Tennessee State Route 180
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State Route 180 is a secondary south–north highway
in Haywood and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee
, United States
.http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co49.pdf Lauderdale County, TN Highway Maphttp://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co38.pdf Haywood County, TN Highway Map State Route 180 is 12.52 mi (20.1 km) long.
State Route 180 starts in Nutbush
in Haywood County, childhood home of singer Tina Turner
, and continues north to Gates
in Lauderdale County.
The rolling hills
of Tennessee
and cotton
fields dominate the rural
landscape
of the area traversed by SR 180.
State Route 180 is located on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone
, an area with a high earthquake
risk.
, an area with a high earthquake
risk.
In 1811 and 1812 several earthquakes with the epicenter
near New Madrid
, Missouri
caused permanent changes in the course of the Mississippi River
in a wide area, including the Mississippi River valley
in West Tennessee
.
, founded in 1822, is located just south of the southern terminus of SR 180 in Nutbush.
More than 50 Civil War
soldiers, both Confederate
and Union
soldiers, are buried in the Trinity Cemetery
associated with the church.
After the abolition of slavery, sharecropping
was the primary means of income for low income families in the area along SR 180. Mostly for the cultivation
of cotton
, land would be used by sharecroppers in return for a share of the crop to the landowner.
have made the manual cultivation
obsolete over time as they took over the work from the hand laborers
.
In 2006, a cotton
-processing plant exists in Nutbush at the junction of SR 180 and State Route 19
.
(TVA) in Nutbush not far from State Route 180. From twelve gas turbines the power plant
generates electric power
for the area in times of high demand.
The early black and white musicians and singers from the Nutbush churches along today's State Route 180 recorded and influenced an international audience.
Nutbush is the birthplace and home community of black and white pioneer musicians and prominent recording artists such as Hambone Willie Newbern
and Sleepy John Estes
.
Harmonica
player Noah Lewis
of Henning, Tennessee
is buried in an area cemetery near Nutbush.
Singer Tina Turner
spent her childhood
in Nutbush, Tennessee
, 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Brownsville, where State Route 180 starts at State Route 19
, part of which was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002, in honor of the singer.
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
in Haywood and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co49.pdf Lauderdale County, TN Highway Maphttp://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co38.pdf Haywood County, TN Highway Map State Route 180 is 12.52 mi (20.1 km) long.
State Route 180 starts in Nutbush
Nutbush, Tennessee
Nutbush is an unincorporated rural community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state.Established in the early 19th century, Nutbush is home to two early American churches founded by white settlers, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church...
in Haywood County, childhood home of singer Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
, and continues north to Gates
Gates, Tennessee
Gates is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gates is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
in Lauderdale County.
The rolling hills
Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills may refer to:Canada* Rolling Hills, AlbertaUnited States* Rolling Hills, California, in Los Angeles County* Rolling Hills, Madera County, California* Rolling Hills Estates, California* Rolling Hills, Clark County, Indiana...
of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
fields dominate the rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
landscape
Landscape
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...
of the area traversed by SR 180.
State Route 180 is located on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone
New Madrid Seismic Zone
The New Madrid Seismic Zone , sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes in the southern and midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.The New Madrid fault system was responsible for the...
, an area with a high earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
risk.
Counties traversed
State Route 180 traverses the counties (south to north) shown in the table below.| Counties traversed by State Route 180 | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | miles | | kilometers |
| Haywood | 9.89 | 15.91 |
| Lauderdale | 2.63 | 4.23 |
Points of interest
Points of interest along State Route 180 (south to north).- Nutbush, TennesseeNutbush, TennesseeNutbush is an unincorporated rural community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state.Established in the early 19th century, Nutbush is home to two early American churches founded by white settlers, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church...
, childhood home of singer Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the... - Trinity United Methodist ChurchTrinity United Methodist Church, NutbushTrinity United Methodist Church in Nutbush, Haywood County, Tennessee was founded in 1822.The church is located south of Tennessee State Route 19, a part of which was named Tina Turner Highway in 2002 in honor of singer Tina Turner who spent her childhood in Nutbush.-Trinity Cemetery:More than 50...
, NutbushNutbush, TennesseeNutbush is an unincorporated rural community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state.Established in the early 19th century, Nutbush is home to two early American churches founded by white settlers, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church...
History
Earthquake risk
State Route 180 is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic ZoneNew Madrid Seismic Zone
The New Madrid Seismic Zone , sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes in the southern and midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.The New Madrid fault system was responsible for the...
, an area with a high earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
risk.
In 1811 and 1812 several earthquakes with the epicenter
Epicenter
The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates...
near New Madrid
New Madrid, Missouri
New Madrid is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, 42 miles south by west of Cairo, Illinois, on the Mississippi River. New Madrid was founded in 1788 by American frontiersmen. In 1900, 1,489 people lived in New Madrid, Missouri; in 1910, the population was 1,882. The population was 3,334 at...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
caused permanent changes in the course of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
in a wide area, including the Mississippi River valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
in West Tennessee
West Tennessee
West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the State of Tennessee. Of the three, it is the one that is most sharply defined geographically. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River on the west and the Tennessee River on the east...
