The War Between the States was the hardest time in our nation’s history. More people died during this war than all the other wars our country has fought in put together, with the exception of WWII. There were 620,000 battlefield deaths. Some . . . — — Map (db m261707) HM
Confederate General Robert Vance, brother of North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance, led a cavalry raid that captured a Union wagon train filled with provisions that had been taken in Sevier County. Vance then planned to rendezvous with Lt. Col. . . . — — Map (db m260267) HM
Historical Note
The Battle of Shultz’ Mill took place 900 yards south of this marker toward Gatlinburg. The battle took place in the field across from Shultz’ Mill on the right hand or western bank of Cosby Creek on the afternoon of January . . . — — Map (db m261706) HM
Born in a house which stood just across the creek, on Dec. 5, 1901, she was educated at Ward Belmont College, in Nashville, and after further musical study in Washington and New York, she became one of the outstanding operatic sopranos of her day. . . . — — Map (db m40736) HM
Born two miles west April 1891, Arrowood was one of the first American soldiers to be decorated for bravery in World War I. The French government, on Nov. 14, 1917, awarded him the Croix de Guerre for the rescue of several men under his . . . — — Map (db m40735) HM
Tennessee
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 . . . — — Map (db m40739) HM
Tennessee's mountain residents were bitterly divided about secession in 1861. Most were Unionist, but after the state seceded, this part remained Confederate territory until later in the war.
Both armies passed through Newport
(Exit 435) . . . — — Map (db m270283) HM
Tennessee AMVETS dedicates
this memorial to all veterans
living or deceased who have
honorably served their country
that freedom may reign
October 12, 1996
Governor Don Sundquist — — Map (db m270282) WM
The town of Newport was organized in 1867.
The county seat was established here in 1884.
L. Snease, Mayor
Aldermen
C.D. Fisher
Hugh Gray
W.E. McGaha
Frank Parks
James Murray — — Map (db m152049) HM
Cocke County Memorial Building
The National Register of Historic Places
Tennessee Historical Commission
American Legion Post 41
Newport, Tennessee
1930 — — Map (db m266414) HM
Named for Senator W. M. Cocke.
Bld'g Site donated by Maj. T. S. Gorman.
First court house erected on this site by Judge J. H. Randolph 1886.
Burned - 1930 — — Map (db m284956) HM
In grateful appreciation
to the
men and women of Cocke County, Tennessee
who by serving as members of the armed forces
of the
United States of America
have helped
to uphold the principles of democracy
upon which this nation was . . . — — Map (db m211009) WM
This monument is dedicated
to those from
Cocke County, Tennessee
who made the supreme sacrifice
in service to their country
WWI
U.S. Army: William Austin • Charles G. Free • William Hall • Robert Johnson • Robert Maloy • . . . — — Map (db m211008) WM
Born in Newport on October 13, 1870, Hooper was a successful Cocke County attorney.
He was elected governor and served two terms, 1911-15. His election is attributed to the influence of fusion, the coalition of the prohibition factions of both . . . — — Map (db m61778) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m81373) HM
Born in a house 500 yards south, he attended W & L University and V.M.I. Enlisted in the French Foreign Legion, August, 1914: incapacitated for infantry service by wounds, May 1915. Transferring to the French Air Force, he helped found the . . . — — Map (db m28228) HM
Erected in 1898, NGS is the oldest building in
continuous operation as a school in Tennessee. From
an eight-room building on a five-acre tract it has
grown to a forty-one-room complex on an eighteen-acre
campus, thus keeping pace with Newport's . . . — — Map (db m293565) HM
A swinging bridge crossed the river just east of this spot, 1914-1924. It provided access to the G.L. Goughnour home on the cliff as well as access to town from Warford Road. — — Map (db m126465) HM
Located .2 mi. east on the Big Pigeon River is a strategic crossing used by the Cherokees. In Aug. 1782, Gen. Charles McDowell of Burke Co., North Carolina, raised an army of five hundred mounted militia from Morgan District to cross the mountains, . . . — — Map (db m61779) HM
The Great War Path of the Cherokees forded this river just west of this spot. It was the main route linking the Watauga and Chickmauga settlements. — — Map (db m126464) HM
About 2 miles northeast, south of the mouth of Cosby’s Creek, William Whitson, Jr., established a fort on the east bank of Pigeon River in 1783. It was an important frontier outpost, since there was a ford there, and the west bank of the river was . . . — — Map (db m58404) HM
100 yards south, Maj. William Wilson built a tavern in 1800. Among the many notables who stopped here were Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. Other distinguished guests included Henry Clay, Governor Sam Houston, and . . . — — Map (db m275073) HM
In 1842, state senator Andrew Johnson, a resident of neighboring Greene County, purchased his first slave here in Parrottsville. Her name was Dolly, and she was fourteen. Her son claimed that she approached Johnson and asked him to buy her because . . . — — Map (db m92476) HM
This fort, one of only two known remaining blockhouses in Tennessee, was built about 1787 by James Swaggerty for protection from the Indians. Located on land of his Uncle Abraham Swaggerty, it consists of three levels. The cantilevered structure was . . . — — Map (db m61780) HM
During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces accused each other of committing atrocities against prisoners and civilians. The hanging of Peter Reece, a Unionist who lived near present day Harned Chapel United Methodist Church, illustrates . . . — — Map (db m87171) HM
