Newport, Tennessee
Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States.[10] The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census,[11] down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801.[12] Newport is located along the Pigeon River.
History[edit]
Early settlement[edit]
The Great Indian Warpath passed through what is now Newport en route to the ancient Cherokee hunting grounds of northeastern Tennessee.[13] The Warpath crossed the Pigeon River at a point approximately 0.2 miles (0.3 km) east of the McSween Memorial Bridge (US-321), in an area where the river is normally low enough to walk across.[14] The first European traders to the area, arriving in the mid-18th century, called this point along the Pigeon River the "War Ford".
Education[edit]
Schools located in Newport:
The City of Newport manages Newport Grammar School.
Cocke County Board of Education manages Cocke County High School, Cosby High School, Cosby Elementary School, Northwest Elementary School, Smokey Mountain Elementary School, Parrottsville Elementary School, Del Rio Elementary School, Grassy Fork Elementary School, Bridgeport Elementary School and Edgemont Elementary School.
Sports[edit]
Newport was home to the Newport Canners Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Appalachian League from 1937 to 1942 and the Mountain States League from 1948 to 1950.[52]