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Signal Mountain

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 12/9/15. Meredith Brown, left, and her three-year-old son Bradford Brown play on a decorated holiday train on display at the top of Signal Mountain on Wednesday, December 9, 2015.
Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 12/9/15. Meredith Brown, left, and her three-year-old son Bradford Brown play on a decorated holiday train on display at the top of Signal Mountain on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 12/9/15. Meredith Brown, left, and her three-year-old son Bradford Brown play on a decorated holiday train on display at the top of Signal Mountain on Wednesday, December 9, 2015.

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“The sense of community you get from the time you show up makes it feel like home; it’s really what Signal Mountain is all about. You really feel like you’re part of the community and connected with other people. It’s a little slice of heaven where you know everyone.”- Rob Hensley, Signal Mountain community member

Location: The town sits atop Walden’s Ridge at the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau and is bordered by the Tennessee River Gorge.

Geographic Area: 6.7 square miles

Population: 8,519, according to 2014 census estimate

Date founded: The town was chartered by the state Legislature on April 4, 1919.