Bean Station, Tennessee
| Bean Station, Tennessee | |
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Bean Station Town Hall
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| Nickname(s): A Historical Crossroad | |
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Bean Station
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| Coordinates: 36°20′37″N 83°17′03″W / 36.34361°N 83.28417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Grainger |
| Settled | 1776 |
| Incorporated | November 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Aldermen |
| • Mayor | Terry D. Wolfe |
| • Vice Mayor | Darrel Livesay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.387 sq mi (13.95 km2) |
| • Land | 5.386 sq mi (13.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,826 |
| • Density | 525/sq mi (202.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 37708 |
| Area code(s) | 865 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1276544 |
| FIPS code | 47-03760 |
| Website | www |
Bean Station is a city in Grainger and Hawkins counties, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of Bean Station was 2,826. Bean Station is located at the junction of U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 25E.
Bean Station is rooted in a frontier outpost established in the late 1780s by the sons of William Bean, one of the earliest settlers in Tennessee. The land had likely been observed by Bean while on a long hunting excursion with Daniel Boone several years earlier. The outpost was situated at the intersection of the Old Wilderness Road, a north-south path that roughly followed what is now U.S. Route 25E, and the Old Stage Road, an east-west path that roughly followed modern U.S. Route 11W. This crossroads location made Bean Station an important stopover for early travelers, and at least three taverns and inns were operating at the station by the early 1800s.
During the Civil War, the Battle of Bean's Station took place in December 1863, as Confederate General James Longstreet attempted to capture Bean Station en route to Rogersville after failing to drive Union forces out of Knoxville. Bean Station was held by a contingent of Union soldiers under the command of General James M. Shackelford. After two days of fighting, Union forces were forced to retreat.
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