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Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Shady Valley is an unincorporated community in Johnson County , in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee . It is just outside Cherokee National Forest . Shady Valley is also the name of the valley in which the town is located, between Holston Mountain , ""the twin city of Mountain City, Tennessee, on the northwest, and the Iron Mountains to the southeast. At 2,785 feet, it is the second-highest community in Tennessee.[2]
Natural history [ edit ]
After the Pleistocene ice ages, species and ecosystems that had shifted southward often survived in local refugia . As a result, cold-adapted ecosystems, such as cranberry bogs , remain in Shady Valley, far south of their usual range.[3] km 2 boreal cranberry bogs.[4]
Recreation [ edit ]
The roads that run in and around the town are popular among motorcyclists since nearby mountains provide nearly 500 pigtail curves to navigate.[5] US-421 [6]
Economy [ edit ]
Shady Valley has one small general store, a locally owned restaurant, the 'Raceway Grill', a U.S. Post Office;[7] [8] [9]
The town holds its annual Cranberry Festival the second weekend in October with food, a parade, and auctions.[10]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests" . Terrestrial Ecoregions . World Wildlife Fund.
^ Davis, Donald Edward. Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians . University of Georgia Press, 2002, p. 13.
^ Motorcycle Playground website , archived October 30, 2007
^ Johnson County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation . 2003. Retrieved April 28, 2013 .
^ "Shady Valley Post Office" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 10, 2011 .
^ "Shady Valley Elementary School" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 10, 2011 .
^ "Shady Elementary building to go back to community" . January 23, 2020.
^ Cranberry Festival Archived 2006-07-21 at archive.today , Johnson County Chamber of Commerce website, accessed August 22, 2009
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shady_Valley,_Tennessee&oldid=1219081897 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● A p p a l a c h i a n b o g s ● U n i n c o r p o r a t e d c o m m u n i t i e s i n T e n n e s s e e ● U n i n c o r p o r a t e d c o m m u n i t i e s i n J o h n s o n C o u n t y , T e n n e s s e e H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e a r c h i v e i s l i n k s ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m J u l y 2 0 2 3 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h C u r l i e l i n k s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 5 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 1 6 : 5 8 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
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