Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-01-17
Naming Our Streets.

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the streets and roads upon the Rugby
town site, and the name-boards will
shortly be put up in their respective
positions. Without map it is not to
be expected a correct birds-eye view of
the town site can be conveyed, but res
idents and those acquainted with Rugby
we trust will be able to follow us as we
walk around.
Commencing at DR.. Kemp's at the
top of the Sedgemoor Road hill, Cen
trail Avenue is right before us, running
through the centre of the town plot.
Proceeding few yards We come to the
Huntsville Road on the right, which
also bears the name of Central Ave-, as
far as Riseden's ford, we suppose Hat
field St., runs from the Huntsville
Road, turning due north to Glen Ave
nue., intersecting Longcot St., east.
Continuing along Central Ave, High
Street runs south to Hillside Rd. OPP
poste High St. and at the back Ct Mr..
Fishers is Beacon Hill, around which
Beacon Crescent makes circuit. Long
cot St. runs east and west from the
Hill and Speen Alley runs from the
Hill to Cumberland Ave. parallel with
Central Ave. Past Mr.. Walton's and
the Hughes Library we come to the
Church where Central Ave. is inter
sected by Cumberland Ave. To the
northeast the latter runs past Speen
Alley, Longcot St. west, bearing to the
right past Hughes Place at the corner
of which is Mrs. Gatrell's house. Here
Luton Road commences, running past
Mr.. Dyer's (the Savage Club) into
Bella Vista Avenue which runs down to
the bluff above the White Oak stream.
Going up Cumberland Ave. from Cen
trail Ave. on the west side is Fentress
Road, making two entrances into the
Avenue. Turning more to the left we
enter Offer St. and run around Mr..
Dyers' into Bella Vista Ave-, at its
junction with Luton St. Union St.
connects Offer and Luton Sts., making
the triangle of Mr.. Dyer's garden
Cumberland Avenue South runs past
, the Church and Harrow Road to New
bury Road. Continuing up Contra
, Ave. Jackson St. runs across into Read
ing Road on the north and Harrow an(
+ Newbury Roads on the south. Mex
, comes Harrington St. running soutl
from the southeast corner of the Com
missary, and intersecting Harrow anc
Newbury Roads. We next reach Mr.
: Newman's from whose corner Reading
Road runs northeast, all along the bacl
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rof Cumberland Ave. Opposite the Dru
: store is Newbury Road running sout
" and southeast, intersecting Harro
Road, Jackson st. and Cumberlau
n Ave. South, Two lots west of tt
N Drug store bennington Road runs nor,
d, past Dakyns and Brereton's stables, al
&c by the Cemetery into Canyon Aven,
I'd for the meeting of the waters. The rel
g, of the Tabard Hotel is on Donningtc
ut Rd. and the front on Ellington Roa
which runs into Central Ave. past Mr.
s. Hughes. Central Avenue turns sout
he west at Mrs Hughes, and out of it {
Re the left run Morgan ST., Allerton Roa
ne and Scott St. Alpine Road runs mort
re west past Mr.. Fowler's new house, al
d. Boyle Avenue south around Mr.. Ri
n, delps, back into Central Ave. Abo,
ne a quarter of mile further on Centr
Ave. takes sharp curve between M
Wells and Mr.. Milmow's lots where
a enters the jamestown Road at the CO
m ner Of Mr.. Blacklocks fence.