The name "Dupont" is said to come from the term "dew point". A resort that operated between 1901 and 1916 on Bluff Mountain (the local name for the eastern end of Chilhowee Mountain) was initially called “Dew Point” because dew seldom formed at its mountainside location. Over time, the name changed to "Dupont".[1][2]
Early settlers within the Dupont community had surnames of Gibson, Graves, Latham, Reagan, Rogers and Thomas. Ray Reagan, long-time county judge of Sevier County, was a lifelong resident of Dupont.[3]
Dupont Baptist Church, which began in the old Pickens School House, was founded in 1907 and still exists today. The old Pickens School House was later renamed Dupont School and was used for grades 1-8 until 1970. The schoolhouse was renamed and refurbished as the Dupont Community Center. Firehall Number Three of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department is located next door to the Dupont Community Center.
^McMahan, Carroll (October 19, 2013). "Upland Chronicles: Bluff Mountain — one of our crown jewels". The Mountain Press. Sevierville, Tennessee.
^McMahan, Carroll (July 8, 2012). "Ray Reagan Served His Community In Many Ways". The Mountain Press. Sevierville, Tennessee.[dead link] Alt URL
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dupont, tennessee, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dupont Tennessee news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dupont is a rural community within the larger unincorporated community of Seymour in Sevier County Tennessee United States Dupont TennesseeLocation within the U S state of TennesseeCoordinates 35 49 30 N 83 42 17 W 35 82500 N 83 70472 W 35 82500 83 70472CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountySevier CountyThe name Dupont is said to come from the term dew point A resort that operated between 1901 and 1916 on Bluff Mountain the local name for the eastern end of Chilhowee Mountain was initially called Dew Point because dew seldom formed at its mountainside location Over time the name changed to Dupont 1 2 Early settlers within the Dupont community had surnames of Gibson Graves Latham Reagan Rogers and Thomas Ray Reagan long time county judge of Sevier County was a lifelong resident of Dupont 3 Dupont Baptist Church which began in the old Pickens School House was founded in 1907 and still exists today The old Pickens School House was later renamed Dupont School and was used for grades 1 8 until 1970 The schoolhouse was renamed and refurbished as the Dupont Community Center Firehall Number Three of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department is located next door to the Dupont Community Center References edit Miller Larry L Tennessee Place names p 66 McMahan Carroll October 19 2013 Upland Chronicles Bluff Mountain one of our crown jewels The Mountain Press Sevierville Tennessee McMahan Carroll July 8 2012 Ray Reagan Served His Community In Many Ways The Mountain Press Sevierville Tennessee dead link Alt URL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dupont Tennessee amp oldid 1166855017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