.
Churches
Trinity United Methodist ChurchTrinity United Methodist Church, Nutbush
Trinity United Methodist Church in Nutbush, Haywood County, Tennessee was founded in 1822.The church is located south of Tennessee State Route 19, a part of which was named Tina Turner Highway in 2002 in honor of singer Tina Turner who spent her childhood in Nutbush.-Trinity Cemetery:More than 50...
, founded in 1822, is located just south of the southern terminus of SR 180 in Nutbush.
More than 50 Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
soldiers, both Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
and Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
soldiers, are buried in the Trinity Cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
associated with the church.
Agriculture and industry
Sharecropping
Sharecropping is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land . This should not be confused with a crop fixed rent contract, in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a fixed amount of...
was the primary means of income for low income families in the area along SR 180. Mostly for the cultivation
Tillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
of cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, land would be used by sharecroppers in return for a share of the crop to the landowner.
Modern agriculture
Modern machines like the cotton pickerCotton picker
The mechanical cotton picker is a machine that automates cotton harvesting in a way that reduces harvest time and maximizes efficiency.-History:...
have made the manual cultivation
Tillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
obsolete over time as they took over the work from the hand laborers
Manual labour
Manual labour , manual or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by working animals...
.
In 2006, a cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
-processing plant exists in Nutbush at the junction of SR 180 and State Route 19
Tennessee State Route 19
State Route 19 or the Tina Turner Highway is a road in Haywood and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee, United States.http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co49.pdf Lauderdale County, TN Highway Maphttp://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co38.pdf Haywood County, TN Highway Map State Route 19 is 42.81...
.
Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility
Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility is run by the Tennessee Valley AuthorityTennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
(TVA) in Nutbush not far from State Route 180. From twelve gas turbines the power plant
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
generates electric power
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
for the area in times of high demand.
Music
Nutbush is the birthplace and home community of black and white pioneer musicians and prominent recording artists such as Hambone Willie Newbern
Hambone Willie Newbern
Hambone Willie Newbern was an American guitar-playing country blues musician. His home community was in the Brownsville, Tennessee area along Tennessee State Route 19. He was reported to have played with Yank Rachell and Sleepy John Estes in the 1920s and 1930s...
and Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes
John Adam Estes , best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.-Career:...
.
Harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
player Noah Lewis
Noah Lewis
Noah Lewis was an American jug band and country blues musician, generally known for playing the harmonica.-Life and career:...
of Henning, Tennessee
Henning, Tennessee
Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Henning is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land....
is buried in an area cemetery near Nutbush.
Singer Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
spent her childhood
Childhood
Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence. In developmental psychology, childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood , early childhood , middle childhood , and adolescence .- Age ranges of childhood :The term childhood is non-specific and can imply a...
in Nutbush, Tennessee
Nutbush, Tennessee
Nutbush is an unincorporated rural community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state.Established in the early 19th century, Nutbush is home to two early American churches founded by white settlers, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church...
, 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Brownsville, where State Route 180 starts at State Route 19
Tennessee State Route 19
State Route 19 or the Tina Turner Highway is a road in Haywood and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee, United States.http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co49.pdf Lauderdale County, TN Highway Maphttp://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co38.pdf Haywood County, TN Highway Map State Route 19 is 42.81...
, part of which was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002, in honor of the singer.
Major intersections
Major intersections of State Route 180 (south to north).| County | Location | Mile | Intersects | Notes |
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 begins in NutbushNutbush, Tennessee Nutbush is an unincorporated rural community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state.Established in the early 19th century, Nutbush is home to two early American churches founded by white settlers, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church... . |
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| Haywood | Nutbush Nutbush, Tennessee Nutbush is an unincorporated rural community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state.Established in the early 19th century, Nutbush is home to two early American churches founded by white settlers, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church... |
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| 0 | SR 180 starts at SR 19 in Nutbush. | |||
| Lauderdale | Gates Gates, Tennessee Gates is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gates is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.... |
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| 10.7 | In Gates, SR 180 overlaps SR 88 for 1.5 mi (2.4 km). SR 88, SR 180, SR 209 and 2nd Street overlap for 650 ft (198 m) in Gates. |
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ends at  , 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west of Gates. |
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See also
- Nutbush, TennesseeNutbush, TennesseeNutbush is an unincorporated rural community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state.Established in the early 19th century, Nutbush is home to two early American churches founded by white settlers, Woodlawn Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church...
- Gates, TennesseeGates, TennesseeGates is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gates is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
- Haywood County, Tennessee
- Lauderdale County, Tennessee
- New Madrid EarthquakeNew Madrid earthquakeThe 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial pair of very large earthquakes on December 16, 1811. These earthquakes remain the most powerful earthquakes ever to hit the eastern United States in recorded history...
- List of Tennessee state highways