About Newport, TN
Newport is a city in Cocke County, and is known for being the county seat. Famous attractions include Beechwood Hall and the Cocke County Courthouse, both on the National Register of Historic Places. Newport is well known for having been a major logging hub in the late 19th century, once a prime logging location for the Scottish Carolina Timber and Land Company. The biggest schools in Newport are Cocke County High School and Newport Grammar School. The University of Tennessee is 43 miles away in Knoxville. Some popular tourist attractions are the Southway Amusement CO, and Newport games. Famous persons from Newport include author and local historian Wilma Dykeman and former Governor of Tennessee Ben W. Hooper.
