On U.S. 60 at Grahn Rd (Kentucky Route 182), on the left when traveling south on U.S. 60.
Matthew Sellers is among first to experiment with gliding and power flight. Did this research at his home and laboratory, 6 miles south, 1897-1911. Built most advanced wind tunnel of his day, 1903, to study lift and drag of various wing designs; and . . . — — Map (db m145292) HM
On Kentucky Route 7 at Kentucky Route 1496, on the left when traveling south on State Route 7.
Retreating from Cumberland Gap General George W. Morgan’s Union force of 8,000 men camped here Sept. 1862. CSA Morgan’s Raiders harassed USA, 30 miles along here; skirmishing, felling trees across roads and preempting food and supplies. Covering 200 . . . — — Map (db m145350) HM
As Gen. George W. Morgan's Union force, 8,000 when here, retreated from Cumberland Gap, they were harassed from West Liberty by CSA Gen. John H. Morgan's Raiders. Failure of reinforcements to reach here caused Confederates to leave Oct. 1, 1862 and . . . — — Map (db m73803) HM
On Landsdown Avenue at College Street on Landsdown Avenue.
In their blue and gray uniforms for over forty years, Civil War veterans gathered here annually, around campfires, with song and story, friends and former foes, revived war memories, and always a pilgrimage to graves of their comrades in cemetery of . . . — — Map (db m73788) WM
For Col. William Grayson Carter, state senator, 1834-36. The 88th Ky. county formed, 32nd in size. Carter was created from Greenup and Lawrence. Noted in early years for 5 iron furnaces, its clay products, industry developed in late 1800's. Carter . . . — — Map (db m73789) HM WM
On Carol Malone Boulevard (Kentucky Route 7) just north of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
E. K. Railway purchased 25,000
acres of land in Little Sandy
Valley at close of the Civil War.
Tracks laid to this site June 10,
1871. Grayson was location of depot
and repair shops. Stinson Branch
was laid, 1893, with more straight
track . . . — — Map (db m144463) HM
On Hitchens Road (Kentucky Route 1) south of East Main Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.
Six miles south, site of famous iron
furnace, erected, 1848, by R. M.
Biggs and others. Operated 37 years,
averaging 15 tons pig iron daily
which was hauled by ox teams to
Ohio River for shipment. Iron
produced here was used for rails,
plows, . . . — — Map (db m144955) HM
On Carol Malone Road (Kentucky Route 1) 1 mile north of Interstate 64, on the right when traveling south.
Pactolus Furnace Built in 1824 by Joseph McMurtry and David L. Ward, on the site of an earlier bloomer forge. Its stone stack used charcoal fuel, and its air blast machinery was powered from a dam, 5 1/2 ft. high, in Little Sandy River. Capacity . . . — — Map (db m73787) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 60) west of Veterans Square when traveling west.
In memory of William Jason Fields, United States Representative 1911-1923, Governor of Commonwealth of Kentucky 1923-1927. Born Dec. 29, 1874, Willard Ky. -Carter Co. — — Map (db m196300) HM
On West Main Street at North Court Street on West Main Street. Reported missing.
Dedicated to the memory of our comrades who entered the service of their country. Those who were wounded and those who gave up their lives in the World War of 1917-1918.
Sponsored by Moore-Armstrong Post No. 138, American Legion; Willie C. . . . — — Map (db m164262) WM
On Route 773, 0.1 miles west of Hitchens Rd (Kentucky Route 1), on the left when traveling west.
Here the EK had a junction with
the Elizabethtown, Lexington &
Big Sandy Railway that connected with
the Ashland Coal and Iron Railway in
Denton. January 1882 both would
become part of Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway. The EK and C&O shared a
depot . . . — — Map (db m145351) HM
On W Tom T. Hall Boulevard (U.S. 60) at Kentucky Route 2078, on the right when traveling west on W Tom T. Hall Boulevard.
