Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

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Old Post Office

— Elizabethton Walking Tour —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

1. Old Post Office Marker

Inscription.
At least one account has it that in 1908 the post office moved into this building which was owned by Postmaster E. C. Alexander. In July 1920, Dr. C. C. Hacker opened medical offices in this building.

Erected by Elizabethton Walking Tour. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 36° 20.896′ N, 82° 12.822′ W. Marker was in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It was on East Elk Avenue just west of Post Office Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted over front/south doorway of subject building. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Barnes Boring Hardware (a few steps from this marker); Burgie Drug (within shouting distance of this marker); Betsy Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Tipton (within shouting distance of this

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marker); City of Elizabethton Bicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Restoration of the Mill Race (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of the Mill Race (about 400 feet away); Public Library (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.

Regarding Old Post Office. The storefront of the Old Post Office has been renovated with the marker missing.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

2. Old Post Office Marker

Old Post Office Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

3. Old Post Office Building

(looking northeast across East Elk Avenue • Post Office Street in background • building occupies northwest corner of the intersection)

Rennovated Old Post Office storefront. Marker has been taken down and not yet replaced image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

4. Rennovated Old Post Office storefront. Marker has been taken down and not yet replaced

Wide view of Old Post Office and the former Barnes Boring Hardware Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 12, 2026

5. Wide view of Old Post Office and the former Barnes Boring Hardware Store

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 113 times this year. Last updated on February 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 4, 5. submitted on February 17, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.