Athens, Tennessee
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Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga. The population was 14,084 at the 2020 census. The population of the zipcode area is at 23,726
McMinn County Courthouse in Athens
The Samuel Cleage House outside of Athens, set on the site of McElhaney and Sons Nursery, built in the 1820s
THC marker at the "Battle of Athens" site
Tennessee Wesleyan University, organized in 1857
Interstate 75 in Tennessee
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Interstate 75 (I-75) in the US state of Tennessee runs from Chattanooga to Jellico by way of Knoxville. I-75 enters the East Tennessee region from Georgia, following the Tennessee Valley all the way through Knoxville to near Rocky Top, then climbs into the Cumberland Mountains before crossing over into Kentucky at Jellico.
I-75 northbound in Athens
I-75 north, along its concurrency with I-40 east in Knoxville
View from I-75 on top of Jellico Mountain near the Kentucky border