Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
| Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee | |
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Soddy-Daisy City Hall
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 Location in Hamilton County and state of Tennessee. |
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| Coordinates: 35°15′31″N 85°10′37″W / 35.25861°N 85.17694°WCoordinates: 35°15′31″N 85°10′37″W / 35.25861°N 85.17694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hamilton |
| Incorporated | 1969 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.8 sq mi (61.7 km2) |
| • Land | 23.0 sq mi (59.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 12,937 |
| • Density | 562.2/sq mi (213.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 37379, 37384 |
| Area code(s) | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-69560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1270798 |
| Website | City of Soddy-Daisy |
Soddy-Daisy is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 11,530 at the 2000 census and 12,714 at the 2010 census. The city was formed in 1969 when the communities of Soddy (to the north) and Daisy (to the south), along with nearby developed areas along U.S. Highway 27, merged to form Soddy-Daisy. It is rapidly becoming a bedroom community of nearby Chattanooga and is part of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station is located in Soddy-Daisy.
Soddy-Daisy is an incorporated city, comprising the Tennessee cities Soddy and Daisy. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Soddy-Daisy was home to Hamilton County's first courthouse and government seat, Poe's Tavern. The tavern, built in 1819, was the home of Soddy-Daisy resident, Hasten Poe. In 1838, the tavern served as a way station for 1,900 Cherokees that were on the Trail of Tears. During the Civil War, Poe's Tavern served as a hospital for both Union and Confederate troops. Though the original Poe's Tavern was torn down in 1911, the City of Soddy Daisy has reconstructing a replica of the building a block away from the original site.
There are two popular stories about how the city of Soddy got its name. The first is that the word "Soddy" is an anglicization of "Tsati," a shorter Cherokee form of the Cherokee word ᎠᏂ ᎫᏌᏘ Ᏹ (Ani-Kusati-yi), referring to the Muskogean Koasati people who lived there in the 18th century prior to Cherokee migration to the area after 1776. The second theory is that Soddy was named for William Sodder, who ran a trading post in the city. Others claim that Soddy's name is a reference to "Soddy Creek," which is believed to have originated from the word Cherokee word "Sauta," which is derived from "Echota." Soddy was a very small town until the Soddy Coal Company began mining in 1867.
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