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((short description|Lakeside town in Grainger and Hawkins counties, Tennessee))
((Use mdy dates|date=March 2024))
((Use American English|date=March 2024))
((Infobox settlement
| name = Bean Station
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| nicknames = The Crossroads,<ref name="people"/> Firework Alley<ref name="fireworkalley">((cite news |last=Rankin|first=Joe|title=Business Booming Again in Grainger |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63352651/business-booming-again-in-graniger/|page= 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63352693/business-boom/ 10] |access-date=October 29, 2020 |work=[[Kingsport Times-News]] |date=June 30, 1977|via=Newspapers.com))</ref>
| motto = "A Historical Crossroad"
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| government_footnotes = <ref>((Cite web|last=University of Tennessee|first=Municipal Technical Advisory Service|title=Bean Station|url=https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/city/bean-station|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=MTAS.tennessee.edu))</ref>
| government_type = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-council]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Ben Waller
| leader_title1 = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1 = Jeff Atkins
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| founder = [[William Bean]]<ref name="family"/>
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1776
| established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
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'''Bean Station''' is a town split between the counties of [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]] and [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins]] in [[Tennessee]], United States.<ref name="hawkins">((cite news |last1=Bobo |first1=Jeff |title=2020 a big year for Hawkins BOE, municipal elections |url=https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/2020-a-big-year-for-hawkins-boe-municipal-elections/article_6940703c-67a5-55fe-8a4f-783fc004d936.html |access-date=July 27, 2020 |work=[[Kingsport Times-News]] |date=February 5, 2020 |quote=In Bean Station, which has a small section in Hawkins County, the alderman seats held by Patsy Harrell and Jeff Atkins are up for re-election.))</ref><ref name="GNIS">((cite web |url= ((GNIS3|2403829)) |title= City of Bean Station |work= [[Geographic Names Information System]] |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |access-date= September 12, 2020))</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 2,967.<ref name="Census 2010">((Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4703760| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bean Station city, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 17, 2017))((dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref> It is part of the [[Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area|Kingsport]], [[Knoxville metropolitan area|Knoxville]], and [[Morristown metropolitan area|Morristown]] metropolitan statistical areas.<ref>((cite web|title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf|publisher=Office of Management and Budget|access-date=April 27, 2014))</ref> 

Pioneer [[William Bean]] established Bean Station in 1776 as a frontier outpost; it is considered one of the earliest permanently settled communities in Tennessee. During  the 18th and 19th centuries, due to its strategic location at the crossroads of [[Daniel Boone]]'s [[Wilderness Road]] and the [[Great Indian Warpath]], the town grew to become an important stopover for early pioneers and settlers in the [[Appalachia]] region.

During the [[American Civil War]], the town was the site of the final battle of the [[Knoxville campaign]] before [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces surrendered to a [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] blockade in nearby [[Blaine, Tennessee|Blaine]]. In the early 20th century, Bean Station experienced renewed growth with the development of [[Tate Springs]] mineral springs resort, investment from U.S. Senator [[John K. Shields]], and the construction of the [[Peavine Railroad]] which provided passenger rail services to [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]. In the 1940s, the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] inundated the town as part of the construction of [[Cherokee Dam]], and nearly all of the town's residents were [[Forced displacement|removed]] via [[Eminent domain in the United States|eminent domain]] and federal court orders. Following its inundation, the town was shifted to the new junction of [[U.S. Route 11W]] and [[U.S. Route 25E]], becoming a popular lakeside community, and a commuter town for the city of [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]] in neighboring [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen County]]. Citing annexation attempts by Morristown, Bean Station was incorporated as a town in 1996.

==History==
===Early years ===
[[File:Street intersection - NARA - 281459 (colorized).jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|The crossroads of US 11W and US 25E in old Bean Station, circa 1942]]

In 1775, pioneers [[Daniel Boone]] and [[William Bean]] observed the future site of Bean Station from the top of [[Clinch Mountain]] while on a hunting-and-surveying excursion.<ref name="family">((cite web |last1=Coffey |first1=Ken |title=The First Family of Tennessee |url=http://graingertnhistory.com/story_2/#more-5 |website=Grainger County Historic Society |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320163029/http://graingertnhistory.com/story_2/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |publisher=Thomas Daugherty |access-date=August 20, 2020 |date=October 19, 2012 ))</ref> During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Bean served as a captain for the [[Virginia militia]]; in 1776, he was awarded over ((convert|3000|acre| sqmi ha)) in the German Creek valley, where he had earlier surveyed and camped with Boone.<ref name="family"/> At this site, Bean later constructed a four-room cabin, which he used as both his family home and as an inn for prospective settlers, [[fur trade]]rs, and [[longhunter]]s.<ref name="barksdale">((cite book |last1=Barksdale |first1=Kevin |title=The Lost State of Franklin: America's First Secession |date=July 11, 2014 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=9780813150093 |pages=18–19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SJUfBgAAQBAJ&dq=Bean+Station&pg=PA19 |access-date=December 3, 2020 |language=en |format=E-book))</ref> The inn and its surrounding area were variously called Bean's Cabin, Bean's Crossroads, and Bean's Station.<ref name="barksdale"/> This area is believed to be the first permanently-settled European-American community in present-day Tennessee.<ref name="clouse">((cite news |last1=Clouse |first1=Allie |title=From Davy to Dolly: 225 years (and more) of Tennessee's storied history |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2021/05/27/timeline-tennessee-225-years-statehood-history-and-more/5129863001/ |access-date=June 1, 2021 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=May 27, 2021))</ref> 