Created from parts of Carter,
Lewis and Elliott Counties with
county seat here by legislative
act signed Feb. 9, 1904, by Gov.
J.C. W Beckham for whom it was
named. C. C. Brooks appointed
County Judge. On April 29, 1904,
the Court of Appeals . . . — — Map (db m145288) HM
On West Tom T Hall Boulevard just east of Whitt Street, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of those who gave their lives for freedom.
Vietnam
Chaffins, Ernest Jr. -
Colecrove, Robert H -
Dickerson, George E -
Eden Chester W -
Fitch, William A -
Jackson Larry, R -
Littleton, David E -
Tackett, George E . . . — — Map (db m164373) WM
On West Tom T Hall Boulevard (U.S. 60) just west of Whitt Street, on the left when traveling east.
WIA programs are done by eastern Ky. Concentrated employment program, inc. Funded by Workforce Investment Act funded by U.S. Dept of Labor by Ky. Ed. Cabinet, Div. of Work Force Services. — — Map (db m164385) HM
On Ridge Drive at Old US 60 Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Ridge Drive.
“Honest Bill from Olive Hill.”
Home of Gov. William Jason Fields,
34th Governor of Kentucky, 1923-27.
Promoted Kentucky’s first grant of
Federal aid for road construction,
consolidation of schools, teacher-training colleges at . . . — — Map (db m145260) HM
On West Tom T Hall Boulevard (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles west of Whitt Street, on the right when traveling west.
Olive Hill is the birthplace of Tom T. Hall.
Born to Reverend Virgil L. and Della Lena Hall,
he used his god-given talents to become famed
as one of America's balladeers, telling in music
form the story of the common folk and the . . . — — Map (db m164383) HM
On U.S. 60 just west of Clay Hollow Road, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1848 by A. McCullough and Lampton Brothers. Its stone stack was 36 feet high. 11½ feet across inside at widest point, and burned “stone coal” rather than charcoal. It was served by its own railroad spur. In 1866 it produced . . . — — Map (db m144425) HM
On Kentucky Route 1 just north of Kentucky Route 1496, on the left when traveling south.
In 1873, line was extended from
Grayson to Willard. Located here
were a turntable, water tower,
railroad scales, & engine house.
Near-by, the Lick Branch & Lost
Creek spurs, as well as EK coal
mines and coal camp existed. In
1892, an angry . . . — — Map (db m145353) HM
Saltpeter mined here from which gunpowder was made that was used by Kentucky riflemen during the war of 1812. There are remains of those works in cave, reputed rendezvous for counterfeiters in early years, artifacts and Indian graves found in cavern. — — Map (db m164261) HM WM
On Local Road 8024A, 0.2 miles east of Cave Road, on the right when traveling north.
Saltpetre Cave is considered by many historians to be the site of the earliest industry in the area. The cave was used during the War of 1812 as a source of the major ingredient in making gunpowder. The site is currently listed on the National . . . — — Map (db m164394) HM
On Local Route 8024A, 0.2 miles east of Cave Road, on the right when traveling north.
Since the early 19th century,
adventurers have been
attracted to the caves in this
area. For some there was a
need to enter the caves
because they provided raw
materials which improved daily
life. Others entered just for the
fascination of . . . — — Map (db m164392) HM
Big Spring rises through a jumble of giant boulders causing a dramatic “boil” at the spring surface. On an average day 288 million gallons of water flow from the spring, enough to fill Busch Stadium in St. Louis in only 33 . . . — — Map (db m61738) HM
Karst is a special type of landscape that is formed by the dissolution of soluble rocks, including limestone and dolomite.
A karst topography is characterized by rolling hills, deep hollows springs, caves, sinkholes and tunnels.
Rain water, . . . — — Map (db m61739) HM
On State Highway Z at Pea Vine Road (State Highway 103), on the right when traveling north on State Highway Z.
