Chilhowee Marker

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

Chilhowee

By Judith Barber, August 16, 2012

1. Chilhowee Marker

Inscription. On Abram’s Creek, near the site of the early Cherokee village, Chilhowee, William and Robert James established a water-powered cotton and woolen spinning and weaving factory. A charter for the business was issued in 1846 and the mill was evidently in operation by 1853. The business closed before the Civil War and was never reopened.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 14.)

Location. 35° 33.347′ N, 83° 59.975′ W. Marker is near Maryville, Tennessee, in Blount County. Marker is on U.S. 129 half a mile east of Happy Valley Road, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tallassee TN 37878, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Tenasee Cherokee Village (approx. 6.2 miles away); Alleghany Springs (approx. 6.5 miles away); Houston's Station (approx. 7.2 miles away); An Early Mountain Community (approx. 9 miles away); Samuel Henry's Station (approx. 9.5 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 10.4 miles away); Fontana Dam (approx. 13.3 miles away in North Carolina); Freedman's Institute (approx. 13.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Maryville.

By Judith Barber, August 16, 2012

2. Chilhowee 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 88 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.