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Algood, TN Real Estate News

By Patt M. Judd, Realtor - Your Cookeville Connection
(First Realty Company)
I live in the wonderful town of Algood, Tn. I am also the mayor of Algood. I thought  I would share a little bit of history with you about this great little town.     The Earliest Record of the Town that Became Algood is June 24, 1820.Around the turn of the century, Algood was the largest town between Knoxville and Nashville in both population and industry. At that time it was known as the "Chicken capital of the world". The Putnam County Library began in Algood. Algood was the first town in the area to get electricity. President Andrew Jackson once spent the night at White Plains near Algood when he was traveling home to The Hermitage from Washington. In 1911, a petition signed by several interested citizens of Algood was sent to the governor, asking for passage of bill (Senate 884) to...
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By Kay Bennett, Your Best Cookeville Area Agent!
(First Realty Company)
Remember when.... Remember when back in the day you could step outside on your front porch and hear the birds chirping, the sounds of the neighborhood children playing on a hot summers day.  Getting on your bicycle and riding up to the General Store to buy that ice cream cone!  When the police man met you in the post office and patted you on the head calling your name and greeting you with a "Good Day to you".  The air outside filled with warmth and peaceful winds. It seemed you hadn't a care in the world.  The nostalgia of that old country town is in some way where  most of us come from.  Things we will never forget but have moved on into a much busier place in our lives. When I get lonely for that place, I like to visit Algood Tennessee.  It reminds me so much of where I grew up.  A s...
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By Kay Bennett, Your Best Cookeville Area Agent!
(First Realty Company)
Some communities to reside in Algood are its popular White Plains Golf Course Community.  This community is made up of several areas known as White Plains, Plantation, Heritage Green, and The Cove.  From Horse farms to luxury estates, Algood Tennesse is high in demand for relocation to the Putnam County Area.   Other subdivisions in Algood are Paran Pointe, Candyland, and Deerhaven and thats just to name a few.  Give me a call or follow my blogs on Algood Tennessee to further investigate that outstanding community just north of Cookeville, TN.   Kay Bennett is your Localism Expert for Algood Tennessee     Welcome to White Plains Golf Course Community! Algood is located just about five minutes north of Cookeville, TN and is estimated population just over 3400.  This number was taken in ...
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By Kay Bennett, Your Best Cookeville Area Agent!
(First Realty Company)
Algood Tennessee is a fast growing community unique in many features.  The K-8 Algood school is one of the most popular in Putnam County or Cookeville TN area!  Now, with growth and expansion, Algood is building an elementary school right next door.  This new facility will help with minimizing classroom size and provide exceedingly better educational standard for its students.  The new Elementary School will be 110,000 square feet with media center, gym, and dining area in addition to classrooms.  It is projected to hold 600 elementary students.  This great new school is projected to be finished in 2009.   Many of Algoods Preschools are excellent in preparing your child for academic learning.  My spotlight is on Kid Kuntry Preschool located behing the Algood Fire Station downtown.  As a...
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