"We are definitely in an era of building; the best kind of building - the building of great public projects for the benefit of the public and with the definite objective of building human happiness." Franklin Delano Roosevelt Growing out of . . . — — Map (db m36208) HM
On State Highway Z at Pea Vine Road (State Highway 103), on the right when traveling north on State Highway Z.
"Company 1710 was organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 3, 1933...The company was made up of approximately 200 Missouri boys, 96 from three north Missouri counties (Putnam, Caldwell, Lynn) and the remainder from Jasper County.... On June . . . — — Map (db m36195) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at Oliver Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
(Front):Erected by the citizens of Carter County in memory of our soldier boys who lost their lives in World War of 1917William Thomas Main Charles O. Marchbank Oscar Marchbank George L. Shiffler Ed. Morler J.L. Kinnard Charles E. McSpadden . . . — — Map (db m36150) WM
On State Highway Z at Pea Vine Road (State Highway 103), on the right when traveling north on State Highway Z.
During the 1930s, a depression slowly strangled the nation. By 1933, nearly 13 million people suffered unemployment. In March, newly elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt responded with a bill creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. Its purpose . . . — — Map (db m36191) HM
On State Highway Z at Pea Vine Road (State Highway 103), on the right when traveling north on State Highway Z.
The CCC worked within state and national parks and forest areas across the nation combating soil erosion, fighting forest fires and building park facilities. At Big Spring, boys from 3 separate camps (Co. 1710, 734 and 1740) kept busy with a variety . . . — — Map (db m36196) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at Oliver Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
(Front): Van Buren, settled as the seat of Ripley County, organized, 1833, became the seat of Carter County when it was organized from parts of Ripley and Shannon counties, 1859. Nearby Big Spring State Park, 4582 acres of Ozark grandeur, . . . — — Map (db m36143) HM
On Park Entrance Road near State Highway 7, on the right when traveling east.
Medicine Rocks State Park was once a sea of sand dunes. About 61 million years ago during the Tertiary Era, a large freshwater river deposited fine-grained sands along its shores. From there, coastal winds blew the sand into dunes that eventually . . . — — Map (db m164323) HM
If you had visited Medicine Rocks 61.5 million years ago, you would have needed gills to breathe!
A vast river once flowed through the regions, depositing layers of underwater sandbars along its deep channel. Over tine, other rivers buried the . . . — — Map (db m164615) HM
On State Highway 7 near Heggen Road, on the right when traveling north.
Some people claim an old buffalo hunter figured that starting a thirst emporium for parched cowpunchers on this end of the range would furnish him a more lucrative and interesting vocation than downing buffalo. He picks a location and was hauling a . . . — — Map (db m164322) HM
On Main Street near Munro Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In 1934, at the height of the Great Depression, fire destroyed four Main Street buildings, including the First National Bank. When the economy recovered, local contractor V. E. Figg designed and constructed this 1940 commercial structure. With . . . — — Map (db m164217) HM
If you had been a Texas cattle baron in the 1880s, the endless miles of lush grasslands and open range surrounding Medicine Rocks would have seemed like heaven on earth.
Enormous cattle ranches - running thousands of head each - once dominated . . . — — Map (db m164616) HM
On Montana Route 7, on the right when traveling south.
Traveling through southeastern Montana in 1883, naturalist, writer, and future United States President Theodore Roosevelt was struck by what he called the Medicine Buttes. He wrote, "Altogether it was as fantastically beautiful a place as I have . . . — — Map (db m216004) HM
The Sioux aptly named Medicine Rocks Inyan-oka-la-ka, or "Rock with a Hole in It."
Evidence suggests the ancestors of modern-day American Indians lived and hunted in southeastern Montana beginning at the end of the last ice age, or about . . . — — Map (db m164326) HM
On Park Entrance Road near State Highway 7, on the right when traveling west.
