The Model City of the South | Kingsport, TN

[@RockyBaker-ze9td]

❤Thank you for sharing this beautiful place love you all God bless you

[@glorgau]

I walk my dog around the church circle most days. Kingsport is a pretty cool town, and I've lived all over... east coast, west coast, texas, europe, chicago. I like Kingsport.

[@TheCoverageProject]

I’m also a fan of Kingsport, and eastern Tennessee for that matter. Didn’t have my hopes up the highest originally as I arrived towards the region but the impression I got far exceeded my perceptions. Nice area with much charm

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

I spent one night in Kingsport years ago. I went down with a buddy to pick up his wife who was there. Pretty nice looking place. A lot of beautiful scenery surrounding it.

[@jeffhall4770]

A great video on the Model City! I know your time was short in Kingsport, but there are a few other places you should have "checked out." Across the Holston River from Long Island, you should have seen the Netherland Inn. This was a "hotel" or boarding house along the Great Stage Road.....which basically connected Washington DC and Nashville, TN! Along the Great stage road (Netherland Inn Rd) there is the Exchange Place which was a huge farm and the "town" of Edens Ridge, where travelers would "exchange" their horses for fresh ones. There are still some historical buildings at Exchange Place....even an old post office where money was exchanged! As far as the Holston River, the reason it was so "swift" is due to the TVA Dam a few miles up river.

[@TheCoverageProject]

Oh for sure. Nearly every city I go to, these areas hold enough to fill a second video if I had all the time in the world. What great extra information about Kingsport!

[@steveyoerger7989]

We’re getting ready to move there! Thanks for the tour.

[@TommyboyGTP]

how are you liking it so far?

[@galaxbeans438]

go away

[@nobodycares7233]

Same-looking at Westgate area… coming from VA Beach

[@Skuggedrengr]

DONT DO IT, ITS A TRAP

[@Hope4UGlobal]

Here almost two years from Florida. We are right by the Blountville line in Kingsport. Love it!!

[@beckysalyer753]

Good video even though it was short. Thanks for featuring our town!!

[@TheCoverageProject]

Always a pleasure to give these relatively lesser known locations their time to shine.

[@stephenwilder3525]

Very informative. Thank you for the deeper dive.

[@catsfightsandsights1957]

Pal Barger the founder of pals met and studied with Ray Kroc in the 40s or 50s I believe, the one you were at was the first one to open, all the rest are drive thru only except for the 2nd location which is walk in as well

[@TheCoverageProject]

That’s really interesting! As an outsider, I would generally be led to believe that someone could enter any Pal’s location just like this one. It truly felt like going back in time to a classic mid-20th century fast food place!

[@BrianandDeanne]

There's a location in Greeneville that not only is walk in but has seating too, and don't forget the one in the Johnson City Mall.

[@tandraallen8398]

You should've also tried their hot dogs. The cool thing about pals is that no matter which pals you got to the food will be consistent! Pal made sure of that

[@JoeandAngie]

Daniel Boone started his Wilderness Trail on Long Island ...the Gateway to the West. He walked through my yard.

[@krakenjunkremoval]

Nice little area, thanks for sharing your insight. Just subbed 👍

[@TheCoverageProject]

Thanks a bunch! Enjoy the content and have fun with learning about the great places within the country!

[@BronsonOsborne]

good ole KINGSPORT TN

[@TheCoverageProject]

Yessir, a fine little city if I say so myself

[@Kova-ow2en]

@@TheCoverageProjectseems a bit dead to me, Though I’m probably not the greatest demographic for this place, despite it being ingrained into me. Hearing stories from my parents during the late 90s at Fort Henry Mall and other locations that were busy and seeing them basically a hollow shell and nearly empty definitely isn’t a pleasant feeling. they seemed like they had a blast. Now I’m there age when that stuff happened and it just seems a bit “dead” in a way. Or I’m just looking in the wrong places. Not a bad city from my experience, but wish there was more. The church circle thing is definitely still weird to me since the religion having so many denominations with different people seems like it would be hard to interact with others since their practices are different. They’re all protestant denominations which I find as a cheaper version of Christianity where it’s too bland. And people probably will use their religious views to hide behind.

[@jeffhall4770]

oh...by the way.......Appalachian is pronounced "Appa-LATCH'-un"

[@rhondalight70]

Yessss! I was going to tell him this, if you call it Appalaysha we know you ain't from around here!