Following Bean's death in May 1782, his sons expanded the homestead into a frontier outpost that included the Bean family cabin, a tavern, and a [[blacksmith's shop]] they operated.<ref name="family" /><ref name="barksdale" /> The settlement was situated at the intersection of [[Wilderness Road]], a north–south pathway constructed in the 1780s that roughly followed the present-day [[U.S. Route 25E]]; and the [[Great Indian Warpath]], an east–west pathway that roughly followed what is now [[U.S. Route 11W]].<ref name="coffey" /><ref name="brown">((cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Fred |title=Marking Time |date=2005 |publisher=[[University of Tennessee]] Press |isbn=9781572333307 |pages=99–101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sem9B2acPfkC |access-date=October 17, 2020 |language=en |format=Paperback))</ref><ref name="crossvillage">((cite news |last=Lane |first=Ida M. |title=Once The Teeming Crossroads Of The Wilderness, Bean Station Now Lapsed Into Village Peace |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63354143/once-the-teeming-crossroads-of-the/ |page=23 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=December 1, 1929|via=Newspapers.com))</ref> This heavily trafficked crossroads location made Bean Station an important stopover for early American travelers. Additional taverns and inns were operating at the station by the early 1800s.<ref name="coffey">((cite web |last1=Coffey |first1=Ken |title=History of Bean Station |url=http://www.beanstationtn.com/index.php/history-home/our-history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724031354/http://www.beanstationtn.com/index.php/history-home/our-history |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |website=Town of Bean Station |access-date=July 23, 2015))</ref> By 1821, the pathway of Wilderness Road from [[Cumberland Gap]] to Bean Station was established as the privately-owned Bean Station Turnpike and received state funding due to its importance for early interstate travel in the [[Appalachia]] region.<ref name="pahr">((cite web |title=Private Acts: Highways & Roads |url=https://grainger.tngenealogy.net/private-acts-highways-roads |website=Grainger County Genealogy & History |date=May 9, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2021))</ref>

[[File:Old Bean Station Inn, now a tourist home. Reportedly, Abraham Lincoln's mother worked here as a waitress. - NARA - 281460.jpg|thumb|The remaining section of Bean Station Tavern before its dismantlement, circa 1942]]

Throughout the 1800s, Bean Station attracted the attention of merchants and businessmen.<ref name=coffey/><ref name="tate1898">((cite book |last1=Ball |first1=Randy |last2=Wolfe |first2=Terry |title=Tate Springs 1898: Town of Bean Station, Tennessee |date=November 19, 2013 |page=4 |publisher=Town of Bean Station |url=https://www.blurb.com/books/4777830-tate-springs-1898-town-of-bean-station-tennessee |access-date=January 20, 2021))</ref> In 1825, [[Thomas Whiteside]] constructed Bean Station Tavern, a large tavern with a 40-room capacity, wine cellar, and ballroom. The tavern was one of the largest of its time between [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]; the tavern housed several famous guests, including U.S. Presidents [[Andrew Jackson]], [[Andrew Johnson]], and [[James K. Polk]].<ref name=coffey/> The main portion of the tavern was destroyed in a fire on the night of December 25, 1886.<ref name="grady">((cite book |last1=Grady |first1=Jamie |title=William Bean, Pioneer of Tennessee, and His Descendants |date=1973 |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin, Madison]] |pages=6–8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PpkxAAAAMAAJ |access-date=March 27, 2021))</ref>

=== Civil War and late 19th century ===
During the [[American Civil War]], the [[Battle of Bean's Station]] took place in the westernmost area of the community on December 14, 1863. [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] General [[James Longstreet]] attempted to capture Bean Station en route to [[Rogersville, Tennessee|Rogersville]] after [[Knoxville Campaign|failing to drive Union forces out of Knoxville]]. Bean Station was held by a contingent of [[Union Army]] soldiers under the command of General [[James M. Shackelford]]. After two days of fighting, Union forces were forced to retreat.<ref name="coffey" />

After the Civil War, businessman [[Samuel Tate]] constructed [[Tate Springs]] hotel west of Bean Station.<ref name="seitz"/> In 1876, Captain Thomas Tomlinson, a Union army veteran who served in the Battle of Bean's Station, purchased the property and converted it into a resort complex, which included a large, [[Victorian architecture|Victorian-style]] luxury hotel and [[mineral spring]] that was purported to have healing properties.<ref name="seitz" /><ref>((cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Bud|date=July 18, 2010|title=Tate Springs was once a popular health resort|work=Bristol Herald Courier|url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/tate-springs-was-once-a-popular-health-resort/article_ec32f446-f7aa-51bd-b932-c94a101fc6ca.html|access-date=July 2, 2020))</ref> The resort attracted some of the wealthiest people in America<ref name="seitz">((cite web |last1=Seitz |first1=Robert |title=Tate Springs Resort and Hotel 1865-1941 |url=http://www.kingswoodhistory.net/tate.htm |website=Kingswood School History |access-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327172050/http://www.kingswoodhistory.net/tate.htm |archive-date=March 27, 2015 |url-status=dead))</ref> but it declined during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]] and closed in 1941.<ref name="beasley"/> In 1943, the hotel site was redeveloped into a school and orphanage known as Kingswood. A fire destroyed the main hotel structure in 1963, and the only remnants of the complex were cabins, the pool bathhouse, and Tate Springs Springhouse, the last of which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973.<ref name="beasley">((cite web |last1=Beasley |first1=Ellen |title=NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/eec7aecb-b038-45b6-80d3-02aaa7a1ae79/ |website=[[National Register of Historic Places]] |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=December 21, 2020 |date=January 8, 1973))</ref> As of 2021, the Kingswood orphanage at the site of Tate Springs remained operational.<ref name="beasley"/>

