Welcome to Rockwood
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Better Half
N 35° 51.112 W 084° 42.063
16S E 707603 N 3969958
Preserving the Past ~ Preparing for the Future
Waymark Code: WM2901
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2007
Views: 29
Welcome to Rockwood
Preserving the Past
Preparing for the Future
Rockwood was built on the land of the Cherokee. The village of Chief Tallentuskie was located in what is now the corporate city limits of Rockwood.
. The city was named Rockwood after William O. Rockwood, who was a major stockholder and first president of the Roane Iron Company. Rockwood was to become one of the first major industrial developments in the South following the Civil War.
Type of community: Town
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Visit Instructions:
More pictures of the sign would be great. Try and take a picture of yourself with it if you can!