McDonald, Tennessee

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McDonald, Tennessee
Census-designated place
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The McDonald, Tennessee, post office
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McDonald
Coordinates: 35°06′48″N84°58′58″W / 35.11333°N 84.98278°W / 35.11333; -84.98278
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Bradley County, Tennessee
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total586
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37353
Area code 423
GNIS feature ID1293249 [1]

McDonald is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. McDonald is located along U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 64 6.8 miles (10.9 km) west-southwest of Cleveland. [2] McDonald has a post office with ZIP code 37353. [3] [4]

Contents

The United States Census Bureau treated the community as a CDP for the 2020 census and the population was 586. [5]

History

The McDonald community was established circa 1850. The origin of its name is unclear; the community may have been named for a Scottish trader, a railroad builder, or the mother of a resident. [6] In 1887, Goodspeed's History of Tennessee described McDonald's Station as a "small village on the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad." [7] Many mineral springs are located in the McDonald area, and the community had many popular resorts from the 1880s to the 1930s. [8]

Horses

The Tri-State Exhibition Center, an arena for horse shows and other large events, is located in McDonald. The arena opened in 2001 and underwent a major expansion in 2003; the expansion was expected to be an economic boon for the area. [9]

The Johnston family, of Coca-Cola Enterprises, has owned the 4,000-acre Bendabout Farm in McDonald since the 1830s. [10] It has a polo ground maintained throughout the year. [10] It is home to the Bendabout Polo Club, formerly known as the Chattanooga Polo Club, founded by Summerfield Johnston, Jr. in the 1950s. [10] They hold the Bendabout Farm polo match once a year. [10] [11]

School

Bachman Academy, a school for children with learning disabilities, was located in McDonald. The school opened in 1912 and served as a home for orphaned children until 1989. [12] [13] The school closed in 2017. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McDonald
  2. ↑ Bradley County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ "McDonald CDP, Tennessee Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census".
  6. ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 248. ISBN   9780253214782.
  7. ↑ "Goodspeed's History of Bradley County". Goodspeed Publishing Company; web-published by Tennessee GenWeb Project. 1887. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ George, Robert L.; Mitchell T. Kinder (2007). Images of America: Bradley County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN   9780738543871.
  9. ↑ "Major Horse Arena Planned At McDonald". The Chattanoogan . October 28, 2003. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Benjamin Butler, A Passion for Polo: The Johnston Family Legacy [ permanent dead link ], CitysScope
  11. ↑ "Bendabout Properties : Polo". www.bendabout.com.
  12. ↑ Rigdon, Nikki (April 2, 2008). "Bachman Children Come Home". The Chattanoogan . Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Learning Challenged Students Beat Odds To Graduate High School". The Chattanoogan . May 13, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Bachman Academy closes". The Cleveland Daily Banner.
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