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Grand Junction, Tennessee : ウィキペディア英語版 | Grand Junction, Tennessee
Grand Junction is a city in Hardeman and Fayette counties, Tennessee. The population was 301 at the 2000 census, and is currently 321.〔http://www.grandjunctiontn.com/Main.htm〕 Grand Junction runs along Tennessee State Route 57, and is bordered to the west by Tennessee State Route 18 (Mississippi Highway 7). Approximately ten miles to the south is U. S. Route 72. Tennessee State Route 368 also runs through downtown Grand Junction. Grand Junction has been called the "Bird Dog Capital of the World" and serves as the location of the National Bird Dog Museum. ==History==
Grand Junction was founded in 1858. It was named after the "Grand Junction" of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, which ran through the area. The town was a railroad town, with its own newspaper, two saloons, three hotels, a livery stable and other businesses.〔 During the Civil War, the Union Army held the city for approximately three years. In 1878 a yellow fever epidemic struck the town and killed more than half of the 150 residents. The town was incorporated in 1901.
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