Tazewell in Claiborne County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Graham – Kivett House

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 28, 2020

1. Graham – Kivett House Marker

Inscription.

Built about 1810, Greystone was the home of William Graham, Dr. James Fulkerson, Attorney James P. Kivett and his descendants. Site of Federal occupation during the Civil War.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 36° 27.139′ N, 83° 34.201′ W. Marker is in Tazewell, Tennessee, in Claiborne County. It is at the intersection of Old Knoxville Road and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Old Knoxville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tazewell TN 37879, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old Jail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Graham - Parkey House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Big Spring Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Barren Creek Dam Failures (approx. 5½ miles away); Powell River Ferry (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Johnson Mill (approx. 8½ miles away); James Robertson (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tazewell.

Also see . . . Graham-Kivett House. (Submitted on June 18, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 28, 2020

2. Graham – Kivett House Marker

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 28, 2020

3. Graham – Kivett House

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 28, 2020

4. Graham – Kivett House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 18, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.