61-506: The Green McAdoo School in Clinton, Tennessee , was the community's segregated elementary school for African American children until 1965. The school was completed in 1935, and designed by architect Frank O. Barber of Knoxville. It is now a museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Green McAdoo School deteriorated after its closure, but was reopened as
122-530: A United States senator , as the mayor of New York City , and as the seventh and ninth governor of New York . In the last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal . Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812 , challenging incumbent James Madison . A nephew of two-term U.S. vice president and New York governor George Clinton , DeWitt Clinton
183-494: A Republican. Clinton is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Chuck Fleischmann of the 3rd congressional district , a Republican. 36°06′17″N 84°07′43″W / 36.104772°N 84.128487°W / 36.104772; -84.128487 DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist . He served as
244-417: A household in the city was $ 32,481, and the median income for a family was $ 43,099. Males had a median income of $ 32,120 versus $ 23,550 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,730. About 11.8% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. Clinton uses the council-manager government system, which
305-452: A leader in civic and state affairs included improving the New York public school system, encouraging steam navigation, and modifying the laws governing criminals and debtors. The 1831 DeWitt Clinton locomotive was named in his honor. The community of Whitestone , New York was for several decades after his death known as Clintonville, but reverted to its traditional name; however, the governor
366-399: A museum and cultural center in 2006. Federal grants and local government funding helped to pay for renovations to the building. A set of life-size bronze statues of the "Clinton 12," the 12 African American students who attended Clinton High School in the fall of 1956 when the high school was desegregated under court order, is displayed outside the school's front entrance. In 2018,
427-559: A period of severe decline in many regions of the United States because of criticism set off by the scandal. The Grand Lodge of New York has established the DeWitt Clinton Award, which recognizes distinguished or outstanding community service by non-Masonic organizations or individuals whose actions exemplify a shared concern for the well-being of Mankind and a belief in the worldwide brotherhood of Man. From 1810 to 1824, Clinton
488-531: A state-supported public school in the Southeast. While the first day of classes occurred without incident, pro-segregation forces led by John Kasper and Asa Carter arrived in Clinton the following week and rallied the city's white citizens. Riots broke out in early September, forcing Governor Frank G. Clement to station National Guard units in Clinton throughout September. Sporadic violence and threats continued for
549-510: A total area of 12.0 square miles (31.1 km ), of which 11.4 square miles (29.6 km ) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km ), or 4.91%, is water. The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Clinton has a Humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of
610-690: Is located approximately 59 miles (95 km) upstream from the mouth of the Clinch at the Tennessee River . Clinton is surrounded by a series of long, narrow ridges that represent the western fringe of the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Province . Northwest of Clinton is Walden Ridge , the eastern escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau . Clinton is concentrated around the junction of Tennessee State Route 61 and U.S. Route 25W . State Route 61 connects
671-418: The 2020 United States census , there were 10,056 people, 4,417 households, and 2,857 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,409 people, 4,201 households, and 2,688 families residing in the city. The population density was 862.8 inhabitants per square mile (333.1/km ). There were 4,441 housing units at an average density of 407.2 per square mile (157.2/km ). The racial makeup of
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#1732863113090732-731: The Appalachian Mountains from Virginia and North Carolina into Tennessee. The earliest settlers in Anderson County included the Wallace, Gibbs, Freels, Frost and Tunnell families. The flooding of white settlers into the Indian domain was cause for several skirmishes, which eased after the Treaty of Tellico in 1798 (including an origination point for the land to be relinquished from the Cherokee being
793-458: The Clinch River , immediately downstream from a point where the southwestward-flowing river bends sharply to the northeast before wrapping around Lost Ridge and continuing again toward the southwest. This section of the river is technically part of Melton Hill Lake, a reservoir created by the impoundment of the Clinch at Melton Hill Dam some 35 miles (56 km) downstream from Clinton. Clinton
