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HARRIMAN, a city of Roane county, Tenn., U.S.A., on the Emory river, 35m. W. by S. of Knoxville. It is served by the Louisville and Nashville, the Southern and the Tennessee Central railways. The population was 4,019 in 1920 (88% native white) and was 4,588 in 1930 by the Federal census. The region abounds in coal, iron and timber, and peaches are extensively grown. The city has various manufacturing industries. Harriman was founded by a land company in 1890, and was chartered as a city in 1891.