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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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