Rhea County Museum
Rhea County Museum is a museum in Rhea, Tennessee. Rhea County Museum is situated nearby to Rhea County Courthouse, as well as near the prison Rhea County Jail.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhea County Courthouse.
Rhea County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain.
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.
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 Museum.
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 Museum.
Rhea County Museum
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Scopes Trial Museum”
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Rhea, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.49494° or 35° 29′ 42″ northLongitude
-85.01282° or 85° 0′ 46″ westOpen location code
867PFXVP+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 6725116427OpenStreetMap feature
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