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Kingsport (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 32 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.5333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 33 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -82.5500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Holston River in NE Tennessee; iron & nail factory built before arrival of railroad in 1909; city planner John Nolan set forth planned industrial development; Kingsport Press & Tennessee Eastman Company exemplify city's industrial success. |
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| Kingsport (preferred,C,V)
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| Island Flats (H,V)
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| Boat Yard (H,V)
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| Christiansville (H,V)
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| King's Mill Station (H,V)
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| Peace Island (C,V)
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Kingsport (inhabited place) (P) |
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Kingsport (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1750; Fort Robinson built on site in 1759 |
| city (C) |
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chartered in 1915 |
| industrial center (C) |
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for ironworks, explosives, machinery & chemicals |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for books, paper, plastics, glass, leather, synthetics, bricks & textiles |
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