[@traceystanphill725]

And mountain is pronounced mounTain, not mou'in.

[@johnnyreb8030]

It's funny seeing a young person get Tennessee from the proper light.

[@TheCoverageProject]

Glad to know that I did well enough with the commentary! Always a pleasure to give representation to a great state like Tennessee.

[@dpmart3275]

Enjoyed first time sub looking forward to what you do and your content 👍

[@TheCoverageProject]

Thanks so much for your support! Welcome aboard this wonderful journey

[@percyhawkins716]

Up north it's "Appa-lay-sha." Down here in East Tennessee it's "Appa-latch-a."

[@TheCoverageProject]

Great input! I agree that there can be two correct pronunciations depending on the geographic area in which one is raised. That’s the beauty of dialectal variety. Of course though as a northerner traveling south, I’m not going to grasp the local pronunciation until I learn from others, thus I default to my own.

[@022100bmlotus]

I wonder what its like at night there. I get a strange sense that dont feel right.

[@f150bft]

If you walk up to someone and pronounce Appalachian wrong to them they WILL correct you. ("Apple-at-chin" is the correct way)

[@TheCoverageProject]

Oh believe me, I got around this area (believe I got to the Asheville area), and just that happened. My world stopped for a good minute trying to process my whole life in the north hearing “Apple-ay-shin” Same thing goes for the name of the region “Appalachia”?

[@mizmarie6511]

The way you pronounce Appalachia is a dead giveaway as to where you are from.

[@f150bft]

@@TheCoverageProject Yes ....ends with a cha sound... Apple-at-cha. I'm from Kingsport and I do appreciate you bringing the small towns to your channel..... carry on and safe travels.

[@susanacito2477]

@@TheCoverageProject It's a Cherokee word. No long A's

[@susanacito2477]

And nobody ever says Apple LAY chu cola (Apalachicola) when pronouncing the city in Florida. Hmmm

[@NightFight164]

Is the mouse ear still there?

[@annielaws121]

Nope burned down about 5 ( I think) years ago

[@vernwallen4246]

@@annielaws121 Was it ARSON?😈

[@mikegate6764]

@@vernwallen4246 I think the owner was charged with arson and insurance fraud or might’ve been previous owner

[@kevinoverbeck4250]

'The Gray Ballet' is gone.

[@operator0]

First time seeing the channel. Not too bad. I'll watch a few more and if the content is consistent, I'll subscribe. The only critique is that you might want to purchase a gimbal mount for that camera. The sound is great though, which seems to always be the bane of every small youtube channel, so good job on that.

[@TheCoverageProject]

Very pleased to have you intrigued about this content, regardless of whether subscribing or not! All are welcome who love to learn about the world in any manner. Content wise, I have loads of content that has yet to be edited, and I try to upload whenever I have internet. Quite a priority for me to turn this channel into a great archive. As far as the camera itself, I’ve looked into a better stabilizer mount. Might do well to improve the shakiness which happens sometimes. Been on a budget lately but that has been on my mind! Once again, welcome aboard if you so please!

[@kevinoverbeck4250]

There are lots of opportunities in Kingsport. But, here's the catch: The cost of safe/clean housing is exploding and the wages paid by local companies haven't kept up with it. The town has bike lanes, if you dare to risk your life on them. 'Kingsporters' dont drive too good. LOL.

[@TheCoverageProject]

Insightful take! Another element of Kingsport lore I wasn’t too familiar with

[@davidfain8210]

It's MIDDLE Tennessee, not Central and WEST Tennessee, not western and EAST Tennessee, not eastern...

[@BloomingdaleTN]

“Appa Latch Un”

[@ma1375]

If you like a sausage fest of miserable oil workers from out of town & the danger/pollutes of chemical plants. With criminalized weed. Then this is the town for you!

[@JoeandAngie]

App-uh-latch-un.

[@ericdraven7857]

Kingsport looks like trash. Downtown looks run down despite their effects to bring it back. Too many buildings are empty and look like they should be condemned.

[@kapanray2844]

Come on vacation and leave on probation. DO NOT COME HERE

[@FrankGlover-k9b]

There are no pals in north Carolina

[@TheCoverageProject]

You might be right, I could’ve sworn there was one or two still in business during the time I filmed