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Cumberland Gap Tunnel
A 4,600-foot twin-bore tunnel carrying US-25E beneath the historic Cumberland Gap, built so the pioneer pass first blazed by Daniel Boone could be restored to its 18th-century appearance.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Tennessee, United States · North America
Bean Station sits on the route: 25 minutes from Morristown, 44km from Cumberland Gap Tunnel.
Bean Station is a town located in Tennessee, United States. With a population of 3,104, it is an important destination in North America.
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Bean Station is an American town located mostly in Grainger County, Tennessee, with a small portion in Hawkins County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,967. It is part of the Kingsport and Knoxville metropolitan statistical areas.
Pioneer William Bean established Bean Station in 1776 as a frontier outpost;Read more
it is considered one of the earliest permanently settled communities in Tennessee. During the 18th and 19th centuries, due to its strategic location at the crossroads of Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road and the Great Indian Warpath, the town grew to become an important stopover for early pioneers and settlers in the Appalachia region.
During the American Civil War, the town was the site of the final battle of the Knoxville campaign before Confederate forces surrendered to a Union blockade in nearby Blaine. In the early 20th century, Bean Station experienced renewed growth with the development of Tate Springs mineral springs resort, investment from U.S. Senator John K. Shields, and the construction of the Peavine Railroad which provided passenger rail services to Knoxville. In the 1940s, the Tennessee Valley Authority inundated the town as part of the construction of Cherokee Dam, and nearly all of the town's residents were removed via eminent domain and federal court orders. Following its inundation, the town was shifted to the new junction of U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 25E, becoming a popular lakeside community, and a commuter town for the city of Morristown in neighboring Hamblen County. Citing annexation attempts by Morristown, Bean Station was incorporated as a town in 1996.
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Bean Station is located in Tennessee, United States, North America. The coordinates are 36.3437 latitude, -83.2841 longitude.
Bean Station has a population of approximately 3,104 people, making it a town in United States.
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A 4,600-foot twin-bore tunnel carrying US-25E beneath the historic Cumberland Gap, built so the pioneer pass first blazed by Daniel Boone could be restored to its 18th-century appearance.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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