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Hamblen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Together with Grainger and Jefferson counties, it is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area.[1] As of 2000, the population was 58,128. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 59,898 [2]. Its county seat is Morristown6.
History and Culture
Hamblen County was created in 1870 from Jefferson, Grainger, and Greene Counties. The county is named in honor of Hezekiah Hamblen (1775 - 1854), an early settler, landowner, attorney, and member of the Hawkins County Court for many years. Recently, there was an anti-illegal immigrant rally. The police showed up in overwhelming force. A 62 year old man was arrested because he refused to give up the flag pole supporting his American flag. This was considered a weapon by law enforcement. Ted Mitchell, 62, is arrested after refusing to give up the pole holding his American flag earlier at the original rally site in front of the Hamblen County Courthouse in Morristown, Tenn. Sharon Steinmann: Chronicle http://images.chron.com/photos/2006/10/03/3904190/311xInlineGallery.jpg From: [3] Timeline
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