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

General Sam Houston

Photographed by Karen Key, June 3, 2007

1. General Sam Houston Marker

Inscription. March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863
Born In Rockbridge County VA
Moved To TN in 1807
Taught At This Schoolhouse In 1812
Attended Porter Academy In 1813
Joined Army In 1813 In Maryville, TN
Studied Law In Nashville, TN In 1818
U.S. Rep. TN 1823–27; U.S. Sen. TX 1846–57
Governor TN 1827–29; TX 1859–61
Resigned As TN Governor, Moved To TX
President Of TX 1836–38; 1841–44
Died, Buried In Huntsville, TX

Erected 2006 by Sam Houston Historic Schoolhouse Guild.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1786.

Location. 35° 48.113′ N, 83° 54.114′ W. Marker is in Maryville, Tennessee, in Blount County. It is on Old Sam Houston School Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3650 Old Sam Houston School Road, Maryville TN 37804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee,

in the Great Smoky Mountains,

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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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 5 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Porter Academy (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hunt Field (approx. 3½ miles away); Site of Fort Gamble (approx. 3½ miles away); Millennium Manor (approx. 3.9 miles away); Babcock Lumber & Land Company and the Vose Community (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maryville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sam Houston Schoolhouse (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Sam Houston. (Submitted on July 16, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)

Photographed by Jennifer K Lovett, circa December 15, 2014

2. General Sam Houston Marker

Marker in Maryville Blount Co. Tennessee.

Photographed by Karen Key, June 3, 2007

3. General Sam Houston Marker

Near the General Sam Houston Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, June 3, 2007

4. Near the General Sam Houston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 3,867 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 16, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 2. submitted on April 4, 2015, by Jennifer K Lovett of Knoxvile, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.