===Late 19th and early 20th centuries===
[[File:Peavine Railroad trestle bridge.jpg|thumb|Peavine Railroad crossing the [[Holston River]] into [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]]]]

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Bean Station was a stop along the [[Knoxville and Bristol Railroad]], which was commonly known by residents as the Peavine Railroad. The railroad was a branch line of the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] that ran from [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]] to [[Corryton, Tennessee|Corryton]], a [[bedroom community]] outside Knoxville.<ref name="peavine">((cite journal |last1=Faulkner |first1=Charles |title=Industrial Archaeology of the "Peavine Railroad": An Archaeological and Historical Study of an Abandoned Railroad in East Tennessee |journal=Tennessee Historical Quarterly |date=1985 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=40–58 |publisher=[[Tennessee Historical Society]]|jstor=42626500 ))</ref> Construction of the railroad, which first operated between Morristown and Bean Station, was completed in 1893.<ref name="crossvillage"/> The completion of the railroad influenced the formation of the Bean Station Improvement Company (BSIC), which was led by resident and former U.S. Senator [[John K. Shields]] with the intent of revitalizing the community.<ref name="crossvillage"/> The BSIC laid the groundworks of a town [[street grid]] system, sold property for development, and promoted the community in widely distributed advertisements and brochures that highlighted the past, present, and future plans for the community. The company helped fund and propose plans to develop the town as an important [[multimodal distribution]] rail-and-road center, such as an extension of the Peavine Railroad across Clinch Mountain to Cumberland Gap, and northeast to [[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]]. Both extension plans never came to fruition<ref name="crossvillage"/> but rail access was extended west through Grainger County to Knoxville.<ref name="railroad">((cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Howard |title=The Old Peavine Railroad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40768906 |page=6 |access-date=August 7, 2020 |work=Morristown Daily Gazette and Mail |date=January 20, 1957|via=Newspapers.com))</ref> The popularity of Tate Springs resort located in eastern Bean Station peaked between the 1890s and 1920s when the railroad provided passenger rail connections to the site.<ref name=tatesprings>((cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fh11WlwYe9wC&pg=PA166 |title=Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide |first=Carroll Van |last=West | pages=166–167 |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |year=1995 |isbn=9780870498817|via=Google Books))</ref> The railroad ended service in 1928  and the lines were either demolished or washed out following the inundation of the [[Holston River]] by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] in 1942.<ref name="railroad"/>

====TVA and community displacement====
((multiple image
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 | footer = The original site of Bean Station was home to roughly 200 families, with an extra 200 in its surrounding area. Most of the 434 families forced out by TVA in Grainger County were from this region.<ref name="Tennessee Valley Authority 1946 32 249"/>
 More than 50 homes, businesses, and historical sites were lost following the impoundment of the town by TVA.<ref name="bywater"/>
))

Initial plans for the construction of [[Cherokee Dam]] by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) several miles downstream along the Holston River included the impounding of the site of Bean Station.<ref name="Tennessee Valley Authority 1946 32 249"/> In 1941, because of its historical significance, size, and potential relocation problems, officials from the TVA, the [[Government of Tennessee]], historians, and concerned community members gathered in public forums to discuss the town's future and relocation efforts before the valley was flooded the following year.<ref name="caruthers">((cite news |last1=Caruthers |first1=Amelia |title=Cherokee Lake Will Flood Site of East Tennessee Shrine, But Bean Tavern is 'Packed Away,' All Ready To Be Rebuilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51362199/creation-of-cherokee-lake-and-flooding/ |page=26 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=April 26, 1942|via=Newspapers.com))</ref>

In early 1941, a commission consisting of state planning and TVA personnel hosted town-hall meetings in Bean Station to develop plans for the town to relocate as a [[Planned community|planned village]], which was similar to the 1930s planning process for [[Norris, Tennessee|Norris]] for the TVA's earlier [[Norris Dam|Norris Project]].<ref name="turner">((cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Jessie |title=Tennessee Agencies Unite to Preserve Historic Bean Station |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/604623939/ |access-date=March 26, 2021 |work=[[Chattanooga Daily Times]] |date=July 13, 1941|via=Newspapers.com))</ref> Controversy arose following failed negotiations with unwilling property owners for the relocation sites and reluctance from most residents to relocate; the community relocation project was abandoned and most citizens relocated on their own terms.<ref name="Tennessee Valley Authority 1946 32 249"/> Following the Cherokee Project's completion, the TVA's project report cited opposition from Bean Station residents as the project's biggest difficulty.<ref name="Tennessee Valley Authority 1946 32 249" />

Of the estimated 200 families who lived at the original site of Bean Station,<ref name="bywater">((cite news |last1=Coffey |first1=Ken |title=Lost by water: Bean Station History |url=https://www.graingertoday.com/2018/05/16/lost-water-bean-station-history/ |access-date=January 20, 2021 |work=Grainger Today |date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724041245/https://www.graingertoday.com/2018/05/16/lost-water-bean-station-history/ |archive-date=July 24, 2018))</ref> nearly 150 (87.5%) were mandated to move via [[eminent domain]].<ref name="Tennessee Valley Authority 1946 32 249">((Cite book|last=Tennessee Valley Authority|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlbVAAAAMAAJ|title=The Cherokee Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Cherokee Project|publisher=United States Government Printing Office|year=1946|location=Washington, D.C.|pages=32, 249|via=Google Books))</ref> Many houses, 20 businesses, and Clinchdale, the estate of Senator John K. Shields,<ref name="robinson">((cite news |last1=Robinson|first1=Bonnie |title=Historic Bean Station, Oldest House in This Section, Fine Homes, and Other Landmarks Will Disappear in Cherokee Dam Lake |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=38876634 |page=26 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=April 26, 1942|via=Newspapers.com))</ref> were demolished or moved, and at least one historical structure had to be relocated.<ref name="coffey"/><ref name="Tennessee Valley Authority 1946 32 249"/> Bean Station Tavern was deconstructed but after the relocation project was canceled, the parts remained in long-term storage.<ref name="tavern">((cite book |last1=Howes |first1=Robert |url=https://www.sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/bibliography-tennessee-local-history-sources-grainger-county |title=The Bean Station Tavern Restoration Project |date=January 1, 1944 |publisher=[[Tennessee Valley Authority]], Department of Regional Studies |location=[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] |access-date=August 20, 2020))</ref><ref name="grady" />

