Title: Butler, Tennessee - Wikipedia
Headings: Butler, Tennessee
Butler, Tennessee
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History
Inundation and relocation
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Content: In 1948, before the reservoir was filled, the town, which at the time had a population of about 600 and included more than 125 homes and 50 businesses, was relocated to higher ground. The relocation project required construction of 54.9 miles (88.4 km) of roads and highways, three bridges, and 66 miles (106 km) of utility lines, as well as relocation of 1,281 graves. The town's new site is located on Tennessee State Route 67 at
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. The original town is now known as "Old Butler." Old Butler, called “the town that wouldn’t drown,” is commemorated in a museum in Butler and by "Old Butler Days" which is an annual festival held each year in August right in the heart of the town. In 1983, a drawdown of the lake exposed the remains of Old Butler for a brief time, allowing former residents to visit the site. References
^ "Butler, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.