Lowland
Unincorporated community
Site of former Liberty Fibers/Enka/BASF plant in Lowland
Site of former Liberty Fibers/Enka/BASF plant in Lowland
Lowland is located in Tennessee
Lowland
Lowland
Lowland is located in the United States
Lowland
Lowland
Coordinates: 36°09′29″N 83°12′30″W / 36.15806°N 83.20833°W / 36.15806; -83.20833
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyHamblen
Named forAmerican Enka Company Lowland factory[1]
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37813
Area code423
GNIS feature ID1292236[2]

Lowland is an unincorporated community in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

History

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]

Geography

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]

Historic sites

The properties of Rural Mount and St. Paul Presbyterian Church in Lowland are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ↑ Luyckx, Alex. "It Came from the Netherlands!". Photography Review. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Lowland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "The Word for Corporations in Tennessee is 'Build'". New York Times. August 21, 1965. Retrieved February 12, 2015. – via New York Times (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "BASF to stop producing nylon polymer in Tenn". Women's Wear Daily. October 11, 1994. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Liberty Fibers faces another shutdown". Newport Plain Talk. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Liberty Fibers Corp. Closes Plant, Files For Bankruptcy Protection". The Greeneville Sun. October 1, 2005. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Hamblen County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Am I In Morristown City Limits?". Morristown-Hamblen GIS Group. Retrieved July 29, 2020.


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