Limestone Cove, Tennessee

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Limestone Cove is an unincorporated community in Unicoi County, Tennessee. [1] It is located at and around the junction of Tennessee State Routes 107 and 173.

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History

Limestone Cove was the site of a massacre during the American Civil War.[ citation needed ]

Recreation

The Cherokee National Forest's Limestone Cove Recreation Area is located in Limestone Cove. [2]

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