Whiteside, Tennessee

Whiteside (formerly Aetna, Etna and Running Water) is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee,[1] named after James Anderson Whiteside (1803–1861), attorney, Chattanooga railroad promoter and land investor.[2] It lies at an elevation of 807 feet (246 m). Whiteside is situated along Tennessee State Route 134 between Chattanooga and Haletown, just north of the Tennessee-Georgia state line.

Whiteside, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Whiteside Baptist Church
Whiteside, Tennessee
Whiteside, Tennessee
Coordinates: 34°59′14″N 85°29′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMarion
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)423
GNIS feature ID1314101[1]

History

For the decade preceding his death in 1792, Dragging Canoe lived at Running Water, a Chickamauga Cherokee town. Railroad tracks, Whiteside train tunnel and Whiteside trestle 1863 make Whiteside a significant location in the passage through the Tennessee River valley from Chattanooga to points west.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whiteside, Tennessee
  2. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 222.



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