Some history of Fairfield Glade

This is a portal to various sources of historical information about Fairfield Glade that I have stumbled across during my time living here.

History Book Created in 1986

This is an electronic version of a paper history booklet produced in 1986 by Tom Martin. A Xeroxed copy was found in the Fairfield Glade Library in January 2013 and each chapter was scanned and converted into a Microsft Word document. The Word document for each chapter was saved as a PDF file and linked to this page to make it available to residents and visitors to the Glade.

Fairfield Glade Railroad

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Milestones & Pictures

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De Rossett Depot

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FG Fire Department

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Art Guild

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The Tower

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County History Video

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Wildwood Stables

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Fairfield Glade History Book
Created in 1986 by Tom Martin

Download Chapters 1 thru 5 
Chapter 1The Crab Orchard
Chapter 2Spokes of the Wheel
Chapter 3Senter or Center
Chapter 4Continuing Clockwise
Chapter 5The Brookhart Legacy
Download Chapters 6 thru 10 
Chapter 6We Have you Surrounded
Chapter 7State of the Union, 1969 -70
Chapter 8Short but Eventful
Chapter 9The Fairfield Era
Chapter 10The Church and the Glade
Download Chapters 11 thru 15 
Chapter 11Crossville, Cumberland County
Chapter 12Around the County
Chapter 13“Tales”
Chapter 14A Few Demerits
Download Chapters 16 thru 22 
Chapter 15“Fairgolf”
Chapter 16Lakes
Chapter 17“My Mail – Where is it?”
Chapter 18Village Green Mall
Chapter 19Security Plus
Chapter 20Arts and Crafts
Chapter 21The Community Club
Chapter 22“Oldtimers”
Download the Appendix, etc. 
  
  
  
  

Fairfield Glade Railroad

From about 1905 to 1920 trains could be heard in the Glade. A spur railroad line was constructed from Dorton (which was about halfway between Crab Orchard and Corssville) up Shorty Barnes Road to Peavine Road, along Peavinevine Road going past Spring Lake, Lake Canterbury and Lake Catherine. After Lake Catherine it turned north, at Howard Terrace, into Wilshire Heights following Sheffield Drive parallel to Stonehenge Drive up to Kingsboro Drive where it terminated at a sawmill and hotel. Just before Kingsboro Drive the line branched to another spur that headed west between Kingsboro Drive and Village Drive to a coalmine near Rotherham Drive.