854-860: The Erie Canal Commission . In April 1824, most of his political opponents, the Bucktails , voted in the New York State legislature for his removal from the Canal Commission, which caused such a wave of indignation among the electorate that he was nominated for governor by the People's Party and was re-elected governor, defeating the official candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party, his fellow Canal Commissioner Samuel Young . He served another two terms until his sudden death in office. Clinton
915-598: The Federalists as well as from a group of Democratic-Republicans who were dissatisfied with Madison. Though Madison won re-election, Clinton carried most of the Northeastern United States and fared significantly better than the previous two Federalist-supported tickets. After the presidential election, Clinton continued to be affiliated with the Democratic-Republican Party. Clinton was governor of New York from 1817 to 1822 and from 1825 to 1828, and presided over
976-547: The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 shortened the gubernatorial term to two years and moved the beginning of the term from July 1 to January 1, which cut off the last six months of his three-year term. The gubernatorial election was also moved from April to November, but Clinton was not renominated by his party to run for re-election in November 1822. Even so, he kept his post as president of
1037-599: The Tammany organization, which fiercely hated Clinton, had printed ballots with Porter's name on them and distributed them among the Tammany followers in New York City. On July 1, 1817, Clinton took office as governor of New York. He was re-elected in 1820, defeating Vice President Tompkins in a narrow race—DeWitt Clinton received 47,447 votes, as opposed to Tompkins's 45,900—and served until December 31, 1822. During his second term,
1098-517: The Tellico Blockhouse ) allowed for greater ease in settling the area. Founded in 1801, the town of Burrville was named in honor of Aaron Burr , first-term Vice President under Thomas Jefferson . Land was selected and partitioned for a courthouse, and Burrville was designated as the county seat for the newly formed Anderson County. The county was partitioned from portions of Grainger County and Knox County in 1801; neighboring Roane County
1159-588: The William Morgan Affair occurred in Batavia . Morgan, who threatened to publish an exposé of the rituals of Freemasonry, disappeared and was apparently kidnapped and supposedly murdered by Masons. Clinton issued three proclamations, each increasing the reward for information and conviction of the perpetrators until it reached $ 2,000. Clinton's proclamations had no effect, however, and the Masonic fraternity underwent
1220-559: The Woodland period (1000 B.C. – 1000 A.D.) and the Mississippian period (1000–1550 A.D.). A number of such habitation sites were excavated in the 1930s and 1950s in anticipation of the construction of Norris Dam and Melton Hill Dam , respectively. The Melton Hill excavations uncovered two substantial Woodland period villages along the Clinch at Bull Bluff and Freels Bend, both approximately 20 miles (32 km) downstream from Clinton. By
1281-431: The desegregation of Clinton High School . Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education , a court order required the desegregation of the high school. Twelve African-American students enrolled in the high school in the fall of 1956. On August 27, 1956, The Clinton 12 attended classes at Clinton High School for the first time, becoming the first African-Americans to desegregate
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#17328631130901342-462: The enriched uranium used in the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima , as well as the first examples of reactor-produced plutonium . The site was also known by the name of its largest township, Oak Ridge. The works were located starting about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Clinton, continued for 10 miles (16 km) towards Kingston and contained roughly 58,900 acres (23,800 ha). In 1956, Clinton gained national attention when segregationists opposed
1403-483: The resignation of John Armstrong Jr. ; he served in that capacity from February 9, 1802, to November 4, 1803. He resigned due to unhappiness with his living conditions in the newly built city of Washington, DC ; next, he was appointed the mayor of New York City . He served as mayor of New York from 1803 to 1807, 1808 to 1810, and 1811 to 1815. He organized the New-York Historical Society in 1804 and
1464-598: The Green McAdoo Cultural Center became a part of the Tennessee State Museum system. Clinton, Tennessee Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, Tennessee . Clinton is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area . Its population was 10,056 at the 2020 census . Prehistoric Native American habitation was common throughout the Clinch River valley, especially during
1525-602: The Hollingsworth Foundation, which owns land for the site along with the Tennessee Valley Authority , plans for the park to give visitors access to hiking and mountain biking trails, event venues, kayak ports, and flower gardens. In October 2019, construction work began on the site of the park. Clinton is located at 36°6′17″N 84°7′43″W / 36.10472°N 84.12861°W / 36.10472; -84.12861 (36.104772, −84.128487), along
