Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Carter Family Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020
1. Carter Family Memorial
John Carter
- 1781
Chairman of Watauga Association and of the five commissioners who established that first written compact for civil government by American-born freemen. Chairman of Committee of Safety. In Revolution, colonel of militia and in command Watauga Fort, 1776. Entry-taker, one of the first delegates from Washington District to North Carolina Assembly. Member, two constitutional conventions in North Carolina.
Landon Carter
1760-1800
For whom Carter County was named
Captain, Revolutionary War in South Carolina and Indian Wars. Entry-taker and Auditor Washington District 1784. Represented Washington District in House of Commons, North Carolina General Assembly. North Carolina Senate 1789. Secretary, Franklin Convention. Speaker, first Senate. Member, first Council of State. Secretary of State. Entry-taker 1790. Lieut. Col. Commandant, Washington District militia. Justice of Peace, Washington County. Treasurer of Washington and Hamilton districts. Colonel in campaign 1792. Trustee, Martin's Academy and of Greeneville College. Brigadier-General of Militia of Tennessee. Built first iron forge in Tennessee. Married
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Elizabeth Maclin Carter
1765-1842
For whom Elizabethton was named
Their children
Alfred Moore John Maclin Callie S. William Blount George Washington Eliza M. Mary G.
Landon Carter represented Washington County in the first constitutional convention of the State of Tennessee. His son, William B. Carter, was president of the second (1834) convention, and his grandson, William B. Carter, Jr., was a member of the third constitutional convention (1870).
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
Location. 36° 21.226′ N, 82° 12.207′ W. Marker is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It can be reached from Broad Street. The marker is located east of the cemetery at Carter Mansion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1031 Broad Street, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in East Tennessee and in the Tri-Cities Area. 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, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Carter County's Train History (approx. 0.4 miles away); St Thomas Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel Powhatan Carter (approx. half a mile away); Fraser Fir (approx. half a mile away); Captain Lynne Folsom House (approx. half a mile away); Wedding Chapel (approx. half a mile away); You Are Not Forgotten (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
