Editing Morristown, Tennessee (section)

===Later 19th century developments===
Morristown saw a steady shift into an industrially-based economy in the early beginnings of the [[Industrial Revolution in the United States|Industrial Revolution]], around the early to late 19th century. The first industry in the area was the Shields Paper Mill, located on the [[Holston River]], operating from 1825 to 1861.<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite web |last1=Haun |first1=Burwin |title=Hamblen County |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/hamblen-county/ |website=[[Tennessee Encyclopedia]] |access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> Other prominent early businesses included the Morristown Manufacturing Company and the later [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]-based [[JFG Coffee Company|J. F. Goodson Coffee Company]] in 1882.<ref name="encyclopedia"/><ref name="coffee">{{cite web |title=JFG Coffee Company Building |url=http://knoxheritage.org/our-work/neighborhood-tours/historic-downtown-knoxville-walking-tour/jfg-coffee-company-building/ |website=Knox Heritage |access-date=August 8, 2020 |quote=JFG Coffee Company was founded in Morristown in 1882 by James Franklin Goodson as a wholesale grocery company. JFG was one of the best-known regional roasters and marketers of ground coffee, tea, mayonnaise, and peanut butter. }}</ref>

From 1891 to 1928, Morristown was a terminal on the Knoxville and Bristol Railroad, commonly known by locals as the "Peavine Railroad." The railroad was a branch line of the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] that ran from downtown Morristown on Main Street to [[Corryton, Tennessee|Corryton]], a bedroom community outside of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].<ref name="peavine">{{cite journal |last1=Faulkner |first1=Charles |title=Industrial Archaeology of the "Peavine Railroad": An Archaeological and Historical Study of an Abandoned Railroad in East Tennessee |journal=Tennessee Historical Quarterly |date=1985 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=40–58 |publisher=[[Tennessee Historical Society]]|jstor=42626500 }}</ref><ref name="tours">{{cite web |author1=[[Middle Tennessee State University]] Center for Historic Preservation |author2=Crossroads Downtown Partnership |title=Morristown, Tennessee Walking and Driving Tours |url=https://www.mtsuhistpres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Morristown-Walking-and-Driving-Tours.pdf |website=[[Middle Tennessee State University]] Center for Historic Preservation |access-date=August 8, 2020 |date=2019 }}</ref> The Peavine Railroad had first operated between Morristown and [[Bean Station, Tennessee|Bean Station]], with plans to connect north to the [[Cumberland Gap]], but instead extended west through [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger County]] towards Knoxville due to feasibility concerns regarding construction through the Clinch Mountain valley.<ref name="railroad">{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Howard |title=The Old Peavine Railroad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40768906 |page=6 |access-date=August 7, 2020 |work=Morristown Daily Gazette and Mail |date=January 20, 1957|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>