Limestone, Tennessee

Limestone, Tennessee

Limestone is an unincorporated community on the western border of Washington County and the eastern border of Greene County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its zip code is 37681.

Limestone is the birthplace of Davy Crockett and the location of the [http://state.tn.us/environment/parks/DavyCrockettSHP/ Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park] . The film "Goodbye, Miss 4th of July" was filmed partially at Limestone. Granny of the Beverly Hillbillies claimed to be from the same area as Davy Crockett. www.slipups.com/items/13566.html The Gillespie House, home of George Gillespie, on of the signers of the document to found the State of Franklin is in Limestone. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~snipper/wau/stonefort.html] Joshua Arrowood, blogger and for Tennessee State Representative Candidate resides in Limestone. [ [http://joshuaarrowood.com/] Washington College Academy was founded in Limestone in 1780 by Rev. Samuel Doak. It was recognized by its namebearer George Washington. It is the first namesake of George Washington in the nation. John Sevier was a charter member of the school. [http://www.wca-pvt.com/]

The latitude of Limestone is 36.228N. The longitude is -82.63W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,388 feet.


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