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Jefferson City, TN - History
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Welcome to the Jefferson City Home page. The Jefferson City Home page provides as much information as possible on Jefferson City. Knowing Jefferson City’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Jefferson City’s Home page, you will also find Jefferson City’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Jefferson City has a population of 8220. 48.5% of Jefferson City’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.5 are female. 35.5% of Jefferson City is married and 46.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $134,360, and the average rent is $628. Household median income in Jefferson City is $43,158, and the individual median income is $16,958. Jefferson City’s Ethnic is the following: White(93.2%), Hispanic(9.3%), Black(4.8%), Multiple(1.1%), Asian(0.5%), Other(0.5%).
Heading southwest along the Holston River from Virginia, Adam and Elizabeth Peck arrived on the banks of Mossy Creek in 1788, soon settling the area with a fort, a house of worship, and a gristmill. It is suggested that the original name of the city, Mossy Creek, originated due to the first settlers' description of the 'vivid' green moss developed around a creek near the settlement.
By 1797, Mossy Creek had around 75 to 100 families with a four-mile-radius of the city. Around the beginnings of the American Civil War in September 1861, Union Army General Ambrose Burnside liberated the city from the Confederacy, but was attacked in an unsuccessful siege by Confederate General James Longstreet.
Several skirmishes took place around Mossy Creek, most notably the Battle of Mossy Creek on December 19, 1863.In the later 19th century, two communities formed around Mossy Creek, Frame Addition and Carsonville. In 1901, Mossy Creek merged with the two communities, incorporating as Jefferson City.In 1940, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began purchasing property in Jefferson City for the construction of Cherokee Dam and the impounding of the Holston River for Cherokee Lake.
Many residents reluctantly gave up their farms and homes for the promise of flood control and electricity offered by the TVA. Construction brought many new residents to the city, and Cherokee Lake made Jefferson City a popular recreational hub for locals and tourists alike.In the late 20th century, Jefferson City became industrialized with the zinc mining industry after geologists discovered valuable zinc ore deposits around the city earlier in the century.Since 2010, redevelopment and revitalization efforts have been underway in the downtown district of Jefferson City.
The Mossy Creek Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 2012 to advance these efforts, receiving funding a for a public park with a mock train depot pavilion on the original site of the Mossy Creek station, and facade grants for existing structures downtown.
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