Place:Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, United States

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NameHohenwald
Alt namesCity of High Forestsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS47025389
New Switzerlandsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS47025389
TypeCity
Coordinates35.55°N 87.555°W
Located inLewis, Tennessee, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hohenwald is a city in and the county seat of Lewis County, Tennessee. The population was 3,757 at the 2010 census. The name "Hohenwald" is a German word that means "High Forest".

Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, died and was buried seven miles east of the town at Grinder's Stand in 1809. Rod Brasfield, an old Grand Ole Opry comedy star, made his home in Hohenwald and referred to it in his routines. David Sisco, who in 1974 placed ninth in points in the Winston Cup Series, is a native of Hohenwald, as was author William Gay, whose books include The Long Home,[1] Provinces of Night,[2] I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down,[3] and Twilight.[4]

The third largest animal trophy mount collection in North America is located at the Lewis County Museum of Local and Natural History in downtown Hohenwald. Hohenwald is also the home of the Elephant Sanctuary, the largest natural-habitat sanctuary for elephants in the United States. Hohenwald is one of only a few Mid-American towns that have met the Transition Towns criteria. The Buffalo Valley addiction extended care community is located there providing treatment and long-term housing for recovering persons. The Lewis County Courthouse and Hohenwald Rail Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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