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Sparta is a city in and the county seat of White County, [5] Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,001 in 2020. The population was 5,001 in 2020. [ 6 ]
City or town Description 1: Jesse Lincoln House: Jesse Lincoln House: June 13, 1973 (#73002244) August 31, 1973: W of Sparta on TN 26: Sparta: 2: Oldham Theater: Oldham Theater: November 4, 1993 (#93001188) December 12, 2003: W. Liberty Square: Sparta: Delisted due to loss of integrity and modifications during renovation.
Sunset over White County, viewed from US-70 at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 379 square miles (980 km 2), of which 377 square miles (980 km 2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km 2) (0.7%) is water. [10]
The "Battle of Athens" was followed by movements of veterans in other Tennessee counties promoting a statewide coalition against corrupt political machines in the upcoming November elections. Governor McCord countered an attempt to form a "Non-Partisan GI Political League" by directing the Young Democrats Clubs of Tennessee to recruit ex-GIs.
Sparta was once home to two churches and a school. [2] A post office operated under the name Sparta from 1850 to 1905. [3]Company H of the 13th Mississippi Infantry (known as "The Spartan Band") was enlisted at Sparta on March 23, 1861. [4]
This is a list of municipalities of all types (including cities, towns, and villages) in the United States that lie in more than one county (or, in the case of Louisiana, in more than one parish).
The Community Building, also known as the War Memorial Building and the American Legion Building, is a historic building in Sparta, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1935. [ 2 ] It includes a plaque to the memory of veterans of World War I , World War II , the Korean War and the Vietnam War .
The Sparta Rock House State Historic Site is a stone building near Sparta, Tennessee, United States, that once served as a rest stop and tollhouse.Built in the late 1830s, the Rock House catered to traffic along an important wagon road between Knoxville and Nashville, offering badly needed lodging and supplies to travellers who had just crossed (or were about to cross, depending on their ...