With prairie stretching toward the horizon in nearly every direction, Medicine Rocks seem like a tiny "island" in a vast, grassy sea.
Indeed, the rocky buttes, spires and columns stand tall above the prairie junegrass, little bluestem and . . . — — Map (db m164544) HM
On West Broadway Street at B Street NW, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
This building, originally built in 1930 by
architect J.B. White, was called the
Gilbert Building. It was renamed the
Ardmoreite Building in 1966 when it
became the home of The Daily
Ardmoreite. Between 1930 and 1966
many businesses . . . — — Map (db m142416) HM
On Scenic State Highway 77 south of U.S. 70, on the right when traveling south.
This park was created between 1933 and 1940 by members of Civilian Conservation Corps Companies 1813 and 849, two of many organized by the federal government during the Great Depression. To provide useful employment for thousands of young men . . . — — Map (db m212797) HM
On East Main Street at Mill Street NE, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Daubes’ Department Store was a long time landmark on Main Street of Ardmore.
The original Daube Store was opened in Bowie, Texas, in 1883, and was owned by Sam Daube.
In about 1888, when the Ardmore area was in Pickens County, Indian . . . — — Map (db m142482) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) at B Street SW, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The construction of this courthouse was
financed in 1898 by two private
entrepreneurs, Joe F. Robinson and
A. V. Doak. The building was leased to the Federal
Government and the court was presided over by
Judge Hosea Townsend. This fourth . . . — — Map (db m142411) HM
On D Street NW north of 9th Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north.
A Methodist college once stood here. Begun by the City of Ardmore it was given to the Indian Mission Conference of the Methodist Church. Named in honor of Bishop Robt. K. Hargrove. In 1907 the school burned but was rebuilt north of the city. It . . . — — Map (db m141620) HM
On North Washington Street at Paradise Alley, on the left when traveling north on North Washington Street.
The Hotel Wisnor, named in honor of Benjamin Wisnor Carter, prominent Chickasaw citizen, was built on this site in 1884 and was the first and finest establishment of its kind in Indian Territory. The three-story building of brick and stone had 50 . . . — — Map (db m142485) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) west of B Street SW, on the left when traveling west.
In 1893, E.B. Luke came to Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, from Detroit, Michigan. At the time, his brother, Jack Luke, operated a music and school book store in Oklahoma City, and urged E.B. to open this same type of store in Ardmore. So in 1895, E.B. . . . — — Map (db m142420) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) at North Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
On April 19, 1895 a fire broke out in Harper’s Caddo Street Livery Stable. It quickly spread and consumed six blocks of East Main Street from the Santa Fe Railroad tracks to Washington (then known as Springer Street). Eighty-six businesses were . . . — — Map (db m142489) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) at B Street SW, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The Noble Brothers, Sam and Ed, arrived in Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, in 1893, from Oakland Prairie, Pickens County, after a brief sojourn in Pottsboro, Texas, where they were partners in a general merchandise business and operated a ferry crossing . . . — — Map (db m142481) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) west of B Street NW, on the right when traveling west.
Before 1899, J.W. Banks built, at this site, a mercantile establishment combined with lodging quarters. In 1903, W.F. (Dixie) Gilmer arrived from North Carolina and leased the hotel which was a three story structure with rooms on the second and . . . — — Map (db m142422) HM
On U.S. 177 at Daisy Lane, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 177.
Rosella Hightower
The world renowned ballerina was born 1/20/1920 on Wolf Creek 2 miles south and ½ mile east (C SW SE SE Sect. 34, 3E 4S). She became the prima ballerina of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, the original Ballet Russe, . . . — — Map (db m147485) HM
On Armstrong Street at General Street, on the right when traveling north on Armstrong Street.
