History of Bledsoe County Tennessee United States of America

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Bledsoe County History

Bledsoe County was named in honor of Abraham Bledsoe and was created out of Roane County by act of the Legislature on November 30, 1807. The original county seat was known as Old Madison, six miles from Dunlap and fifteen miles from Pikeville, the present county seat. The first court in the county was held at the residence of a Mr. Thomas. The country surrounding Pikeville is a fine agricultural region. There have been three colleges in or near Pikeville, the People's College, Bledsoe College and Sequatchie College, the first named of which was chartered in 1871. Sequatchie College was chartered in 1870. Mineral springs, iron ore and coal are abundant.

Statistics of Bledsoe County: Population, 1920, 7,218. Assessed valuation of taxable property, 1921, $4,368,308. Area, 300 square miles. Number of farms, 1,060. Railway mileage, 15. Drained by Sequatchie River and tributaries. Surface somewhat mountainous. Live stock, fruits and grain crops are principal products. Pasturage excellent. Large areas of fine timber. Corn, oats and wheat are successfully grown. Coal and limestone abound. Pikeville is the county seat; population, 488. Churches, schools and weekly newspaper, bank and flourishing business establishments. Scholastic population, 2,946; high schools, 2; elementary schools, 38.

From:
Moore, John Trotwood. Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL, USA: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1923.

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