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Communities of South Cumberland

Altamont

Altamont

Gateway to the Firescald Creek area of Savage Gulf State Park, including Greeter Falls, the site of the historic Long’s Mill, the Greeter Homestead and the Alum Gap Campground.

Beersheba Springs

Beersheba Springs

Originally a resort town in the mid-1800s, it's now home to a retreat center and gateway to the Big Creek area of Savage Gulf State Park.

Coalmont

Coalmont

A coal mining community that is now home to a 1300-acre off-highway vehicle park and Big Creek Lake, a popular place to fish and paddle.

Gruetli-Laager

Gruetli-Laager

An early home to Swiss immigrants with interesting heritage sites and the gateway to the Collins Gulf area of Savage Gulf State Park.

Monteagle

Monteagle

Gateway to the region with direct access to I-24, the highest concentration of restaurants and retail shops and home to the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly, one of a handful of remaining Chautauqua communities from the late 1800s.

Palmer

Palmer

Near the Savage Gulf East trailhead in Savage Gulf State Park and many overlooks of the 500-acre Werner Old Growth Forest — one of the few areas in the Southeast that were never timbered.

Pelham

Pelham

Home of The Caverns, a world-renowned destination for underground live music and the Emmy-winning PBS television series.

Sewanee

Sewanee

Home to the University of the South, one of the nation's most beautiful college campuses with a classic and authentic downtown and miles of well-maintained hiking trails with bluff views.

Tracy City

Tracy City

A company town in the coal mining area, home of the Grundy County Heritage Center and trailhead of the nationally-renowned Fiery Gizzard trail.

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