===Mid-to-late 20th and early 21st centuries===
((Further|1972 Bean Station bus-truck collision|U.S. Route 11W#Bloody 11W))
[[File:11wbeanstationbuscrash.jpg|thumb|right|Aftermath of the 1972 Bean Station bus–truck collision on US 11W, the deadliest automobile accident in Tennessee history]]

Following the 1942 inundation of the original site of Bean Station and the failed relocation plans, Bean Station unofficially shifted to the relocated intersection of US 25E and US 11W near the Grainger-Hawkins County border.<ref name="bicentennial">((cite book |title=Grainger County, 1796-1976: The Only Tennessee County Named for a Woman |date=1976 |publisher=Grainger County Bicentennial Committee |url=https://www.sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/bibliography-tennessee-local-history-sources-grainger-county |access-date=February 20, 2021 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521045326/https://www.sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/bibliography-tennessee-local-history-sources-grainger-county|archivedate=May 21, 2015))</ref> During the mid-20th century, Bean Station saw a renewed growth in population and economic progress. The community's access to the road network via US 11W and US 25E facilitated the nationwide [[Trucking industry in the United States|trucking industry]], and new [[truck stop]]s and motels serving truckers were built.<ref name="timesnews1977">((cite news |last=Rankin |first=Joe |title=They're Waiting For The Trucks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63352894/theyre-waiting-for-the-trucks/ |page=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63352782/bean-station/ 10] |access-date=October 29, 2020 |work=[[Kingsport Times-News]] |date=July 17, 1977|via=Newspapers.com))</ref> During early planning for the nationwide freeway network that became the [[Interstate Highway System]], the corridor that became [[Interstate 81 in Tennessee|Interstate 81]] (I-81) was planned to follow US 11W between Knoxville and Bristol through Bean Station.<ref name="bicentennial"/> By the 1940s, plans for the route had its alignment shifted south of Morristown.<ref>((cite web |last=Weingroff |first=Richard F. |title=Designating the Urban Interstates |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/fairbank.cfm |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |access-date=August 5, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite map |url=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_August_2,_1947_big_text.jpg |title=National System of Interstate Highways |author=[[Public Roads Administration]] |scale=Scale not given |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Public Roads Administration |date=August 2, 1947 |access-date=September 4, 2010 |via=[[Wikimedia Commons]] ))</ref> Farmers in the town and surrounding area opposed the route through Bean Station, and roadway planners and engineers were also reportedly swooned((clarify|reason=What does "swooned" mean in this context?|date=March 2024)) by officials in Greene and Hamblen counties.<ref name="bicentennial"/>

In 1961, following efforts led by a Morristown historical group, the TVA proposed a ((convert|50|acre|adj=on)) historical park near the western interchange between US 11W and US 25E, and plans to rebuild the Bean Station Tavern on-site.<ref name="tavernpark">((cite news |date=March 19, 1961 |title=Restore Bean Station Tavern, Create Park, Morristown Asks |page=4 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63354308/restore-bean-station-tavern-create/ |access-date=October 29, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com))</ref> These plans were scrapped when it was discovered the lengthy storage period had caused the original tavern materials to deteriorate beyond repair,<ref name="vol1" /><ref name="tavern" /> and the TVA-owned land reserved for the park was used for a public baseball park on behalf of Grainger County officials.<ref name="vol1" /> As the region's economy began to diversify, manufacturing overtook agriculture as the area's main source of income.<ref name="citywebsite"/> By the mid 20th century, development along Highways 25E and 11W, and the construction of manufacturing facilities increased,<ref name="vol1">((cite book |title=SR-32, US-25E, Appalachian Corridor S, Grainger County Environmental Impact Statement · Volume 1 |date=1981 |publisher=United States [[Federal Highway Administration]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bKU1AQAAMAAJ |access-date=February 20, 2021))</ref> and in 1964, the community attempted to [[Municipal corporation|incorporate]] into a city.<ref name="1964vote">((cite news |title=Voters Reject Incorporation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63353920/voters-reject-incorporation/ |page=13 |access-date=October 29, 2020 |work=The Knoxville Journal |date=June 11, 1964))</ref> Residents rejected incorporartion in a referendum by a margin of 153 votes to 94.<ref name="1964vote"/> In 1967, residents organized and chartered the Bean Station Volunteer Fire Department, and in 1975, the Bean Station Volunteer Rescue Squad was established.<ref name="people"/>

[[File:Bean Station 1978.jpg|thumb|US 11W in downtown Bean Station in 1978; featuring an IGA supermarket, the town's largest business at the time.<ref name="downing"/>]]

