The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The McDonald community was established circa 1850. The origin of its name is unclear; the community may have been named for a Scottish trader, a railroad builder, or the mother of a resident. In 1887, Goodspeed's History of Tennessee described McDonald's Station as a "small village on the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad." Many mineral springs are located in the McDonald area, and the community had many popular resorts from the 1880s to the 1930s.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McDonald’s history is told.
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Nothing in McDonald is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean McDonald has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is James County Courthouse (Additional Documentation) in Ooltewah, 5 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.