1883
On May 24th, 1883, this historic span connecting two boroughs of New York City opened.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
Warren Point has a variety of this abundant plateau rock named just for it.
What is Sandstone?
This train, originating in Cowan, ran up and down the mountain, dropping folks at the Monteagle train depot.
What is the Mountain Goat?
Take this street to head out the North Gate.
What is Laburnum?
He was President of the U.S., having assumed office after the assassination of James Garfield.
Who is Chester A. Arthur?
Abundant seams of this sedimentary rock made Tracy City an economic center in the late 19th century.
What is coal?
Starting around 1850, these bouncy vehicles ran regularly from Nashville to Chattanooga, stopping in Monteagle. There is an assembly trail on part of the old route.
What is a stagecoach?
You cannot drive the full length of this street, as Ward Bridge splits it in two.
What is Boxwood?
In a New Jersey town, this inventor installed the first overhead outdoor electric lighting ever, changing our nights forever.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Although rare, great examples of the Paint Rock variety of our state mineral have been found on the South Cumberland Plateau.
What is agate?
The section of this road passing over the plateau is considered one of the most dangerous in the whole national system.
What is Interstate 24?
The longest street, running along the west side, also sports the longest hill.
What is Linden?
This famous medical facility was opened in Rochester Minnesota by a doctor of the same name to treat victims of a terrible tornado.
What is the Mayo Clinic?
In hundreds of millions of years, the approximate age of most rocks under our feet.
What is 300 million years old?
The name of the first paved highway up the mountain, now known as Highway 41.
What is the Dixie Highway?
The only street that is called a Pike.
What is Goodlet Pike?
This island east of Java exploded in a terrible volcanic eruption that darkened skies around the globe.
What is Krakatoa?
A deeper layer beneath us, a variety of our state rock, is named for Monteagle.
Pulverized, it’s an amendment for your garden soil.
What is limestone?
This late flight instructor and aerial acrobatist, known as the Spin Doctor, founded the still active Ace Aerobatic School in Sewanee.
Who is Bill Kershner?
You could find this short Assembly street, one side of a triangle, on your Monopoly Board.
What is Park Place?