March 14, 1943 Aeronca L-3C Grasshopper
Emil M. Horkavi Gary, Indiana • Frank M. Dimond Wilmington, California
November 4, 1943 B-17 Flying Fortress
Derald C. Holland, Santa Ana, California •
Lee R. Woodall Jr. El Dorado, Arkansas • . . . — — Map (db m209383) HM WM
On East Main Street west of SE 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Production of crude oil from the newly-discovered Healdton field surrounding this marker site flooded the marker with an oversupply of petroleum protesting that pipeline purchases were inadequate. Producers claimed they were being deprived of . . . — — Map (db m180600) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 76) west of SE 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
WW II CO Co K 152nd Inf 38th Inf Div
Wounded in Philippine Islands May 16, 1945
Korea CO Tank Co 179 Inf Reg 45 Inf Div wounded May 6, 1952
Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Cross by direction of the President under the . . . — — Map (db m180534) HM WM
On State Highway 91 at Broad Street, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 91.
About 1 mile S.W., at the home of a daughter, Mary Johnson Stover, Andrew Johnson died in 1875. He had been a senator from Tennessee; governor of Tennessee; military governor under Federal occupation; vice-president of the United States and 17th . . . — — Map (db m157912) HM
On East Elk Avenue just west of Post Office Street, on the left when traveling east.
Barnes Boring was officially established as a corporation on February 26, 1900 with J. M. Barnes and J. R. Boring as principal stockholders. The two gentlemen died just months from each other nearly 30 years after beginning their partnership. — — Map (db m192800) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) 0.1 miles east of Hudson Drive, on the right when traveling east.
In the 1920s, German and Dutch investors established two factories for the production of rayon in Elizabethton: American Bemberg Corporation and North American Rayon Corporation. The East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC), . . . — — Map (db m135498) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Bemberg Road, on the right when traveling east.
These concrete footings held the Bemberg Water Tower which supplied water to the ET&WNC (Tweetsie) steam engines in the early 1900’s. Project funded by www.cartercountyhistory.com website and the alumni of the 2014-2015 Carter County Adult . . . — — Map (db m135497) HM
On East Elk Avenue east of South Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling east.
This walkway now exists where once the Grand Theater, the first theater in Elizabethton, stood. The theater had a balcony for blacks only, but legend has it that sometimes white men snuck up the stairs to join them and smoke cigars. — — Map (db m192802) HM
Near West G Street (Tennessee Route 67) at West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321), on the right when traveling west.
Nearby Buffalo Creek is one of numerous place names in the Southern Appalachian mountains that serve as reminders that the buffalo, or American bison, was once plentiful in the region. In 1769 Daniel Boone narrowly escaped being trampled by a . . . — — Map (db m184052) HM
On East Elk Avenue east of South Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling east.
Established in 1892 by Harry Burgie, Burgie Drug, a revered establishment which was visited frequently by Elizabethton residents, served the community as a pharmacy and convenience store. — — Map (db m192801) HM
On North Main Street at East Elk Avenue, in the median on North Main Street.
In Memory of Mary Patton who made the powder that fought the King’s M’T’N’ Battle placed by her great grand son. T.Y. Patton
Built in honor of all soldiers of Carter County in all the wars from the revolution down to this date, 1912, by . . . — — Map (db m135496) HM WM
Carter County’s railroad history is the story of three trains – the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, better known as Tweetsie (1881-1951); the Southern Railroad (1911-1940); and the North American Rayon Steam Engine (1936-1992). The . . . — — Map (db m46561) HM
John Carter
- 1781
Chairman of Watauga Association and of the five commissioners who established that first written compact for civil government by American-born freemen. Chairman of Committee of Safety. In Revolution, colonel of militia . . . — — Map (db m157908) HM
On Southside Road, on the right when traveling east.
Cedar Grove Cemetery was originally established as a "colored cemetery" in the early nineteenth century on a tract of land adjacent to a trail that became known as Gap Creek Road. The remote and rocky terrain often required the use of dynamite to . . . — — Map (db m81370) HM
Near East Elk Avenue east of South Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling east.
