Newport in Cocke County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Wilson's Tavern

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 10, 2025

1. Wilson's Tavern Marker

Inscription. 100 yards south, Maj. William Wilson built a tavern in 1800. Among the many notables who stopped here were Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. Other distinguished guests included Henry Clay, Governor Sam Houston, and Governor James C. Jones. The building burned in 1951.

Erected 2025 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number IC 21.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 35° 58.312′ N, 83° 14.732′ W. Marker is in Newport, Tennessee, in Cocke County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 25W/70 and Carson Springs Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 25W/70. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1099 W Hwy 25-70, Newport TN 37821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jefferson County / Cocke County (approx. 1.8 miles away); Governor Ben Walter Hooper (approx. 2.9 miles away); Cocke County Memorial Building (approx. 3 miles away); Kiffin Yates Rockwell (approx. 3.2 miles away); Newport Grammar School (approx. 3.3 miles away); City Hall (approx. 3.4 miles away); Cocke County Veterans Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); Cocke County Organized - 1797 (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The War Ford (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Wilson's Tavern Marker looking west on US Hwy 25 W/ 70 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 10, 2025

2. Wilson's Tavern Marker looking west on US Hwy 25 W/ 70

Wilson's Tavern Marker looking east on US Hwy 25 W/ 70 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 10, 2025

3. Wilson's Tavern Marker looking east on US Hwy 25 W/ 70

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.