Lowland | |
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 Site of former Liberty Fibers/Enka/BASF plant in Lowland | |
  Lowland  Lowland | |
| Coordinates: 36°09′29″N83°12′30″W / 36.15806°N 83.20833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hamblen |
| Named for | American Enka Company Lowland factory [1] |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37813 |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1292236 [2] |
Lowland is an unincorporated community in Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Lowland has historically been the site of many synthetic fiber plants; the American Enka Company, BASF, and Liberty Fibers once operated on the same plant site in the community. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Lowland is located near Tennessee State Route 160, Interstate 81 and the Norfolk Southern Railway 6.2 miles (10.0 km) southeast of Morristown. [7]
Lowland had a post office from February 1, 1949, to June 11, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 37778. [8] [9]
The former industrial site of the Liberty Fibers/Enka/BASF plant and its adjacent wastewater treatment plant have since been annexed into the City of Morristown. [10]
The properties of Rural Mount and St. Paul Presbyterian Church in Lowland are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Witt is an unincorporated community in Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States.
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