1586-753: The Port of New York . Catharine outlived her husband. In 1813, Clinton became a hereditary member of the New York Society of the Cincinnati in succession to his brother, Lieutenant Alexander Clinton, who was an original member of the society. In that same year, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society . When Clinton died suddenly of heart failure in Albany on February 11, 1828, he left his family in poor financial condition. While he
1647-526: The best interest of the State over which he presides are very generally acknowledged both by his constituents and the public abroad. His exertions in favor of the great canal have identified his name with that noble enterprise, and he will be remembered while its benefits are experienced" It ended, "Yield credit to Clinton, and hail him by name". Together with financier Thomas Eddy , he was a director of New York's earliest savings bank established to serve laborers and
1708-489: The canal brought about a significant shift in public opinion about Clinton: he was now hailed for having completed the canal. That change in public opinion was reflected in the newspapers of the time. They had previously been filled with harsh criticisms of Clinton and the canal, but now celebrated his accomplishment. For example, an article in the New Hampshire Sentinel began: "The efforts of Gov. Clinton to advance
1769-513: The city to Norris and Andersonville to the northeast and the community of Marlow and the town of Oliver Springs to the southwest, following a natural series of pathways through the mountain terrain. U.S. Route 25W connects the city to Knoxville to the southeast and Rocky Top and Caryville to the north. Interstate 75 intersects TN-61 northeast of downtown Clinton. According to the United States Census Bureau , Clinton has
1830-543: The city was 95.47% White , 2.72% African American , 0.33% Native American , 0.38% Asian , 0.28% from other races , and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population. There were 4,201 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who
1891-485: The community of Bethel. The initiative met with opposition from local and environmental groups, who were concerned that the plant would release cancer-causing toxins into nearby residential neighborhoods. Others were concerned about plummeting property values, noise pollution, damage from rock blasting, and environmental damage to Buffalo Creek. The company argued that it would follow stringent environmental and pollution guidelines, retention ponds would limit runoff, and that
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1952-483: The construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton believed that infrastructure improvements could transform American life, drive economic growth, and encourage political participation. He heavily influenced the development of infrastructure both in New York State and in the United States as a whole. Clinton was born on March 2, 1769, the second son born to Major-General James Clinton and his wife Mary De Witt (1737–1795), who
2013-518: The downtown area, and a waterfront esplanade and multi-story mixed-use buildings with upper-level residential space and ground level retail and restaurant space. Since 2018, an unknown developer based out of Knoxville has planned, under contract, the purchase of the Magnet Mills site along with a nearby plot of land with the intention of converting the area into a mix of residential and retail use. The City of Clinton has also applied for grants towards
2074-497: The first connection of waters from the East with waters from the West. The canal was an immense success, carrying huge numbers of passengers and a huge amount of freight traffic. The cost of moving freight between Buffalo and Albany fell from $ 100 to $ 10 per ton, and the state was able to quickly recoup the funds that it had spent on the project by collecting tolls along the canal. The completion of
2135-476: The governorship of New York after his single-term vice presidency. George Clinton succeeded Burr as the second-term vice president for Jefferson in 1805 (and also served as James Madison 's vice president, making Clinton the first vice president to serve under two presidents and the first vice president to die in office). Because of the political position of George Clinton as vice president at the time of Burrville's name change, compared to DeWitt Clinton's position as
2196-402: The improvement of the streets and sidewalks in the city's downtown area. In July 2019, the remaining structures of Magnet Mills site, excluding the water tower, were demolished as the developer closed the sale on mill site. In early 2019, Aspire, a 450-acre multi-amenity park, was planned for development south of Clinton's downtown area. The park, proposed by the local non-profit organization,
2257-518: The mayor of New York City , most likely the residents of the town of Burrville would have been more readily identifiable and more honorable toward George Clinton than DeWitt; therefore, it is most likely Clinton was named after George Clinton, barring historical proof. The Clinton Engineer Works , named after Clinton, was the official name for the Manhattan Project site in Tennessee which produced