In 1977, residents of Bean Station again petitioned to incorporate into a city, whose new boundaries would include portions of the neighboring community [[Mooresburg, Tennessee|Mooresburg]] across the Hawkins County line. The proposal was rejected in a 291-to-160 vote.<ref name="1977fail">((cite news |title=Bean Station Plan Fails |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63353333/bean-station-plan-fails/|page=8 |access-date=October 19, 2020 |work=[[Kingsport Times-News]] |date=September 19, 1977|via=Newspapers.com))</ref> In the mid-1990s, rumors portions of southern Bean Station may be annexed into Morristown spread throughout the community, leading residents to petition a third incorporation election in 1994.<ref name="downing">((cite news |last1=Downing |first1=Shirley |title=Towns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/774687787/?terms=Bean%20Station%20Morristown%20Annex&match=1 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |work=[[The Commercial Appeal]] |date=September 21, 1997))</ref><ref name="people">((cite book |last1=Grainger County Heritage Book Committee |title=Grainger County, Tennessee and Its People 1796-1998 |date=January 1, 1999 |publisher=Walsworth Publishing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_rHbtgAACAAJ |access-date=August 7, 2020))</ref> In 1996, the town's residents voted to incorporate Bean Station into a city with a population of 2,171.<ref name="citywebsite">((cite web |title=A Brief History of Bean Station |url=http://beanstationtn.com/pages/history.html |website=City of Bean Station |access-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204004003/http://beanstationtn.com/pages/history.html |archive-date=February 4, 2005 |url-status=dead))</ref><ref name="aboutcity"/> The vote was carried with 627 in favor of incorporation and 142 against.<ref name="kns96">((cite news |title=Bean Station votes to incorporate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/775773355/?terms=Morristown%20Annexation%20Grainger%20County&match=2 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=November 6, 1996 |page=A3))</ref> 

====Notable incidents====
((Further|1972 Bean Station bus-truck collision))

On May 13, 1972, 14 people were killed and 15 were injured in a [[1972 Bean Station bus-truck collision|head-on collision]] between a double-decker [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus and a tractor-trailer on U.S. Route 11W in Bean Station.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/14/archives/14-die-in-tennessee-bustruck-crash.html|title=14 Die in Tennessee Bus Truck Crash|date=May 14, 1972|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 6, 2020))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Wolfe |first1=Tracey |title=Victim reunites with rescue workers 48 years after deadly crash |url=https://www.graingertoday.com/living/victim-reunites-with-rescue-workers-48-years-after-deadly-crash/article_4fd6e4ec-b5a2-11ea-88d1-f7562b4439a1.html |access-date=June 25, 2020 |publisher=Grainger Today |date=June 24, 2020))</ref> The collision led to protests and calls for traffic safety and infrastructure improvements, including the widening of 11W and other state highways, and the completion of I-81 in Tennessee to alleviate congestion on 11W.<ref>((Cite news|last=Smith|first=Bob|page=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63353062/bus-truck-disaster/ 10]|date=May 14, 1972|title=11-W Disaster Brings New Highway Pleas|work=Kingsport Times-News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63353003/11-w-disaster-brings-new-highway-pleas/|access-date=February 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com))</ref> The accident remains the deadliest traffic collision in the history of Tennessee.<ref name="blood">((Cite news |last=Lakin |first=Matt |date=August 26, 2012 |title=Blood on the asphalt: 11W wreck left 14 people dead |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/blood-on-the-asphalt-11w-wreck-left-14-people-dead-ep-360225916-356724551.html/ |access-date=May 6, 2020))</ref><ref name="Ahillen">((cite news |last1=Ahillen |first1=Steve |date=October 3, 2013 |title=Jefferson wreck echoes Tennessee's most deadly bus accident |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/news/jefferson-wreck-echoes-tennessees-most-deadly-bus-accident-ep-510319979-355418561.html |access-date=July 14, 2020))</ref>

On May 23, 2013, an armed robbery and hostage-taking occurred at a pharmacy located in downtown Bean Station. The act was committed by an ex-police officer for the town who killed two people in an execution-style shooting and injured two others after robbing the pharmacy for [[opioids]].<ref name="double">((cite news |title=Authorities confirm identities of alleged shooter, victims in Bean Station double homicide |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/?p=58347 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Citizen Tribune |date=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608053735/https://www.citizentribune.com/?p=58347 |archive-date=June 8, 2013))</ref> The following day, a vigil for the four victims was held at Bean Station town hall with an estimated 300 people in attendance.<ref name="coleman">((Cite news|last=Coleman|first=Lance|date=May 24, 2013|title=Police: Bean Station pharmacy victims shot execution-style|work=The Knoxville News Sentinel|url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/police-bean-station-pharmacy-victims-shot-execution-style-ep-358220519-355816851.html/|access-date=June 7, 2020))</ref>

((clear))

==Geography==
[[File:Bean Station municipal limit signage.jpg|thumb|[[City limits]] signage of Bean Station]]

