Deer Lodge, Tennessee
| Deer Lodge, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Deer Lodge, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′05″N 84°45′33″W / 36.20139°N 84.75917°WCoordinates: 36°12′05″N 84°45′33″W / 36.20139°N 84.75917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Morgan |
| Elevation | 1,568 ft (478 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 37726 |
| Area code(s) | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1306319[1] |
Deer Lodge is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. It is located near Tennessee State Route 329 5.8 miles (9.3 km) west-southwest of Sunbright.[2] Deer Lodge has a post office with ZIP code 37726, which opened on April 16, 1886.[3][4]
Deer Lodge was originally situated around a 300-acre (120 ha) tract of land acquired by the Davidson family in the early 1800s. In 1845, James Davidson built a grist mill and saw mill on the land. In 1876, Peter Fox purchased the land and attempted to establish a sheep ranch, but was unsuccessful.[5]
In 1884, Fox sold the land to Abner Ross, a former Rugby colonist. Ross, who had been the proprietor of Rugby's Tabard Inn, decided to convert the tract into a mountain resort. He constructed a Victorian-style house, Walnut Knoll, which was soon followed by a string of similarly-styled houses built by new residents. He also constructed a printer works, which has since been relocated to Rugby. By the end of the 1890s, Deer Lodge had two hotels (the Mountain View and Summer Park), a newspaper, a theater, a band, a planing mill, and numerous clubs and civic organizations. By the mid-20th century, the community had declined, however, as many children and grandchildren of the original settlers moved away.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Deer Lodge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Morgan County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- 1 2 Brian Stagg, "Deer Lodge," An Encyclopedia of East Tennessee (Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, 1981), pp. 155-157.
- ↑ Barbara Stagg, Historic Rugby (Aracadia Publishing, 2007).
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