Samuel Henry's Station Marker

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Near Maryville in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Samuel Henry's Station

By Judith Barber, August 16, 2012

1. Samuel Henry's Station Marker

Inscription. On the hill to the south, beside the Great War and Trading Path, later the Federal Road, Samuel Henry, Sr., built a fort by 1792. The half-breed John Watts and 200 followers attacked it in August, 1793. Henry’s first mill was authorized in 1795. He also built the brick mill ½ mile southwest about 1815; it operated well into the twentieth century.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 51.)

Location. 35° 40.105′ N, 84° 5.723′ W. Marker is near Maryville, Tennessee, in Blount County. Marker is on U.S. 411 half a mile north of Henry Lane, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5092 US Hwy 411 S, Maryville TN 37801, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Houston's Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); Alleghany Springs (approx. 3.9 miles away); Freedman's Institute (approx. 8.5 miles away); Pride Mansion (approx. 8.9 miles away); Relief of Knoxville (approx. 8.9 miles away); Montvale Springs (approx. 8.9 miles away); New Providence Church (approx. 9.1 miles away); William Bennett Scott, Sr. (approx. 9.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Maryville.

By Judith Barber, August 17, 2012

2. Samuel Henry's Station Marker

Marker is beside the hwy.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 17, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on August 17, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 27, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.