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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Carter County

 
Clickable Map of Carter County, Kentucky and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Carter County, KY (21) Boyd County, KY (41) Elliott County, KY (4) Greenup County, KY (37) Lawrence County, KY (12) Lewis County, KY (20) Rowan County, KY (21)  CarterCounty(21) Carter County (21)  BoydCounty(41) Boyd County (41)  ElliottCounty(4) Elliott County (4)  GreenupCounty(37) Greenup County (37)  LawrenceCounty(12) Lawrence County (12)  LewisCounty(20) Lewis County (20)  RowanCounty(21) Rowan County (21)
Grayson is the county seat for Carter County
Adjacent to Carter County, Kentucky
      Boyd County (41)  
      Elliott County (4)  
      Greenup County (37)  
      Lawrence County (12)  
      Lewis County (20)  
      Rowan County (21)  
 
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1 Kentucky, Carter County, Counts Crossroads — 1222 — Aviation Pioneer / Matthew B. Sellers
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
2 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 637 — A Masterful RetreatConfederate Raids and Invasions and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky.
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
3 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 642 — A Masterful RetreatConfederate Raids and Invasions, and a Federal Retreat, in Kentucky
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
4 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 221 — Civil War Reunion
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
5 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 1247 — County Named, 1838
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
6 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 1596 — Eastern Kentucky Railway
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
7 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 914 — Mount Savage Furnace
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
8 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 1148 — Pactolus Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
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
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9 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — We Honor William Jason Fields
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
10 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — World War I Memorial 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
11 Kentucky, Carter County, Hitchins — 2246 — Eastern Kentucky RailwayHitchins
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
12 Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — 1177 — Beckham County
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
13 Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — Carter County 20th Century War Memorial
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
14 Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — Historical Mural by Northeast WIA Youth2002-2006
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
15 Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — 640 — Home of Gov. Fields
“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
16 Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill — Tom T. Hall
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
17 Kentucky, Carter County, Rush — 1018 — Star Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
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
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18 Kentucky, Carter County, Willard — 2301 — Eastern Kentucky RailwayWillard
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
19 Kentucky, Carter County, Wolf — 209 — Saltpeter Cave
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
20 Kentucky, Carter County, Wolf — Seasonal ToursSaltpetre Cave
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
21 Kentucky, Carter County, Wolf — The Caves Of Carter County
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
22 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — Big SpringOzark National Scenic Riverways — National Park Service-U.S.Department of the Interior —
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
23 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — Big Spring: A Karst TopographyOzark National Scenic Riverways — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
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
24 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — Building Human Happiness
"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
25 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — Camp Hains - 1710
"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
26 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — Carter County Veterans Memorial
(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
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27 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — CCC - A Peace-Time Army
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
28 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — There Was Work To Be Done
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
29 Missouri, Carter County, Van Buren — Van Buren
(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
30 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — A Fantastically Beautiful Place: The Medicine Rocks
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
31 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — A River Ran Through It
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
32 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — Ekalaka
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
33 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — First National Bank of Ekalaka / Rickard Hardware Building
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
34 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — Home on the Range
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
35 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — Inyan Oka-lo-ka / Medicine Rocks State Park
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
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36 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — Inyan-oka-la-ka
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
37 Montana, Carter County, Ekalaka — Prairie Island
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
38 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Ardmoreite Building
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
39 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Civilian Conservation Corps and Lake Murray State ParkArdmore, Oklahoma
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
40 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Daubes’ Store
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
41 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Federal Courthouse (1898)Southern District — Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, I.T. —
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
42 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Hargrove College 1895-1914
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
43 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Hotel Wisnor / Carter-Booker Building
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
44 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Killing of US Marshal Dow Braziel
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45 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Luke’s Music Store
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
46 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Masonic Temple 1896
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
47 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Noble Brothers Hardware
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
48 Oklahoma, Carter County, Ardmore — Randol Hotel
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
49 Oklahoma, Carter County, Dickson — Rosella Hightower / Joseph Callaway
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
50 Oklahoma, Carter County, Gene Autry — In Memory Of Of Those Who Died In Training Accidents During WWII And The Korean ConflictArdmore Army Air Field, WWII 1942-1946
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
51 Oklahoma, Carter County, Healdton — Healdton:Oklahoma's First State-regulated Oil Field
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
52 Oklahoma, Carter County, Healdton — Vincent A. KimberlinJuly 10, 1918 - February 14, 1989 — Captain, Infantry, US Army —
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
53 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 20 — Andrew Johnson
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
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54 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 12 — Barnes Boring Hardware — Elizabethton Walking Tour —
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
55 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Bemberg Station / Port Rayon
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
56 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Bemberg Water Tower
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
57 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 28 — Betsy Walkway — Elizabethton Walking Tour —
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
58 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Boone Trail Highway
Metal from Battleship Maine in Tablet • Daniel Boone •Map (db m192255) HM
59 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Buffalo Creek
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
60 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 29 — Burgie Drug — Elizabethton Walking Tour —
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
61 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Carter County Veterans Monument
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
62 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 123 — Carter County's Train History
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
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63 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Carter Family Memorial
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
64 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 119 — Cedar Grove Cemetery
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
65 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — City of Elizabethton Bicentennial1799-1999
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
66 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 62 — Covered Bridge
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
67 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 54 — Duffield Academy
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
68 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 148 — Elizabethton Blue Grays1935-1955
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
69 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — First Court West of the Alleghenies
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
70 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Fort Watauga MonumentKing's Mountain — Sycamore Shoals —
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
71 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 61 — Green Hill Cemetery
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
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72 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Mary Patton's Powder Mill
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
73 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 18 — Milligan College
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
74 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Monument to the Patriots
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
75 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 11 — Old Post Office — Elizabethton Walking Tour —
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
76 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A-85 — Old Red Fox
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
77 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 13 — Powder Branch
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
78 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 13 — Public Library — Elizabethton Walking Tour —
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
79 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Restoration of Sabine HillSabine Hill State Historic Site
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
80 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Sabine Hill
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
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81 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 15 — Sabine Hill
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
82 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Samuel P. CarterAdmiral and General
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
83 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 72 — Samuel Powhatan CarterAug 6, 1819 – May 26, 1891
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
84 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Samuel TiptonFounder of Elizabethton
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
85 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga
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
86 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 16 — Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga
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
87 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 19 — The Mansion
“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
88 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — The Taylor FamilySabine Hill State Historic Site
"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
89 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 52 — Transylvania Purchase
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
90 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Uncovering the PastSabine Hill State Historic Site
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
91 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Valentine Sevier, "The Immigrant"1712-1803
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
92 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 8 — Watauga Fort
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
93 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — Watauga Old Fields
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
94 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 53 — Watauga Purchase
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
95 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton, Valley Forge — 1A-73 — O'Brien Furnace 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
96 Tennessee, Carter County, Hampton — ET&WNC Railroad Covered Bridge
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
97 Tennessee, Carter County, Johnson City — 1A 31 — Carter County / Washington County
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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
98 Tennessee, Carter County, Johnson City — Constructing a Mountain Railroad
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
99 Tennessee, Carter County, Johnson City — Cranberry Furnace Company Quarry
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
100 Tennessee, Carter County, Johnson City — 1A 17 — Dungan’s Mill
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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