Limestone Cove, Tennessee
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Limestone Cove is an unincorporated community in Unicoi County, Tennessee.[1] It is located at and around the junction of Tennessee State Routes 107 and 173.
History[edit]
Limestone Cove was the site of a massacre during the American Civil War. In November 1863, Confederate Col. William A. Witcher's cavalry rode to the Bell Farm, murdered nine young men who were going to join the Union army, and burned the Bell farmhouse. [2]
Recreation[edit]
The Cherokee National Forest's Limestone Cove Recreation Area is located in Limestone Cove.[3]
References[edit]
Municipalities and communities of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |