On 7 February 2017 at 1400 a windshield survey was conducted in Roan Mountain, TN; the temperature was a pleasant 70 degrees. Roan Mountain is a town located in the Appalachian Mountains on the side of the mountain it is named for. The valley it occupies is surrounded by amazingly beautiful and diverse landscape and scenery. The population of Roan Mountain is Caucasian and has varying ages. During the windshield survey, roughly 13 people were seen out of doors. Two older gentlemen were doing yard work, three middle aged people were shopping at a grocery store, two were purchasing gasoline at the convenience store, two were walking along the river next to the park, and the remaining were witnessed walking from vehicles into various establishments.
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It ranged from the 1950’s to the 1990’s with a few newer builds scattered around the outskirts on larger parcels of land. Most homes were traditional frame houses, but on some of the dirt roads with dead ends, trailers could be found in varying states of disrepair. Surprisingly, Roan Mountain has a medical center with basic health care services and EMT support, a pharmacy, volunteer firefighting, and an animal hospital. I suppose if it weren’t for the tourism of Roan Mountain, the mountain, I’m fairly certain these amenities would not exist though. As far as Roan Mountain’s economy, it seems to be on the lower end of the spectrum. There are two grocery stores, a bakery, three restaurants, a bank, a gas station, and a few other businesses such as a Granite emporium, water plant, and electrical building to name a few. I would say the majority of the population works seasonally in the tourism business of Roan Mountain. The road conditions were for the most part, very good. Roads were in good repair, and vehicles on them also appeared to be well maintained. The ages of cars ranged from the 1970’s to the brand new 2017 Rav4 I saw. The majority of vehicles being from 2005-2012 if I had to guess. The community did not have sidewalks or ways for disabled citizens to travel in
It ranged from the 1950’s to the 1990’s with a few newer builds scattered around the outskirts on larger parcels of land. Most homes were traditional frame houses, but on some of the dirt roads with dead ends, trailers could be found in varying states of disrepair. Surprisingly, Roan Mountain has a medical center with basic health care services and EMT support, a pharmacy, volunteer firefighting, and an animal hospital. I suppose if it weren’t for the tourism of Roan Mountain, the mountain, I’m fairly certain these amenities would not exist though. As far as Roan Mountain’s economy, it seems to be on the lower end of the spectrum. There are two grocery stores, a bakery, three restaurants, a bank, a gas station, and a few other businesses such as a Granite emporium, water plant, and electrical building to name a few. I would say the majority of the population works seasonally in the tourism business of Roan Mountain. The road conditions were for the most part, very good. Roads were in good repair, and vehicles on them also appeared to be well maintained. The ages of cars ranged from the 1970’s to the brand new 2017 Rav4 I saw. The majority of vehicles being from 2005-2012 if I had to guess. The community did not have sidewalks or ways for disabled citizens to travel in