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

Houston's Station

Photographed by Judith Barber, August 16, 2012

1. Houston's Station Marker

Inscription. Established by James Houston in 1785, it stood about 300 yards east on Little Nine Mile Creek. From here, in 1786, John Sevier led 160 horsemen against the Cherokee towns. In 1788, the Kirk family was massacred about three miles south; shortly thereafter, 31 men from the fort were killed in nearby Citico apple orchard, by the Cherokee, whose later attack on the fort was repulsed by troops stationed there. The Great War Path was close by.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 35° 38.632′ N, 84° 4.164′ W. Marker is in Maryville, Tennessee, in Blount County. It is on Calderwood Highway (U.S. 129) 0.1 miles south of Hutton Ridge Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1836 Calderwood Hwy, Maryville TN 37801, 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Henry's Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); Near the Site of Henry Fort (approx. 2.4

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miles away); Baker's Creek Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sam Houston American Giant Homesite (approx. 4 miles away); Norwood Inn (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Black Sulfur Spring (approx. 5.7 miles away); Cloyd's Creek Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); Montvale Springs (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maryville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Alleghany Springs (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Judith Barber, August 16, 2012

2. Houston's Station Marker

Marker is beside the hwy

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,432 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 17, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 27, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.