On this location the citizens of Elizabethton, Tennessee have dedicated a Time Capsule as the finale of their year long celebration of Elizabethton’s 200 Years. The capsule buried here is to be opened in the year 2099 AD. With this . . . — — Map (db m192864) HM
On South Riverside Drive at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Riverside Drive.
This bridge over Doe River was built early in 1882 at a cost to the county of $3000 for the bridge and $300 for the approaches. The site was chosen by J.J. McCorkle, Wiley Christian and H.M. Rentfro. The committee were Thomas E. Matson, Engineer, . . . — — Map (db m46706) HM
On Academy Street, 0.1 miles south of Broad Street (U.S. 19E).
These stones are from the foundation of the academy established Sept. 13, 1806, with Maj. George Duffield, Chairman, Nathaniel Taylor, George Williams, Alexander Doran & John Greer, Trustees. In 1807, Andrew Taylor, Abraham Henry and Reuben Thornton . . . — — Map (db m46607) HM
On Church Street at South Lynn Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Church Street.
This independent semi-professional barnstorming Negro baseball team consisted of young men from Elizabethton, Johnson City, Kingsport, Greeneville, Middle Tennessee, Kentucky, Bristol, and Martinsville, Virginia. Because of segregation, their . . . — — Map (db m157901) HM
On South Riverside Drive north of Hattie Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1772 the first court west of the Alleghanies was held under this tree
Additional marker:
In 1772, four years before the Declaration of Independence, settlers in the Watauga Valley adopted the “Articles of the Watauga . . . — — Map (db m157905) HM
On Monument Place at G Street, on the right when traveling west on Monument Place.
To the memory of the patriots who on their way to King's Mountain under Sevier, Shelby and Campbell assembled here September 25, 1780
Additional inscriptions:
Fort Watauga, First (Settlers) Fort Built West of the Alleghanies. 1770 . . . — — Map (db m170566) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) at West Mill Street on West Elk Avenue.
The Tipton family cemetery, it stood near the homesite of Samuel Tipton (1752-1833) and Susannah Reneau (1767-1853). Col. John Tipton, father of Samuel, deeded it to him in 1784. The house was later the home of a nephew, Isaac P. Tipton, whose . . . — — Map (db m81371) HM
Near Sparks Road just north of Milligan Highway (Tennessee Route 359), on the right when traveling north.
During the early years of European settlement in this valley, Mary McKeechan Patton (1751-1836) operated a gunpowder mill along Powder Branch not far to the south of this spot. Mary McKeechan was born in England and her family immigrated to . . . — — Map (db m183985) HM
On Milligan Highway (State Highway 359) at Blowers Boulevard (State Highway 2530), on the left when traveling south on Milligan Highway.
Buffalo Creek Christian Church organized here in 1830. In 1867 Buffalo Male & Female Institute was established by Rev. W.G. Barker on land given by Joshua Williams. Josephus Hopgood of Ky. purchased it in 1875, naming it Milligan College in 1882, . . . — — Map (db m157861) HM
Near State Highway 67 just north of Monument Place, on the left when traveling north.
The stone obelisk on the hill to the south, erected in 1909 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, is dedicated "To the memory of the patriots who, on their way to King's Mountain under Sevier, Shelby, and Campbell, assembled here September . . . — — Map (db m183937) HM
On East Elk Avenue just west of Post Office Street, on the left when traveling east.
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. — — Map (db m192799) HM
On U.S. 19E at Valley Forge Christian Church Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 19E.
At Valley Forge, Dan Ellis usually assembled for Federal regiments whom he guided over obscure mountain trails to Kentucky, while East Tennessee was under Confederate control. Born 1827 and a veteran of the Mexican War, he was subsequently Captain . . . — — Map (db m135595) HM
On Milligan Highway (State Highway 359) at Powder Branch Road (State Highway 2558), on the right when traveling east on Milligan Highway.
