Powell is a small unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in the Emory Road (State Route 131) corridor, just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak Ridge. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents 1 History 2 Businesses 3 Schools 4 Notable people 5 In literature 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

Powell was established in 1789 by settlers moving through East Tennessee into the frontier. Attracted by a ready supply of water and good farming land, some settlers stayed to establish one of the first trading outposts in Knox County. The community got its name from the Powell Station train stop.

[edit] Businesses

• Powell is where the Weigel's chain of convenience stores started and is still headquartered.
• The largest employer in Powell is DeRoyal, which manufactures medical products.
• Powell was home to a Levi's jeans manufacturing plant that closed in 2002. The former Levi's property, adjacent to DeRoyal, is now the site of Crown College.^[1]

[edit] Schools

• Powell High School
• Powell Middle School
• Powell Elementary School
• Brickey-McCloud Elementary School
• Copper Ridge Elementary School
• Temple Baptist Academy
• First Baptist Academy
• Crown College
• Temple Baptist Academy

[edit] Notable people

• John Cooper - ESPN college football analyst and former head football coach at Ohio State, Arizona State, and Tulsa.
• Archie Campbell, country musician

[edit] In literature

The central action of James Agee's Pulitzer Prize winning memoir, A Death in the Family, takes place in Powell.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• "Powell, Tennessee". http://powelltn.com/. Retrieved 2006-01-31.  - Powell Community Club's informational website

Coordinates: 36°01′54″N 84°01′41″W / 36.03167°N 84.02806°W / 36.03167; -84.02806

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