Flatwoods (also Flat Woods or Flatwoods Junction, formerly Whitaker's Bluff) is an

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, United States. Originally known as Whitaker's Bluff, the name was changed to Flatwoods in 1871. It lies along State Route 13 south of the town of Linden, the

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of Perry County. Its elevation is 676 feet (206 m). The Dr. Richard Calvin Bromley House or Bromley Hotel in

Flatwoods Flatwoods, pineywoods, pine savannas and longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem are terms that refer to an ecological community in the southeastern coastal plain of North America. Flatwoods are an ecosystem maintained by wildfire or prescribed fire an ...

is listed on the

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. Built between 1909 and 1911, it housed the residence and medical office of Dr. Richard Bromley, and was later enlarged to provide accommodations for

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and other travelers.Flatwoods
Perry County Chamber of Commerce website, accessed February 16, 2008

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Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{PerryCountyTN-geo-stub