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

Jefferson County / Cocke County

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 8, 2010

1. Jefferson County / Cocke County Marker

Inscription.
Side A * Jefferson County *
Established 1792: named in honor of
Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State; formerly member of the Continental Congress; principal author of the Declaration of Independence; later Governor of Virginia; Vice-President and President of the United States.

Side B * Cocke County *
Established 1797: named in honor of
Senator William Cocke
(1796, 1797, 1799 to 1805) An officer of the Revolutionary Army; one of the leaders of the State of Franklin and member of the Legislature of the Territory South of the Ohio River.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 35° 57.65′ N, 83° 16.509′ W. Marker is in Newport, Tennessee, in Cocke County. Marker is on Tennessee Route 35, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located

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on the Jefferson County / Cocke County, TN line. This section of State Route 35 is also Interstate 411. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport TN 37821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Governor Ben Walter Hooper (approx. 4.1 miles away); Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pine Chapel (approx. 4.7 miles away); Kiffin Yates Rockwell (approx. 4.9 miles away); City Hall (approx. 5.1 miles away); Cocke County Veterans Monument (approx. 5.1 miles away); Cocke County War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Warford (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 8, 2010

2. Jefferson County / Cocke County Marker

William Cocke image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Bosse

3. William Cocke

Thomas Jefferson image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Bosse

4. Thomas Jefferson

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,270 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.