturing
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like Toyo seat USA and Benchmark
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Industries a tooling and machinery
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company that designs and manufactures
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custom shipping and storage containers
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for the automotive industry Benchmark
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president and co-owner Jeff Hendricks
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explains the advantages of starting and
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growing a business in Grundy County the
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clients are so close to us here they're
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all within 45 minutes to an hour the
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bulk of our work is done locally we're
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about a mile off of I24 we can access
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chattanoga we can access Nashville
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Birmingham uh and the surrounding areas
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are absolutely full of potential clients
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that we can supply from this location
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and so we managed to grow a company from
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four or five people to 125 employees
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just because of our location here the
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highways and interstates now bring
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thousands of tourists to the mountains
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and these resilient folks have adapted
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to this changing economy mon Eagle sits
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on top of the mountain as the highest
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point between Miami and Chicago on
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Highway 41 this unique location has
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drawn the famous as well as Infamous The
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highp Point Restaurant is housed in a
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1929 Mansion supposedly built by mobster
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Al Capone with Legends of Escape hatches
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in the roof and underground tunnels in
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the basement first class accommodations
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are provided at the Mont Eagle Inn and
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many rustic style cabins are available a
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walk downtown will provide visitors with
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a variety of unique shops that feature
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handcrafted pottery and one-of-a-kind
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works of art residents and visitors
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alike enjoy family style meals along
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with Fine Wines available at the local
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wineries mon Eagle is the destination
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for hundreds of bikers during the
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thunder on the Rock Rally held in June
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just prior to the world famous bonaroo
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music festival the mon Eagle assembly
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was originally founded by former
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residents of Atlanta escaping Sherman's
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March to the Sea today this summer
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Retreat contains over 300 beautiful
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homes linked by quaint walkways and
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bridges the historic Edgeworth Inn has
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been lovingly restored and the assembly
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grounds feature an auditorium for movies
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and live
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performances heading north on Tennessee
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50 will take visitors through the county
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seat of Altimont with the offices of the
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Grundy County mayor and government
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located in the courthouse just above is
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the historic area of Bersa Springs with
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the antibellum style Bersa Springs Hotel
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originally built with rooms for over 400
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guests today it is maintained by the
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United Methodist Church as an assembly
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and summer camp going south on Tennessee
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56 is colmont and the home of Grundy
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County High School they are one of just
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10 Blue Ribbon award-winning schools in
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Tennessee continuing South is Tracy City
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the former rail line that once brought
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coal down from the mountain is now being
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converted into the mountain Goat Trail a
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popular destination for hiking and
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biking the same families have owned many
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of the downtown shops for Generations
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Henry flurry and Sons is one of just a
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handful of authentic General stores and
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the oldest Bakery in Tennessee still
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operates in Tracy city today the Dutch
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made Bakery utilizes the same recipes
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their Swiss ancestors used a century ago
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and tourists arrive by the bus load to
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sample and buy their delicious treat
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owner Cindy day explains why they have
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continued to operate successfully in
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Tracy City we are Tennessee's oldest
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family-owned Bakery we are not only
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historical but we are still like an
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active Bakery where we bake every day 6
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days a week that oven is going and we're
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baking Fresh Products all the time our
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number one bestselling bread is salt
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rise bread it was formulated during the
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Wagon Train days and people come from
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near and far to see this old Bakery
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this is only a sample of the many
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activities available to the visitors and
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residents of Grundy County with so many
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things to see and do it's no wonder that
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folks come to Grundy County to live work
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and enjoy this outdoor
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playground hello my name is Michael
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Brady mayor here in Majestic Grundy
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County inviting you to come and see
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firsthand the many valuable assets that
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make Grandy County so special our easy
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access to Interstate 24 the qu qu of our
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public schools and a very reasonable
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cost of living make gry County an ideal
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location for both businesses and
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residents the Monumental Stone doors has
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welcomed visitors to our area for
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Generations we would like to open our
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doors to you with an invitation to come
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and enjoy our beautiful state parks and
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our Recreation areas as well as being
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inspired by our beautiful mountain
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Vestas we believe that once you visit
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you will come back additional times and
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possibly make Grundy County your
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permanent address please contact us
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today and we will be glad to show you
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why for more information on visiting or
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relocation in Grundy County contact the
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County mayor's office at
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931-6913 718 or the southeast Tennessee
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development District at 423 266
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