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Harriman Utopia of Temperance
North Roane St. (US 27) at Walsen Ave., Harriman,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 56' 3.179976",
-84° 33' 5.339988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Incorperated in 1891, this was to be an ideal industrial city, an object lesson for thrift, sobriety, superior intelligence and exhalted moral character, where workers would be uncorrupted by Demon Rum. Named for Union General Walter Harriman, former governor of New Hampshire. Leader of movement was Union General Clinton B. Fisk, founder of Fisk University and Prohibition, candidate for President in 1888.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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