Long Island
Long Island, also known as Long Island of the Holston, is an island in the Holston River at Kingsport in East Tennessee. Important in regional history since pre-colonial times, the island is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Holston River in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “Long Island (Tennessee)” and “Long Island of the Holston”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Douglass High School and Netherland Inn.
Douglass High School
School
Douglass High School was an African-American high school in Kingsport, Tennessee that closed in 1966. At the time, it was the largest African-American school in Upper East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Southeast Kentucky, and the largest between Knoxville, Tennessee and Roanoke, Virginia.
Netherland Inn
Historic building
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The Netherland Inn and Complex is a historic house museum in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Built in 1802 to serve as a boat yard for salt distribution, the property was eventually sold, and in 1818 it became the Netherland Inn, serving travelers en route from Middle Tennessee to Western Kentucky. Netherland Inn is situated 2 miles northwest of Long Island.
Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Paladin Tornado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church is a historic church located in Kingsport, Tennessee. The church was organized May 20, 1820 as the Boatyard Congregation. Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Long Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsport and Lynn Garden.
Kingsport
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Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It lies along the Holston River and had a population of 55,442 at the 2020 census.
Lynn Garden
Hamlet
Lynn Garden is a community and neighborhood in Kingsport, Tennessee. Lynn Garden's boundaries are that of Kingsport's zip code 37665. Lynn Garden is situated 2½ miles north of Long Island.
Cedar Grove
Hamlet
Cedar Grove is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Cedar Grove is located near the northern border of Kingsport, west of Tennessee State Route 93. Cedar Grove is situated 3½ miles northeast of Long Island.
Long Island
- Categories: river island, historic district, and landform
- Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Long Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Long Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Long Island”
- Chinese: “長島”
- Spanish: “Isla Larga”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Holston Heights and Riverview.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kit Bluff and Smoky Valley.
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