Editing Kimball, Tennessee (section)

== History ==
Kimball was founded in 1890 as a model industrial city by [[Hannibal Kimball]], with support of the British [[Anglo-American Company, Limited]]. The location was chosen to be similar to another planned city, [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]].
It was backed by mountains, with three miles of frontage on the [[Tennessee River]] and rail connections on the [[Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway]].

The town suffered damage after it was struck by an EF 2 [[Tornadoes of 2007#November 14|tornado]] on November 14, 2007. The storm left nine injured, along a damage path of approximately two miles in length.<ref>[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mrx/?n=td_marion_tn Documented Tornadoes in Marion County, TN<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>