100 yards upstream at a falls stood an old powder mill, where Mary McKeehan Patton made powder for the soldiers who went to King's Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780. Michael Hyder, Sr., signer of the Halifax Petition in 1776 lived here and is buried on the . . . — — Map (db m157864) HM
On North Sycamore Street just north of East E Street, on the left when traveling north.
The older (eastmost) portion of this building, Classical Revival in design, originally served as Elizabethton’s main post office. James A. Wetmore, working for the WPA, designed the building in 1931, and it was constructed in 1933. — — Map (db m183929) HM
Near West G Street (Tennessee Route 67) 0.1 miles west of Sabine Street, on the left when traveling west.
Bringing Sabine Hill Back to Life Sabine Hill remained in the Taylor family through the latter 1940s. In August 1936, W. Jeter Eason with the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) visited Sabine Hill and took detailed photographs . . . — — Map (db m174641) HM
Near West G Street (Tennessee Route 67) at U.S. 321, on the left when traveling west.
Sabine Hill, the large Federal-style structure on the knoll to the south, is one of the oldest surviving homes in Carter County. General Nathaniel Taylor (1771-1816), a veteran, of the War of 1812, began the construction of Sabine Hill shortly after . . . — — Map (db m174643) HM
On New Elizabethton Highway (Tennessee Route 67) 0.3 miles north of Buck Van Huss Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Built about 1818 by Mary (“Polly”) Patton Taylor, widow of Gen. Nathaniel Taylor, of the War of 1812. Both are buried in the cemetery nearby. Among their great-grandsons were Governors Alfred A. and Robert L. Taylor, of Tennessee, and Nathaniel . . . — — Map (db m46387) HM
On North Main Street at East Elk Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Although Tennessee voted to secede from the Union in June 1861, East Tennessee remained staunchly loyal. The residents of Carter County voted against secession, 1,343 to 86.
One of those residents, Admiral and General Samuel P. Carter (born . . . — — Map (db m135600) HM
On East Elk Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Veterans Memorial Parkway (U.S. 19E), on the right when traveling west.
Born in this house. After attending Washington College and Princeton, graduated from U.S. Naval Academy; serving in the Navy until May 1, 1862, he was appointed brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. His most conspicuous service was a raid into East . . . — — Map (db m46749) HM
On East Elk Avenue east of South Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling east.
This plaque is dedicated to Samuel Tipton, founder of Elizabethton. Born in 1752, Samuel Tipton was the eldest son of Col. John and Mary Butler Tipton. A Revolutionary War soldier, he owned the land on which Elizabethton is now located. His Green . . . — — Map (db m157907) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) 0.1 miles south of Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Sycamore Shoals, located just to the north of this spot, was a significant place in early American history. The site is named for a stretch of shallow rapids along the Watauga River and for the abundant sycamore trees along its banks. The shoals . . . — — Map (db m157870) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Franklin Club Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In this neighborhood, on Sept. 26, 1780, Rev. Samuel Doak conducted religious services for the frontiersmen from Virginia and North Carolina, including the Watauga and other settlements in what is now Tennessee, upon the start of their decisive . . . — — Map (db m47152) HM
Near Broad Street, 0.1 miles east of Circle Drive, on the left when traveling east.
“The Mansion” was built before 1780 by John Carter and his son Landon. John Carter was chairman of the Watauga Association, a court of five men elected by the settlers of the Watauga Count in May 1772, “to govern and direct for the . . . — — Map (db m47102) HM
Near West G Street (Tennessee Route 67) 0.1 miles west of Sabine Street, on the left when traveling west.
