as many now refer to it the same, however it's unclear if that has ever been made official as no signs or markers are present to indicate such. Tennessee State Route 134 connects the three U.S. Highways to I-24 at Haletown. Geography Haletown is located at (35.0283, -85.5383). The community is situated in the southeastern Sequatchie Valley between the Tennessee River (Nickajack Lake) and Cumberland Plateau on the west and Aetna and Raccoon Mountain (Sand Mountain (Alabama) on the east. A curve of the Tennessee River and Nickajack Lake and what was once known as Bennett Lake (now part of the Tennessee River Gorge ) and an escarpment of Walden Ridge on the north and I-24 at the south. To the south of Haletown is an area known as Ladds (a residential area at the base of Ladds Mountain along TN-156). The community of Whiteside, Tennessee lies to the southeast of Haletown on the southern edge of Aetna Mountain bordering I-24. The Riverside Community lies just east of Haletown in the Tennessee River Gorge along US-41/64/72 between Haletown and Chattanooga. Present day The once popular small convenience and bait and tackle store that operated for those enjoying fishing and outdoor recreation along the lake for many years, the locally-legendary 'Anchor Inn Bait & Tackle' (and it's in-house restaurant), closed in late 2021 after the property was purchased for future development related to planned luxury mountaintop residential development on nearby Aetna Mountain. The store relocated to property just west of Haletown on US-41 in the former Brendaline Restaurant property across the highway from Nickajack Lake as you make the ascent up Anderson Ridge on US-41. What remains in Haletown are a few small, locally-owned, restaurants along with a thriving outdoor recreation scene with those fishing it's riverbanks and taking advantage of the nearby marina. While it's not a tourist destination for most, Hales Bar Dam has gained some popularity in the past two decades after being featured on several "ghost hunter" television and YouTube series, where claims of the former dam being haunted have been made. Ghost tours of the site have brought more tourists to the area now for several years, especially during the Halloween season. Unlike the majority of Marion County, the Haletown and Guild community is served by Chattanooga's Electric Power Board EPB for electric power. Due to this public utility being in place for the community, Haletown