2318-539: The next two years, culminating in the bombing of Clinton High School on October 5, 1958. With an influx of outside aid, however, the school was quickly rebuilt. A museum dedicated to the desegregation crisis, the Green McAdoo Cultural Center, is housed in Clinton's segregation-era Green McAdoo School . In the 1990s, the Rogers Group, a firm specializing in road paving, began a campaign to reactivate an abandoned quarry and build an asphalt plant just east of Clinton near
2379-673: The old Swan Street Cemetery. Sixteen years later, enough money was collected to provide a suitable burial. On June 21, 1844, a newspaper in Albany printed this small announcement: "The remains of DeWitt Clinton, which had been deposited in the cemetery in Swan Street, were removed to New York for interment under a monument created by the family." Clinton was reinterred at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn , New York. Clinton's accomplishments as
2440-451: The poor, The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York . Clinton was married twice. On February 13, 1796, he married Maria Franklin, daughter of the prominent New York Quaker merchant Walter Franklin and descendant of John Bowne and Elizabeth Fones . With her, he had ten children, and four sons and three daughters had survived at the time of her death in 1818. Among his children with Franklin
2501-515: The presidency in 1808 but was chosen as the party's vice presidential nominee instead. In 1812, after George Clinton's death, the elder Clinton's supporters gravitated towards DeWitt Clinton. Clinton ran for president as a candidate both for the Federalist Party and for a small group of antiwar Democratic-Republicans. In the close election of 1812, Clinton was defeated by President Madison. Clinton received 89 electoral votes to Madison's 128. It
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2562-462: The project to be impracticable, and opponents mocked it as "Clinton's Folly" and "DeWitt's Ditch". But in 1817, he persuaded the legislature to appropriate $ 7 million for its construction. When the canal was finished in 1825, Clinton opened it and traveled in the packet boat Seneca Chief along the canal to Buffalo. After riding from the mouth of Lake Erie to New York City, he emptied two casks of water from Lake Erie into New York Harbor to celebrate
2623-547: The proposal to redevelop the downtown and waterfront area of Clinton after the Tennessee Department of Transportation began construction on a new bridge to carry US 25W - SR 9 across the Clinch River. The highlight of the project is the 7-acre site of the former Magnet Mills complex, having 1,400 feet of Clinch River frontage. Proposed additions to the site include improved commercial development and pedestrian access in
2684-473: The site would be surrounded by vegetation. Nevertheless, Anderson County refused to rezone the quarry property for industrial uses, and Rogers Group sued the county in 1995. In December 2006, after Rogers Group's lawsuit had stagnated, the city of Clinton voted to annex the quarry property. On August 20, 2007, the Clinton City Council voted 6–1 to rezone the quarry property for industrial uses, paving
2745-494: The time Euro-American explorers and longhunters arrived in the Clinch valley in the mid-18th century, what is now Anderson County was part of a vast stretch of land claimed by the Cherokee . Although the Treaty of Holston , signed in 1791, was intended as a negotiation with the Cherokee to prohibit Euro-American settlement of the area including what is today Anderson County, the treaty became ineffective as more settlers moved through
2806-493: The way for the plant's construction. In response, a local advocacy group known as Citizens for Safety and Clean Air filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Bethel residents in Anderson County Chancery Court contending that the council's rezoning was unconstitutional and seeking an injunction preventing the council from rezoning the property as an industrial zone. In 2018, urban developers and city officials met with
2867-429: Was George William Clinton , who served as mayor of Buffalo, New York from 1842 to 1843. On May 8, 1819, Clinton married Catharine Jones, the daughter of a New York physician, Thomas Jones and his wife, Margaret (née Livingston ) Jones (a daughter of Edward Livingston ). Catharine's sister, Mary (née Jones) Gelston, was the wife of Deacon Maltby Gelston of Southampton , and the mother of David Gelston , Collector of
2928-449: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.78. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males. The median income for
2989-546: Was a York Rite Freemason . He was initiated in the "Holland" Lodge No. 16 (now No 8), NY on September 3 , 1790 , and, in 1806, he was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York . Clinton was essential in establishing the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in the United States and served as its first, second, and third grand master from 1816 to 1828. He retained the title until his death in 1828. In 1826,
