Chambers of Commerce

Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
N. Jackson Street
Athens, TN 37303
(423) 745-0334

Copper Basin Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 948
Ducktown, TN 37326
(423) 496-9000

Etowah Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 458
Etowah, TN 37331
(423) 263-2228

Monroe County Chamber of Commerce
520 Cooke Street, Ste. A
Madisonville, TN 37354
(423) 442-4588

Monroe County Department of Tourism
520 Cooke Street, Ste. A
Madisonville, TN 37354
(423) 442-4588

Polk County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Drawer 560
Benton, TN 37307
1-800-633-7655

Tellico Plains Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 627
Tellico Plains, TN 37385
(423) 253-9246

National Forest/State Parks

Cherokee National Forest
Forest Supervisor's Office
2800 North Ocoee Street P.O. Box 2010
Cleveland, TN 37320
(423) 476-9700

Ocoee-Hiwassee Ranger District
Rt. 1 Box 348-D
Benton, TN 37307
(423) 338-5201

Tellico Ranger District
250 Ranger Station Road
Tellico River Rd.
Tellico Plains, TN 37385
(423) 253-2520

Partners of the Cherokee National Forest

Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation Bureau of State Parks
P.O. Box 5
Delano, TN 37325
(423) 263-0050
(423) 263-0060

Museums

Ducktown Basin Museum
(423) 496-5778

Englewood Textile Museum
(423) 887-5224

Fort Loudoun State Historic Area
(423) 884-6217

L&N Depot Railroad Museum
(423) 263-7840

McMinn Co. Living Heritage Museum
(423) 745-0329

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
(423) 884-6246

Swift Aircraft Museum
(423) 745-9547

Libraries

Etowah Carnegie Library
723 Ohio Avenue
Etowah,TN  37331
(423) 263-9475

Local Newspapers

Daily Post Athenian
PO Box 340
Athens, TN  37371
(423) 745-5664

Monroe County Advocate
PO Box 389
Sweetwater, TN  37874
(423) 745-0050

Polk County News
PO Box 129
Benton, TN  37307
(423) 338-2818

River / Whitewater

Ocoee / Hiwassee Scenic Rivers
(423) 263-0050

Links

City of Sweetwater
A vibrant downtown and commercial areas, extensive recreational facilities, excellent schools and affordable housing are the foundations of a community rich in tradition and excited about its future.


An informational site for anyone planning a vacation in East Tennessee. This site offers a free, full-color booklet which details the various cities & towns located in the area.

McMinn County Official Website
This site contains information about McMinn County, which includes the towns of Athens, Etowah and Englewood.

CAGE - Community Action Group of Englewood
Information about the places and activities in the town of Englewood TN.

Ocoee Whitewater Center
Site is the source for information pertaining to the Ocoee River experience including whitewater recreation.

Southeast Tennessee
This site is filled with information pertaining to the Southeast Tennessee Region.

Chattanooga Convention & Visitor Center
Chattanooga is less than an hour's drive from the scenic Tennessee Overhill. This site will fill you in on the sights and attractions of the city.

Stan Da Man's Homepage
Full of links to interesting places and people all to be found in the Tennessee Overhill.
Tellico Plains
This site is a good starting point for all who wish to learn about the people and places found in Tellico Plains.

Tellico Plains Mountain Press

The Tellico Times
Two excellent sites filled with local color, history, stories and photographs.

Tennessee Tourism
(Informationen auf Deutsch) A comprehensive website on travel in Tennessee.

River Information by Phone
For the benefit of fishermen and other recreational users of TVA’s reservoirs, TVA offers a 24-hour automated service providing information on reservoir levels, predicted reservoir levels, tributary flows, and expected water releases from their dams.
To use this service with a push-button phone, call one of these numbers:
Knoxville, Tennessee: (865) 632-2264
Chattanooga, Tennessee: (423) 751-2264
Muscle Shoals, Alabama: (256) 386-2264
Elsewhere in the Tennessee Valley: 1-800-238-2264 (toll-free)
TDD: 1-800-438-2264

National Endowment for the Arts

Tennessee Arts Commission