THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU

The Golf Capital of Tennessee

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• No state income taxes on wages

• No personal property taxes

• Inexpensive property taxes

 

But it’s not just the cost of living here that is so attractive. Consider all of these positives:

 

• Clean air! Nestled on top of the Cumberland Plateau, our average elevation is 1900 feet above sea level, and we boast several beautiful mountains, including: Hinch Mountain, 3,048 feet, Dorton Knob, 2,990 feet, Black Mountain, 2,828 feet, and Peavine Mountain, 2,110 feet.

 

• Hundreds of miles of hiking trails, including locales such as Virgin Falls State Natural Area, Frozen Head State Park, Cumberland Mountain State Park, and the Obed Wild and Scenic River area.

 

• Gateway to the 82,000-acre Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

 

• Home to the Fairfield Glade resort, with its 11 lakes, 5 golf courses, world-class tennis center, and numerous activities and other amenities well-suited to the active retiree.

 

• The fourth-largest county in Tennessee (in terms of area—685 square miles), our home sites include rural areas, as well as planned unit developments.

 

• Proud to be the county that welcomed the creation of the non-profit Cumberland County Playhouse—designated a major cultural resource by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

 

• Site of The Homesteads, a community created by Franklin Roosevelt’s administration to help depression era economically stranded families of miners, timber workers, and farmers to get back on their feet.

 

• The source of Crab Orchard stone, which was used in the building of Rockefeller Center in New York City, as well as Elvis Presley’s Graceland’s swimming pool.

 

• Within an hour’s drive from 27,700-acre Dale Hollow and the 72.4-mile Watts Bar reservoirs

 

• Conveniently located—just 1 hour from Knoxville, 1 ½ hours from Chattanooga, and 2 hours from Nashville. The county is served by two airports—Nashville and Knoxville.

 

So, when your friends ask why you chose to move here, give them this column—and maybe they’ll soon be joining you!