Bean Station is located in rural easternmost Grainger County, ((convert|45|mi|km|abbr=out)) northeast of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]],<ref>((cite web |title=Locator Map |url=http://beanstationtn.com/pages/map.html |website=City of Bean Station |access-date=December 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204005359/http://beanstationtn.com/pages/map.html |archive-date=February 4, 2005 |url-status=dead))</ref> where it borders the unincorporated community of [[Mooresburg, Tennessee|Mooresburg]] at the line between Grainger and [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins]] Counties. The town is situated in the Richland Valley, which is also known as Mooresburg Valley, with [[Clinch Mountain]] to the north and [[Cherokee Lake]] to the south.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Bean Station has an area of ((convert|14.0|sqkm|order=flip|abbr=out)), of which ((convert|1763|sqm|acre|order=flip|abbr=out)) (0.01%) is covered with water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town limits include Wyatt Village, which is located next to an arm of Cherokee Lake along US 25E south of downtown, and portions of Tate Springs, which is located near US-11W and Briar Fork Creek on Cherokee Lake. The town limits stretch ((convert|8|mi|spell=in|abbr=out)) along the heavily trafficked US 25E to Olen R. Marshall Memorial Bridge across Cherokee Lake,<ref name="jacobs">((cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Dan |title=Murder Mysteries: Bean Station slaying still unsolved |url=https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/murder-mysteries-bean-station-slaying-still-unsolved-ep-408400031-358718501.html/ |access-date=December 3, 2020 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=May 23, 2010))</ref> and ((convert|4|mi|spell=in|abbr=out)) along US 11W to Bean Station Elementary School. Since 2014, portions of [[Unincorporated territories of the United States|unincorporated]] Hawkins County in the Mooresburg area have been [[Municipal annexation in the United States|annexed]] into the town limits.<ref name="omnisource">((cite news |last1=Bobo |first1=Jeff |title=Bean Station will seek referendum to annex Hawkins plant |url=https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/bean-station-will-seek-referendum-to-annex-hawkins-plant/article_181ab848-869d-55fb-b644-5e9c80dfca3e.html |access-date=December 10, 2020 |work=[[Kingsport Times-News]] |date=August 27, 2013))</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
((div col|colwidth=20em))
* Bayside
* Campbell Heights
* Clinchview Landing
* Country Club Hills
* Crosby Park
* Gammon Springs
* Hillview Acres
* Lakeview Estates
* Leon Rock
* Livingston Heights
* Meadow Branch
* Meadow Creek Estates
* Shields Crossing
* Tanglewood
* [[Tate Springs, Tennessee|Tate Springs]]
* Wyatt Village
((div col end))

==Demographics==
((US Census population
|1990= 2356
|2000= 2514
|2010= 3092
|2020= 2967
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">((cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses))</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">((cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022))</ref>
))

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Bean Station racial composition<ref>((Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4703760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov))</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,762
| 93.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 15
| 0.51%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 5
| 0.17%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 109
| 3.67%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 73
| 2.46%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,967 people, 1,144 households, and 774 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
((unreferenced|section|date=March 2024))
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 3,092 people, 1,149 households, and 827 families residing in the town; 96.8% were [[White American|White]], 0.6% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.7% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]], and 2.3% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race). The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.88.  25% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 13.9% were female householders with no husband present.  28% of households were non-families. The median age of residents in the town was 47.8.  21.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 16.2% were age 65 years or older.

==Economy==
Bean Station has a small selection of restaurants and stores. A large cluster of fireworks stores are located throughout the town due to Grainger County allowing the year-round sale of fireworks.<ref name="fireworkalley"/><ref name="firework">((cite web |title=Bean Station, TN to Tazewell, TN |url=https://walkoverstates.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/day-36-apr-3rd-%E2%80%93-bean-station-tn-to-tazewell-tn-over-the-hill/ |website=Walk Over States))</ref> A family-operated [[IGA (supermarkets)|IGA Market]] is the only grocery store in the Bean Station area.<ref>((cite web |title=Holt's Food Center IGA |url=https://holtsfoodcenter.iga.com/ |website=holtsfoodcenter.iga.com/ |access-date=June 26, 2020))</ref> Bean Station includes a furniture manufacturing facility,<ref>((cite web|title=Sexton Furniture Manufacturing LLC|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0253415Z:US|access-date=June 26, 2020|website=Bloomberg))</ref> a [[Clayton Homes]] manufacturing facility,<ref>((Cite web|title=Norris Homes by Clayton Homes|url=https://norrishomes.com/|website=Norris Homes|access-date=May 8, 2020))</ref> and a construction materials supplier.<ref>((cite web |last1=Vulcan Materials |title=Facilities |url=https://www.vulcanmaterials.com/construction-materials/facilities/view/grainger-county |website=vulcanmaterials.com |access-date=June 7, 2020))</ref> In 2010, 72% of the town’s population commuted outside Grainger County for work, with most finding employment in Morristown.<ref>((Cite web|title=Grainger County 2010 Census Report|url=http://www.etdd.org/wp-content/uploads/Grainger-Count-2010-Census-Report.pdf|last=East Tennessee Development District|date=April 1, 2012|website=ETDD.org|access-date=May 8, 2020))</ref> The average commute time for Bean Station residents is 24 minutes.<ref>((Cite web|title=Bean Station, TN|url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/bean-station-tn/|website=DataUSA.io|access-date=May 18, 2020))</ref>

===Road networks===

Following the opening of the last section of I-81 in Tennessee in December 1974, Bean Station experienced a 60% decline in business as a result of decreased traffic on US 11W.<ref name="timesnews1977"/> Most truck stops, gift stores, and motels in Bean Station closed in the following years.<ref name="timesnews1977"/> US 25E experienced an opposite scenario to US 11W in Bean Station; the completion of I-81 led to increased congestion on this highway from its junction with I-75 in Kentucky through Bean Station into Morristown due to the route becoming a popular alternate corridor for truckers bypassing I-75 in Knoxville.<ref name="vol1"/> Increased, sprawling residential development in Bean Station and residents commuting to neighboring Morristown led to overcapacity on two-lane 25E.<ref name="vol1"/> In the 1980s, US-25E was widened to a four-lane [[Limited-access road|limited-access highway]] from Lakeshore Drive to across Cherokee Lake into Morristown, and from the gap at [[Clinch Mountain]] to the base near the westernmost junction of 11W and 25E in Bean Station.<ref name="vol2">((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c6U1AQAAMAAJ&dq=grainger+county+tennessee&pg=RA2-PA4|title=SR-32, US-25E, Appalachian Corridor S, Grainger County: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|others=[[Tennessee Department of Transportation]]|year=1981|via=Google Books))</ref> In 1995, US 11W and US 25E were relocated and widened into a four-lane limited-access highway,<ref name="vol1"/> bypassing Bean Station's [[central business district]] and prompting several businesses to relocate near the new bypass.<ref name="citywebsite"/>

