Whiteside, Tennessee

Whiteside, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Whiteside, Tennessee
Coordinates: 34°59′14″N 85°29′52″W / 34.98722°N 85.49778°W / 34.98722; -85.49778Coordinates: 34°59′14″N 85°29′52″W / 34.98722°N 85.49778°W / 34.98722; -85.49778
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Marion
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 423
GNIS feature ID 1314101[1]

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. It lies at an elevation of 807 feet (246 m).

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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