Monteagle is a town located in Franklin, Grundy, and Marion counties in Tennessee. As of 2000, Monteagle was home to 1,238 residents. Monteagle embodies the community spirit that other cities and towns can only dream of. With many community orientated events, accessible parks, and a number of incredible attractions and local activities, Monteagle has something for everyone.
History
The following history on Monteagle has been directly sourced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monteagle,_Tennessee. To learn more, please visit the website provided above.
Monteagle is most famous for the treacherous stretch of Interstate 24 that passes through the town. It is here that the highway passes the mountain of the same name, The Monteagle, a major landmark on the road between Chattanooga and Nashville. The interstate regularly shuts down in inclement weather, routing traffic onto U.S. Highway 41. In the Jerry Reed song "The Legend", which is the opening track in the film Smokey and the Bandit, Reed tells the story of the Bandit miraculously surviving brake failure on the "Monteagle Grade."
The town is home to the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly. The Highlander Folk School, long involved in the labor and civil rights movements, was located here from 1932 to 1961. Rosa Parks attended workshops there shortly before the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Monteagle, TN Attractions & Activities
Monteagle Winery The following information on Monteagle Winery has been directly sourced from: http://www.monteaglewinery.com/. To learn more about the winery, please visit the link posted above.
Monteagle Winery is located atop scenic Monteagle Mountain. This beautiful mountain setting serves as a backdrop for a leisurely afternoon of Tennessee wine tasting.
Our wines are produced to reflect characteristics of the surrounding Monteagle countryside. Visitors are encouraged to relax and browse our gift shop stocked with wine related accessories.
Monteagle Winery opened under new ownership in November 2007 with three exciting new wines. Send us your favorite toast! Check out the Wine barrel link to the left for various quotes, toasts, and wine related information. For more details on Monteagle, TN Attractions, please visit: http://attractions.uptake.com/tennessee/monteagle/889647.html
Parks and Recreation
South Cumberland Park The following information on South Cumberland Park has been directly sourced from: http://www.friendsofscsra.org. To learn more, please click on the link provided. Tennessee is the most biodiverse inland state in the United States and the South Cumberland is one of the most biodiverse regions in Tennessee. The South Cumberland State Recreation Area is truly the wilderness heart of the southern plateau, a refuge for flora and fauna including over 700 acres of native old growth mesophytic hardwood forest in Savage Gulf, incredible diversity in the Fiery Gizzard Gulf and Hawkins Cove where 262 acres have been set aside as a natural area since 1985 to preserve the rare Cumberland Rosin Weed.
Everything in nature is connected. Climate change, unplanned development, watershed use and abuse, pine monoculture conversion of native hardwood forest, clear cutting and poor logging practices, air and water pollution all have an effect on the wilderness qualities of the park and the biodiversity of our region.
The following information on Monteagle Winery has been directly sourced from: 
Tennessee is the most biodiverse inland state in the United States and the South Cumberland is one of the most biodiverse regions in Tennessee. The South Cumberland State Recreation Area is truly the wilderness heart of the southern plateau, a refuge for flora and fauna including over 700 acres of native old growth mesophytic hardwood forest in Savage Gulf, incredible diversity in the Fiery Gizzard Gulf and Hawkins Cove where 262 acres have been set aside as a natural area since 1985 to preserve the rare Cumberland Rosin Weed.