"Happy Valley" and Sabine Hill (1778-1853) In 1778, during the Revolutionary War, Andrew Taylor traveled from Virginia to what would later become eastern Tennessee. Taylor settled near this location on the Powder Branch of Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m174640) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Franklin Club Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In this valley, March 17, 1775, the Transylvania Company, led by Richard Henderson, John Williams and Nathaniel Hart, bought from the Cherokee, led by Chief Oconostota, all the lands between the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers. Over 20 million acres . . . — — Map (db m47196) HM
Near West G Street (Tennessee Route 67) 0.1 miles west of Sabine Street, on the left when traveling west.
Understanding Early Inhabitants East Tennessee has been the site of continuous human occupation for thousands of years. Archaeology is an important tool for understanding the early inhabitants of Sabine Hill. Through the study of . . . — — Map (db m174639) HM
On Franklin Club Drive, 0.2 miles West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling west.
After the July 21, 1776 attack, the second fort was built on land owned by Sevier, and joining the historic shoals on the Watauga River he and his family played a major role in the Watauga Association and the early settlement of Tennessee. . . . — — Map (db m157866) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Franklin Club Drive, on the right when traveling west.
400 yards northward and ½ mile northeast of the mouth of Gap Creek, stood Watauga Fort. Here, July 21, 1776, the settlers under Captain James Robertson repulsed the Cherokees under Old Abraham of Chilhowee, and Lt. John Sevier rescued . . . — — Map (db m47187) HM
On East Elk Avenue at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Elk Avenue.
Where the Watauga Association was formed in 1772, being the first place west of the Alleghenies where men joined together in a written compact for civil government and for the preservation of their ideals of liberty.
The Thirteen Commissioners . . . — — Map (db m135499) HM
On West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Franklin Club Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Here, March 19, 1775, at the Sycamore Shoals, the Watauga Association, Charles Robertson, Trustee, bought from the Cherokee, with Oconostota as chief, lands along the Watauga, Holston and Great Canaway (now New) Rivers. The consideration for the . . . — — Map (db m47180) HM
On U.S. 19E at Mill Pond Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 19E. Reported missing.
1/2 mile E. of Valley Forge on Doe River are the ruins of an iron furnace built in 1820 by William B. Carter of Elizabethton. It was purchased in 1824 by James, John, and Joseph O'Brien and William Gott. They owned 9000 acres of land and operated . . . — — Map (db m219553) HM
Near U.S. 19E, 0.1 miles south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling south.
The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad was chartered in 1866 as a 5 ft “broad gauge” line from Johnson’s Depot (now Johnson City) to the Cranberry Iron Works in North Carolina. Construction began in 1868 but was halted . . . — — Map (db m157059) HM
On Elizabethton Highway (Tennessee Route 91) at Fleming Road, on the right when traveling west on Elizabethton Highway.
[Front] Established 1796 named in honor of
Landon Carter
Treasurer of Washington and Hamilton Districts. Speaker of the first State of Franklin Senate, later its Secretary of State, also Lieutenant Colonel of the Washington . . . — — Map (db m45948) HM
Near Happy Valley Road just north of Milligan Highway (Tennessee Route 359), on the left when traveling north.
Railroads were a major force in developing southern Appalachia, bringing jobs, commerce, industry, and transportation to local communities. However, the mountainous terrain presented unique challenges to their construction. The East Tennessee and . . . — — Map (db m184200) HM
Near Happy Valley Road just north of Milligan Highway (Tennessee Route 359), on the left when traveling north.
In 1902, the Cranberry Furnace Company opened this quarry to provide lime for the Johnson City iron foundry. The quarry featured a crusher and a 924' railroad siding to load the crushed lime on to the ET&WNC train for transportation to Johnson . . . — — Map (db m184199) HM
On Elizabethton Highway (Tennessee Route 91) at Smalling Road, on the right when traveling east on Elizabethton Highway.
6.5 miles northwest, at the mouth of Brush Creek, is a mill built by Jeremiah Dungan in 1779, and continuously operated since then. East of it was a stone fort erected by pioneers of the Watauga Settlement.
Dungan and other pioneers are buried . . . — — Map (db m45997) HM
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