Rhea County Courthouse
The Rhea County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in the center of Dayton, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee. Built in 1891, it is famous as the scene of the Scopes trial of July 1925, in which teacher John T.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain.
- Type: Courthouse
- Description: historic building in Tennessee
- Address: TN
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dayton and Five Points.
Dayton
Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain.
Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,065. The Dayton Urban Cluster includes developed areas adjacent to the city and extends south to Graysville.
Five Points
Hamlet
Five Points is an unincorporated community in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. Five Points is located along Tennessee State Route 60 3.4 miles south of Dayton. Five Points is situated 3½ miles south of Rhea County Courthouse.
Ogden
Hamlet
Ogden is an unincorporated community in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. Ogden is located on Tennessee State Route 443 5.1 miles west of Dayton. Ogden is situated 5 miles west of Rhea County Courthouse.
Rhea County Courthouse
- Categories: county courthouse, building, historic site, historic building, and government building
- Location: Rhea, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.49508° or 35° 29′ 42″ northLongitude
-85.01291° or 85° 0′ 47″ westElevation
699 feet (213 metres)Open location code
867PFXWP+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 191740579OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=courthouseOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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