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Tennessee AHGP Information Bradley, County, Tennessee, in the s. e. part of the state. Drained by Hiawassie r. and branches. Surface mountainous, fertile land on the margins of streams. Capital, Cleveland. There were in 1840, neat cattle 6,426, sheep 3,417, swine 19,136; wheat 16,854 bushels produced, rye 908, Indian corn 420,968, oats 48,480, potatoes 10,450, tobacco 13,335 pounds, cotton 21,669, sugar 2,481; 15 stores, cap. $57,900; 5 tanneries, 6 distilleries, 11 grist m., 9 saw m. Cap. in manufac. $11, 225. 2 academies, 80 students, 11 schools, 172 scholars. Pop. whites 6,971, slaves 401, free col'd 13; total, 7,385. Cleveland, p-v., Capital of Bradley County, Tennessee, 156 s. e. by e. Nashville, 581 W. It contains a courthouse and a few dwellings.
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