1883
Plateau Geology
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The Streets Where We Live
200

On May 24th, 1883, this historic span connecting two boroughs of New York City opened.

What is the Brooklyn Bridge?

200

Warren Point has a variety of this abundant plateau rock named just for it.

What is Sandstone?

200

This train, originating in Cowan, ran up and down the mountain, dropping folks at the Monteagle train depot.

What is the Mountain Goat?

200

Take this street to head out the North Gate.

What is Laburnum?

400

He was President of the U.S., having assumed office after the assassination of James Garfield.

Who is Chester A. Arthur?

400

Abundant seams of this sedimentary rock made Tracy City an economic center in the late 19th century.

What is coal?

400

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?

400

You cannot drive the full length of this street, as Ward Bridge splits it in two.  

What is Boxwood?

600

In a New Jersey town, this inventor installed the first overhead outdoor electric lighting ever, changing our nights forever.

Who is Thomas Edison?

600

Although rare, great examples of the Paint Rock variety of our state mineral have been found on the South Cumberland Plateau.

What is agate?

600

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?

600

The longest street, running along the west side, also sports the longest hill.

What is Linden?

800

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?

800

In hundreds of millions of years, the approximate age of most rocks under our feet.

What is 300 million years old?

800

The name of the first paved highway up the mountain, now known as Highway 41.  

What is the Dixie Highway?

800

The only street that is called a Pike.

What is Goodlet Pike?

1000

This island east of Java exploded in a terrible volcanic eruption that darkened skies around the globe.

What is Krakatoa?

1000

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?

1000

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?

1000

You could find this short Assembly street, one side of a triangle, on your Monopoly Board.

What is Park Place?