The Overhill Experience

Information Centers--sources of information about the region


Tennessee Overhill
P.O. Box 143
L&N Depot
Etowah, TN 37331
423-263-7232
Fax: 423-263-1670
E-mail: cldwll@usit.net

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
13 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
4765 Hwy. 68
Madisonville, TN 37354
423-442-4588

Monroe County Tourism Council
4765 Hwy.68
Madisonville, TN  37354
423-442-9147
800-245-5428

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

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

CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST

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

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

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

Link to the East Tn Vacation Website 

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 is 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 and 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 the 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: 800-238-2264 (toll-free) TDD: 800-438-2264