Near Long Bend Road, 0.1 miles south of Main Street (Route 346), on the right when traveling south.
Land, timber, and commercial opportunities drew settlers here to the banks of the Holston River. As the Civil War approached, the river's importance in the Tennessee Valley made it a contested transportation route. Hawkins County residents mostly . . . — — Map (db m97667) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 11W) 0.1 miles east of Stoney Point Road, on the left when traveling east.
Maxwell Academy was established by the Presbyterian Church in 1852 and named in honor of Captain George Maxwell, who fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. Serving students in grades one through twelve, the academy was operation by the New . . . — — Map (db m91885) HM
On Rogersville Highway (Tennessee Route 346) at Bear Hollow Road, on the right when traveling south on Rogersville Highway.
About two miles southwest, about 1784, young Joab Mitchell, who had successfully made the trip to the North Fork of the Holston bringing salt for the besieged garrison at Big Creek Fort, was ambushed and mortally wounded by Indians. Beating them . . . — — Map (db m97664) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 11W) 0.1 miles east of Stoney Point Road, on the left when traveling east.
One-half mile west is this Presbyterian church, established in Carter's Valley in 1780 by Rev. Charles Cummings and Rev. Samuel Doak. It was moved to its present location in 1815. A cemetery is at the old site. — — Map (db m91884) HM