In 1799, John Gilleland donated land along the French Broad River, the area now referred to as ‘Old Town’, to create the town of Newport, Tennessee. In 1834, Newport had a population of 150, two general stores, two doctors, three blacksmiths, two tailors, two hatters, two churches and two taverns.
The town of Newport relocated to nearby railroad tracks when the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap, and Charleston Railroad was constructed between 1866 and 1869. The Newport Milling Company and Stokely Brothers & Company canning factory contributed to the town’s grow. Though Stokely Brothers eventually operated 34 factories in 14 states, the headquarters remained in Newport. Today, Newport has a population of 33,000 and four state and national forests. Though much has changed over the years, the century old town has never lost its small town appeal.
Newport is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is ideally located in East Tennessee within one day’s drive of 75 percent of the United States population. We are located Interstate 40 between Knoxville, Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina. We are also located within 9 miles of Interstate 81 and 45 miles of Interstate 75.
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