Lowland, Tennessee

Lowland is an unincorporated community in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

Lowland
Unincorporated community
Site of former Liberty Fibers/Enka/BASF plant in Lowland
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Coordinates: 36°09′29″N 83°12′30″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Hamblen
Named for	American Enka Company Lowland factory[1]
Elevation	1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37813
Area code	423
GNIS feature ID	1292236[2]

History

Lowland has historically been the site of many synthetic fiber plants; the American Enka Company, BASF, and Liberty Fibers once operated on the same plant site in the community.^[3][4][5][6]

Geography

Lowland is located near Tennessee State Route 160, Interstate 81 and the Norfolk Southern Railway 6.2 miles (10.0 km) southeast of Morristown.^[7]

Lowland had a post office from February 1, 1949, to June 11, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 37778.^[8][9]

The former industrial site of the Liberty Fibers/Enka/BASF plant and its adjacent wastewater treatment plant have since been annexed into the City of Morristown.^[10]

Historic sites

The properties of Rural Mount and St. Paul Presbyterian Church in Lowland are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

1. Luyckx, Alex. "It Came from the Netherlands!". Photography Review. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
2. "Lowland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "The Word for Corporations in Tennessee is 'Build'". New York Times. August 21, 1965. Retrieved February 12, 2015. – via New York Times (subscription required)
4. "BASF to stop producing nylon polymer in Tenn". Women's Wear Daily. October 11, 1994. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
5. "Liberty Fibers faces another shutdown". Newport Plain Talk. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
6. "Liberty Fibers Corp. Closes Plant, Files For Bankruptcy Protection". The Greeneville Sun. October 1, 2005. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
7. Hamblen County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
8. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
9. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
10. "Am I In Morristown City Limits?". Morristown-Hamblen GIS Group. Retrieved July 29, 2020.