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Mohawk, Tennessee

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502: 263: 103:. The site was originally used for the McDonald High School, built in 1919 on 6 acres (24,000 m) of land donated by Alex Ailshie. Its namesake was Earnest McDonald, a wealthy bachelor who donated money to build the school. The original building was demolished in 1957, and replaced by the brick building in use today. McDonald High School was dissolved after the 1966–67 school year, when students were directed to a regional high school. This building was converted for use as an elementary school, however in 2019 the 22: 78:
According to local tradition, Mohawk was originally known as "Lick Creek Siding," and later as "Pane." The name was changed by residents to "Mohawk" after a group of Indians passed through the area during the Civil War. By the 1940s, Mohawk had developed as a "fairly prosperous rural community." It
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The community is situated between two hills near the confluence of Riley and Lick creeks, just west of where the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk, Tennessee
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building was converted to other purposes, re-directing middle schoolers to
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Mohawk is home to McDonald Elementary School, a Greene County
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Unincorporated communities in Greene County, Tennessee
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Buildings by the railroad tracks and North Mohawk Road
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Unincorporated community in Greene County, Tennessee
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unincorporated community
Greene County
Tennessee
Greeneville
post office
zip code
Norfolk Southern
Lick Creek
U.S. Route 11E
State Highway 348
roller mill
public school
Pre-kindergarten
Fifth Grade
middle school
West Greene Middle School
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk, Tennessee
Tennessee Place Names
"Son Reflects On Bob Hurley, Father and Columnist
McDonald Elementary School History
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Greene County, Tennessee
County seat
Greeneville
City
Tusculum
Towns

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