Telford is a

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and

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Washington County, Tennessee Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,001. Its county seat is Jonesborough. The county's largest city and a regional educational, medical and commercial center is ...

, located between Jonesborough and

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. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 921. The community is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area The Tri-Cities is the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. All three cities are located in Northeast Tennessee, ...

– commonly known as the " Tri-Cities" region. It has one school, Grandview Elementary.

Demographics

History

The community was called Millwood in early times and continued so for many years. It was not until 1855, when Colonel George Whitfield Telford, a

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who operated the Telford Manufacturing Company, donated about four acres of land to support local operations of the

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, that the name Millwood was changed to Telford Depot. At a date sometime after 1876 the word "Depot" was discontinued and the single name Telford adopted. During the

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, citizens of this part of Washington County voted to secede from the Confederacy, but they were unsuccessful in persuading others to do so. The independent nation called "Bricker's Republic" soon fell into relative obscurity. A Civil War battle took place in Telford on September 8, 1863, when the 100th Ohio Infantry clashed with the Confederate-aligned

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just east of the depot. The Confederate force was supported by 4-Howitzer artillery unit commanded by General Alfred "Mudwall" Jackson.

Postal service

Telford has a post office and zip code. (37690) The post office is located at 1888 Old State Route 34, Telford, Tennessee 37690.

Education

It is in the Washington County School District.
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Notable people

Eliza McCardle Johnson Eliza McCardle Johnson (née McCardle; October 4, 1810 – January 15, 1876) was the first lady of the United States from 1865 to 1869 as the wife of President Andrew Johnson. She also served as the second lady of the United States from March un ...

, First Lady of the United States, (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) * Tilly Walker, Major League Baseball player from 1911–23, member of

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champion

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References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Census-designated places in Washington County, Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennessee Johnson City metropolitan area, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Tennessee