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358:(TCI), which resumed the development of the mining and iron production facilities. In 1886, the townsite of South Pittsburg was purchased by Nashville banker William Duncan, who helped organize the South Pittsburg City Company in December of that year. The town was platted by F.P. Clute, and incorporated in 1887 with John G. Kelly as its first mayor. This revival of the city's development roughly coincided with the completion of two large
374:"Richard City" after Hardy. After becoming president of the company in 1914, Hardy initiated a major expansion project in Richard City. Many of the town's houses, churches, businesses, and even utility poles were constructed using the company's cement. The plant operated until 1980, when Penn-Dixie went out of business. The site was later purchased by
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998:Eddie Moore
979:Chris Jones
923:other races
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1588:Categories
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1467:Monteagle
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909:, 17.51%
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1531:Haletown
1427:Whitwell
1417:New Hope
1236:March 4,
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960:Politics
927:Hispanic
917:, 0.27%
913:, 0.12%
871:Hispanic
775:Sources:
491:Haletown
461:New Hope
336:Whitwell
261:47-70060
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322:History
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107:Country
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931:Latino
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852:1.16%
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812:72.5%
809:2,252
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362:and a
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1526:Aetna
1516:Other
1449:Towns
919:Asian
907:White
845:Asian
804:White
792:Race
765:3,106
755:−9.2%
750:2,992
735:3,295
725:−9.4%
720:3,295
705:3,636
690:3,613
680:60.5%
675:4,130
665:12.6%
660:2,573
645:2,285
630:2,103
620:11.9%
615:2,356
605:17.7%
600:2,106
590:21.0%
585:1,789
575:41.5%
570:1,479
555:1,045
238:37380
227:(CDT)
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204:UTC-6
185:3,106
117:State
1488:CDPs
1473:Orme
1293:2021
1268:2013
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1188:2011
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823:565
770:3.8%
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746:2010
740:0.0%
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