Skyline

History

Skyline began in 1934 as a cooperative farming experiment known as "Cumberland Farms" under President Franklin Roosevelt's Federal Emergency Relief Administration. This was one of 43 such projects attempted nationally in depressed areas. It was soon renamed "Skyline Farms" to avoid confusion with another project in neighboring Tennessee. The experiment lasted for a decade before being sold off to private buyers in 1944. The current town of Skyline is located about a mile north of the original farming colony.

Geography

Skyline is located at (34.802946, -86.123494). The town is situated atop the Cumberland Plateau in western Jackson County. The plateau towns of Hytop and Pleasant Groves lie to the north and southwest, respectively. State Route 79 traverses Skyline, connecting the town with Scottsboro in the valley to the south and Tennessee to the north. State Route 146 intersects SR 79 just north of Skyline, and connects the area with the Paint Rock Valley to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  484
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  402
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  396
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  361
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  359
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  350
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  337
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  302

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• M 2.5 — 2023-12-23
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  6 km SSE of Sewanee, Tennessee
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