ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz stɹˈɪp mˈaɪnd ɪnðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd wʌt wʌz lˈɛft ʌvðə tˈaʊn wʌz bˈɔːtˌʌp ænd tˈɔːɹn dˌaʊn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən baɪ ðə tˌɛnəsˈiː vˈæli ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi dˈuː tə hˈɛlθ kənsˈɜːnz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tʊ ɪts pɹɑːksˈɪmᵻɾi tʊ ɐ nˈɪɹbaɪ kˈoʊlbˈɜːnɪŋ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk plˈænt, pˈæɹədˌaɪs fˈɑːsəl plˈænt.
The area was strip mined in the 20th century, and what was left of the town was bought-up and torn down in 1967 by the Tennessee Valley Authority due to health concerns related to its proximity to a nearby coal-burning electric plant, Paradise Fossil Plant.