Ducktown in Polk County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Company Houses

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

1. Company Houses Marker

Inscription. The house visible across the highway from this point were originally constructed as workers’ homes for hourly employees. Although Tennessee Copper Company and its successors provided this kind of standard “mail-order” housing for some workers in both Ducktown and Copperhill, most employees did not live in company housing. The company never owned more that about 400 houses, even when employment peaked at more than 2,500 workers during the boom years of the 1950s. All of the remaining company houses are now privately owned.

[Caption]:
Rows of company houses in Ducktown, c. 1920.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Burra Burra Mine Site Walking/Driving Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 35° 2.111′ N, 84° 22.835′ W. Marker is in Ducktown, Tennessee, in Polk County. It is on Muncher Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the Burra Burra Mine State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this

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post office area: Ducktown TN 37326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clinic (within shouting distance of this marker); Walkway Tunnel (within shouting distance of this marker); Boiler House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mine Equipment (within shouting distance of this marker); Ball Field (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hoist House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Hose Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cylindrical Ore Bins (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ducktown.

Also see . . .
1. The Ducktown Basin Museum.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 22, 2024

2. Company Houses Marker

(Submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. Ducktown Basin Museum and Burra Burra Mine. (Submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.