Historical Markers and War Memorials in Johnson County, Tennessee
Mountain City is the county seat for Johnson County
Adjacent to Johnson County, Tennessee
Carter County(57) ► Sullivan County(116) ► Ashe County, North Carolina(21) ► Avery County, North Carolina(18) ► Watauga County, North Carolina(102) ► Grayson County, Virginia(30) ► Washington County, Virginia(109) ►
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Old Butler
The Old Butler site, which was located three miles southeast of here, is under Watauga Lake. Settled before 1770 by John Honeycutt, it was named for Judge R.R. Butler in 1868. The town, originally a farming, milling and mining . . . — — Map (db m157915) HM
The first forge in this area was built about ˝ mile north on Laurel Fork in 1810. Later, two forges were built in the area west of here, the last in 1849. An orebank on Ackerson Creek, about 1 mile upstream, furnished ore for furnaces until . . . — — Map (db m104366) HM
Washington County, Virginia Formed in 1776 from Fincastle, and named for George Washington. This county was the first locality named for him. General William Campbell, hero of King's Mountain, lived in this county. Emory and Henry College is in . . . — — Map (db m228773) HM
Clarence Earl McCurry was known professionally as both Clarence and Tom Ashley. His repertoire included many ancient Appalachian and early American songs, and he was the first to record “House of the Rising Sun.” He recorded from 1928 to 1933, . . . — — Map (db m157922) HM
In 1861, Mountain City had a different name — Taylorsville — but this place had been the seat of Johnson County since 1836. Like other mountain areas, Johnson County strongly supported the Union. Late in 1862, Confederate authorities sent officers . . . — — Map (db m174272) HM
Organized on April 20, 1794, the first Baptist congregation in Johnson County was known as the Roan Creek Church of Christ. Originally located near Shouns, the church sponsored by the congregation of the Three Forks Baptist Church in Watauga County, . . . — — Map (db m104362) HM
This tablet erected in honor of the men from Johnson County who answered their country’s call in the World War and in memory of those who died that liberty might live. Our Honored Dead Joseph Cowan • John Forrester • Elbert Grindstaff • . . . — — Map (db m211464) WM
Settled in 1746 by Mathias Wagner, the farm has remained in his family. It is one of the largest operating farms in the state. The first incorporated farm in the state, Maymead Stock Farm is both a National Bicentennial Farm and a Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m157917) HM
Born in Wythesville, Virginia, April 8, 1827, he came to this county at the age of 14 as a tailor apprentice. During the Civil War, he served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry. First elected in 1867, he was for 10 years a member of . . . — — Map (db m104364) HM
You are looking at Backbone Rock, known locally as the "Shortest Tunnel in the World".
Around 1908, the Beaver Dam Railway Company blasted and drilled the tunnel to provide railroad access from Damascus into Shady Valley's rich manganese and . . . — — Map (db m211112) HM
This gap on the overmountain Indian trail was used as a barter site by Indian traders before settlement. Later Daniel Boone, James Robertson and other pioneers used the Trade Gap. This easternmost settlement is one of the oldest in Tennessee. — — Map (db m104306) HM