== Arts, culture, and recreation==
[[File:East Tennessee Crossing - Battle of Bean Station Re-enactment - NARA - 7718106.jpg|thumb|alt=Re-enactment of Battle of Bean's Station|Actors take part in a 2005 re-enactment of the [[Battle of Bean's Station]]]]

Since 1996, Bean Station's downtown district has hosted an annual harvest festival celebrating the area's agriculture and craftsmanship.<ref name="aboutcity"/> Thousands of guests attend.<ref name="record"/><ref name="festival">((cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Wade |title=Harvest Pride Festival attracts hundreds |url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/harvest-pride-festival-attracts-hundreds/article_0e786be8-f2e7-11e9-8d45-d38882b2a1ea.html |access-date=June 17, 2020 |publisher=The Citizen Tribune |date=October 19, 2019))</ref> In 2007,  a [[Guinness World Record]] for the largest pot of beans was established at the 11th Harvest Pride festival, with the pot holding ((convert|600|usgal|L|abbr=on)) of baked beans.<ref name="record">((cite web |last1=Cason |first1=Steve |title=City to cook the world's largest pot of beans |url=http://www.beanstationtn.com/pdfs/PR_Bean%20record_4-7.pdf |website=City of Bean Station |access-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509185125/http://www.beanstationtn.com/pdfs/PR_Bean%20record_4-7.pdf |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Branston |first1=John |title=Tennessee City Gassed Over World Record Pot of Beans |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/TheDailyBuzz/archives/2007/09/07/tennessee-city-gassed-over-world-record-pot-of-beans |access-date=July 12, 2020 |work=The Memphis Flyer |date=September 7, 2007))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=Bean festival scores an appropriate sponsor |url=https://www.adweek.com/creativity/bean-festival-scores-appropriate-sponsor-16730/ |access-date=July 12, 2020 |work=AdWeek |date=October 23, 2007))</ref>

Bean Station is popular with boaters and anglers due to its access to Cherokee Lake.<ref name="aboutcity">((cite web |title=About Bean Station |url=http://beanstationtn.com/pages/about.html |website=City of Bean Station |access-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204001052/http://beanstationtn.com/pages/about.html |archive-date=February 4, 2005))</ref> A public golf course is located within the town limits.<ref name="aboutcity"/> Parks and public recreation areas include Bean Station Town Park, Harris Court Park, and public access to Cherokee Lake via a fishing pier and boat launches.<ref name="lakeaccess">((cite web |title=Cherokee Reservoir |url=https://lakeinfo.tva.gov/web/sites/cherokee.htm |website=Tennessee Valley Authority |access-date=July 14, 2020))</ref><ref name="TWRA">((cite web |title=Boating Ramps and Access |url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/twra/documents/boating/boatramps.xlsx |website=Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |access-date=July 14, 2020))</ref>

=== Historic sites ===
* [[Battle of Bean's Station]] site<ref name="morfe">((cite web |last1=Morfe |first1=Don |title=Battle of Bean's Station |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=69551 |website=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=December 28, 2020 |date=October 20, 2013))</ref>
* Original Bean Station settlement site, Bean cabin site, and historical marker<ref name="morfesettle">((cite web |last1=Morfe |first1=Don |title=Bean Station |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=69549 |website=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=December 28, 2020 |date=October 20, 2013))</ref>
* Tate Springs resort site and Tate Springs Springhouse<ref name="people"/>

== Government ==
Bean Station uses the [[mayor-council government|mayor-aldermen]] system, which was adopted in 1996 when the town was incorporated. The town is governed locally by a five-member Board of Mayor and Aldermen, who are elected by residents to four-year terms. The board elects a vice mayor from among the four aldermen.<ref name="citygovernment">((cite web |title=City Government |url=http://beanstationtn.com/pages/government.html |website=City of Bean Station |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422015910/http://beanstationtn.com/pages/government.html |archive-date=April 22, 2011 |url-status=dead))</ref>

Bean Station is represented in the 10th district of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] by [[Rick Eldridge]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. It is represented in the [[Tennessee's 8th Senate district|8th district]] of the [[Tennessee Senate]] by [[Frank S. Niceley|Frank Niceley]], who is also a Republican.<ref>((cite web |title=Senator Frank S. Niceley |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/S8.html |website=capitol.tn.gov |access-date=June 25, 2020))</ref> The town is part of the state's [[Tennessee's 2nd congressional district|2nd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]], which is represented by Republican [[Tim Burchett]].<ref>((cite web |url=https://burchett.house.gov/about/our-district |title=Our District|website=Congressman Tim Burchett |access-date=June 25, 2020))</ref>

==Education==
Bean Station Elementary School, which is located in the westernmost part of the town, is operated by the Grainger County Department of Education. Middle-school students attend Rutledge Middle School, and high-school students attend [[Grainger High School]] in [[Rutledge, Tennessee|Rutledge]]. All of these schools are part of the [[Grainger County Schools|Grainger County Schools District]].<ref>((cite web |title=Schools |url=http://www.grainger.k12.tn.us/?DivisionID=10210 |website=Grainger County Schools |access-date=July 3, 2020))</ref>

Kingswood Home for Children is located in the [[Tate Springs, Tennessee|Tate Springs]] area of Bean Station.<ref name="kingswoodgrant">((cite news |last1=Lakins |first1=Laura |title=Kingswood Home for Children receives sidewalk and gazebo |url=https://www.graingertoday.com/news/kingswood-home-for-children-receives-sidewalk-and-gazebo/article_15300690-0dca-11eb-9804-a3fcdf6c4734.html |access-date=October 17, 2020 |work=Grainger Today |date=October 14, 2020))</ref>

