Coalmont, Altamont and Gruetli-Laager

Leaving Tracy City, you'll pass near or through three small communities established in the late 1800s by Swiss immigrants as part of an initiative to start Swiss colonies on the Cumberland Plateau. The towns at first were isolated, then grew as coal mining and railroads brought connecting routes to other towns. Altamont is the county seat and home to the Grundy County Courthouse.