Petros, Tennessee

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Petros and Big Brushy Mountain, looking south from Frozen Head
Petros and Big Brushy Mountain, looking south from Frozen Head

Petros, (pronounced pee-tross) is an unincorporated town in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States, located on State Route 116.

Petros is historically a coal mining town and is also the home of Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Some of the town and coal mine scenes for the movie October Sky were filmed there.

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Morgan County, Tennessee
County seat: Wartburg
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Coordinates: 36°05′45″N, 84°26′33″W

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