==Media==
===Newspaper===
* ''Grainger Today'', a weekly news publication based in Bean Station reporting on Grainger County related news; in operation since 2004.<ref name="aboutgt">((cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.graingertoday.com/site/about.html |website=Grainger Today |access-date=May 6, 2021))</ref>

===FM radio===
*[[WJDT]]
*[[WBGQ]]

==Infrastructure==
===Utilities===
Bean Station Utility District, a municipal utilities company, connects the town and portions of eastern Grainger County with municipal water services.<ref name="industry">((cite web |title=Business & Industry |url=http://www.graingertn.com/pages/business.html |website=Grainger County, Tennessee |access-date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115170902/http://www.beanstationtn.com/pages/links.html |archive-date=January 15, 2006 |url-status=dead))</ref> Appalachian Electric Cooperative provides electricity and [[broadband internet]] services.<ref name="aec">((cite web |title=Outage Map |url=https://www.outageentry.com/Outages/outage.php?Client=appalachian |website=Appalachian Electric Cooperative |access-date=August 8, 2020 ))</ref><ref name="aecfacts">((cite web |title=Facts About Your Cooperative |url=http://appalachianelectric.coop/sites/aecoop/files/PDF/facts_about_coop_june_2018.pdf |website=Appalachian Electric Cooperative |date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=August 8, 2020))</ref> ((As of|2021)), Bean Station does not have access to public sewers.<ref name="masterplan">((cite web |author1=Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates Inc. |title=Bean Station, Tennessee Wastewater Treatment Master Plan |url=http://environment-online.state.tn.us:8080/pls/enf_reports/BGWPC.GET_WPC_DOCUMENTS?p_file=789945317026538683 |website=[[Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation]] |access-date=August 10, 2020 |format=PDF |date=March 12, 2019 ))</ref>

===Transportation===

All U.S. routes and state routes in Bean Station are maintained by the [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] (TDOT) in TDOT Region 1, which consists of 24 counties in the [[East Tennessee]] region.<ref name="tdot">((cite web |title=Find Information |url=https://www.tn.gov/tdot/find-local-information.html |website=Tennessee Department of Transportation |access-date=July 22, 2020))</ref> Streets in the town are maintained by the Bean Station Street Department.<ref name="street">((cite web |title=Street Department |url=http://beanstationtn.com/index.php/departments/street-department |website=Town of Bean Station |access-date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221160225/http://beanstationtn.com/index.php/departments/street-department |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=dead))</ref>

In the western of portion of the town, adjacent to Kingswood Home for Children on the Tate Springs resort site, two major highways merge; [[U.S. Route 25E]] enters from the northwest and [[U.S. Route 11W]] enters from the southwest. From this point, US 25E traverses Clinch Mountain to [[Tazewell, Tennessee|Tazewell]] in [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne County]], while US 11W runs west through the Richland Valley to [[Rutledge, Tennessee|Rutledge]]. The highways split again just south of Bean Station's [[central business district]] (CBD); US 11W bypasses the CBD and continues northeastward to [[Rogersville, Tennessee|Rogersville]], and US 25E continues southward across Cherokee Lake into [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen County]] to [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]]. [[Tennessee State Route 375]] (SR 75, Lakeshore Drive) also intersects US 25E south of the CBD and traverses several of Bean Station’s affluent outskirt lakefront neighborhoods and subdivisions.

====Principal highways====
*((jct|state=TN|US|11W)) / ((jct|state=TN|TN|1)) ([[Lee Highway]])
*((jct|state=TN|US|25E)) / ((jct|state=TN|TN|32)) ([[East Tennessee Crossing Byway]], [[Appalachian Development Highway System#Corridor S|Appalachian Development Corridor S]])
*((jct|state=TN|Sec|375)) (Lakeshore Drive)

==Notable residents==
* [[Peter Ellis Bean]] – [[Filibuster (military)|filibuster]]<ref>((cite encyclopedia |title=Bean, Peter Ellis |last=Weems |first=John Edward |encyclopedia=Handbook of Texas Online |access-date=July 30, 2020 |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbe07))</ref>
* [[William Bean]] – [[longhunter]], [[namesake]], and town founder<ref name="family"/>
* [[Robert E. Preston]] – Director of United States Mint<ref>((cite book |title=Current History and Modern Culture: 1893 |volume=3 |publisher=Current History Company |year=1894 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRVIl63TOCEC&pg=PA181 |pages=499|via=Google Books))</ref>

==In popular culture ==
Bean Station was referenced on the [[NBC]] [[police procedural]] [[Television comedy|comedy]] series ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''; one of the show's secondary characters [[List of Brooklyn Nine-Nine characters|Bill Hummertrout]] cites it as his hometown.<ref>((Cite web |last=Payne |first=Alex|date=June 6, 2020 |title=Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Secondary Characters, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/brooklyn-nine-nine-secondary-characters-ranked/ |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=CBR))</ref>

==References==
((Reflist))

==Further reading==
* [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]. ''Population readjustment studies of Bean Station community, Grainger County, Cherokee area'' 1940.
* Tennessee Valley Authority. ''The Bean Station Tavern restoration project'' 1944.
* Coffey, Ken. ''The Wilderness Road, The First Family of Tennessee: and Other Stories That Need to be Told'' 2013.
* Ball, Randy & Wolfe, Terry. ''Tate Springs 1898: Town of Bean Station, Tennessee'' 2013.

==External links==
((Commons category|Bean Station, Tennessee))
*[http://graingercochamber.org/ Grainger County Chamber of Commerce]

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