Signal Mountain is a suburb of Chattanooga with a mostly affluent population of 7,200.  As the name suggests, this promontory was used for signalling both by the native Americans and the armies during the Civil War. Nearby outdoor attractions include the Cumberland Trail, Mabbitt Springs, Rainbow Lake, Edward's Point, and Signal Point  (a U.S. National Park). At one time there…...

Knoxville is the third largest city in Tennessee, a popular retirement state. Knoxville is particularly attractive because it is home to the Vols - the University of Tennessee. It is a vibrant college town with big-time sports and many cultural events. The 2021 population was 193,000. Knoxville was the site of the 1982 World's Fair and several buildings, including the…...

Gainesville is a very small but extremely affluent town of about 6,000 in northern Virginia, close to  Manassas and Washington D.C. Many battles of the Civil War were fought in this region....

Cheyenne is the capital and largest city  of the state of Wyoming, (65,132 in the 2020 census) and is an interesting place to retire. The city was an early western railhead and stock town and became very important when the major east/west railroad came through town. The railroad made use of the naturally tall, straight native lodgepole pine trees to…...