3050-561: Was a descendant of the Dutch patrician De Witt family . He was born in Little Britain, New York , which today is a hamlet in the western part of New Windsor . He attended Kingston Academy and began his college studies at the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University) before transferring to King's College (which was renamed Columbia College while he was a student there; Clinton
3111-408: Was a fine administrator in government, he had handled his own financial affairs rather poorly. As a result, the Clinton family was badly in debt and had no means of support after the governor's death. One creditor alone put in a claim for $ 6,000. Fearing that he might not get his money, the creditor obtained a judgment that resulted in a public sale of most of the Clinton family possessions. Enough money
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#17328631130903172-406: Was a member of the Erie Canal Commission . He was among its first members, who were appointed in 1810 and planned and surveyed the route to be taken. As governor, Clinton was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal . He was persuaded by Canal proponent Jesse Hawley to support construction of a canal from the eastern shore of Lake Erie to the upper Hudson River . Many thought
3233-598: Was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798, and of the New York State Senate (representing its Southern District) in 1798–1802 and 1806–1811 He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1801. He was a member of the Council of Appointments in 1801–1802 and 1806–1807. The New York State legislature elected him to fill New York's U.S. Senate seat, which had been left vacant by
3294-623: Was also formed from a portion of Knox County in 1801. On November 8, 1809, by an act of the Tennessee State Legislature, the town of Burrville was renamed because of the disgrace of the Burr–Hamilton duel , which resulted in the death of Alexander Hamilton . The selection of the name "Clinton" was most likely to honor George Clinton or his nephew, DeWitt Clinton . George Clinton was one of Burr's New York political rivals who, along with Alexander Hamilton , destroyed Burr's bid for
3355-675: Was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1811, the death of John Broome left a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor of New York . In a special election, Clinton defeated the Federalist Nicholas Fish and the Tammany Hall candidate Marinus Willett to become lieutenant governor until the end of the term in June 1813. Clinton's uncle, George Clinton, had attempted to challenge James Madison for
3416-536: Was established in 1890 when the city was incorporated. Clinton is governed by a seven-member city council composed of the mayor and six council members. Clinton is represented in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 33rd district by John Ragan , a Republican . In the Tennessee State Senate , the city is represented by the 5th district by Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee Randy McNally , also
3477-460: Was his uncle's secretary before launching his own political career. As a Democratic-Republican , Clinton won election to the New York State legislature in 1798 before briefly serving as a U.S. Senator. Returning to New York, Clinton served three terms as the appointed Mayor of New York City and the lieutenant governor of New York State. In the 1812 presidential election, Clinton won support from
3538-400: Was in the first class to graduate under the school's new name.) He was the brother of U.S. Representative George Clinton Jr. , the half-brother of U.S. Representative James G. Clinton , and the cousin of Simeon De Witt . He became the secretary to his uncle George Clinton , who was then governor of New York. Soon afterwards he became a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. Clinton
3599-589: Was its president, and he was a leader in launching the Erie Canal. He also helped to reorganize the American Academy of the Fine Arts in 1808 and served as its president between 1813 and 1817. He was a regent of the University of the State of New York from 1808 to 1825. Clinton was also elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814 and was its vice president from 1821 to 1828. In 1816, he
3660-487: Was realized from the sale of the property to satisfy the judgment, but nothing was left to help the Clinton family through the difficult years ahead. The governor received the grandest of state funerals, but when it was all over, the family had no place to bury him. His widow was completely without funds to purchase a suitable grave site. As a result, Clinton's remains were placed in the family vault of Dr. Samuel Stringer (1735–1817), an old friend and fellow Mason from Albany, in
3721-420: Was the strongest showing of any Federalist candidate for the U.S. presidency since 1800, and a change in the votes of one or two states would have given Clinton the victory. After the resignation of Daniel D. Tompkins , who had been elected vice president, he won a special gubernatorial election in which he was the only candidate; 1,479 votes were cast for Peter Buell Porter against Clinton's 43,310, because
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