World War I
Orville Lewis
World War II
George M. Ammons
Bernie Birchfield
Irick I. Birchfield
Carl W. Boyd
Fred L. Cable
Henry Calloway
Frank Verran Carver (MIA)
John R. Clark
Thomas Coleman
John R. . . . — — Map (db m294326) WM
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
This 1921 T Model fire engine carried chemicals rather than water for extinguishing fires. Several years ago firemen and friends restored the vehicle to its present "cherry" red condition. — — Map (db m306549) HM
The Riverview Building was built in the late 1930's atop the foundation of what was originally the tavern where it is said
former President Andrew Johnson took his last drink, in 1875. Later that night he died from a stroke. — — Map (db m293562) HM
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
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
These concrete footings held the Bemberg Water Tower which supplied water to the ET&WNC (Tweetsie) steam engines in the early 1900s. Project funded by www.cartercountyhistory.com website and the alumni of the 2014-2015 Carter County Adult . . . — — Map (db m135497) HM
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
The Bonnie Kate Theater was built in the classic revival style of
architecture. It was named after Miss Katherine Sherrill Sevier
the wife of the first governor of Tennessee, John Sevier. The theater
opened to a house of 500 from the 1920's to . . . — — Map (db m306548) HM
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
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
This clapboard-sided Greek Revival style home was built by Henderson Folsom around 1861 on what were the tracks #48 and #49 of the original 77 lots laid out in 1796. Elizabethton incorporated in 1799. — — Map (db m293373) HM
Originally built during the 1850's. It survived severe wind storm damage in March of 1901 and flood damage during the great flood that year wiping out twenty-three Elizabethton dwellings and all bridges except the covered bridge. — — Map (db m293376) HM
In Memory of Mary Patton who made the powder that fought the Kings MTN 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 Countys 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
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
On this location the citizens of Elizabethton, Tennessee have dedicated a Time Capsule as the finale of their year long celebration of Elizabethtons 200 Years. The capsule buried here is to be opened in the year 2099 AD. With this . . . — — Map (db m192864) HM
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
"Be always sure you are right, then go
ahead!" David Crockett
In the 49 years that David Crockett called Tennessee his home he migrated from one end of the Volunteer state to the other. From his birthplace near Limestone on the . . . — — Map (db m268085) HM
World War One
Robert B. Cable
Nathaniel W. Ellis
Lynn H. Folsom
Robert H. Goodwin
John B. White
World War Two
Stokes M. Taylor
Korean War
Buster Shell — — Map (db m294327) WM
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
Duffield Academy, named for attorney George Duffield, was established
September 13, 1806. The original brick building was erected in 1838. The school for many years was operated as an elementary school. — — Map (db m293553) HM
The Dungan House, was constructed by Judge W. P. Dungan in 1892, band is believed to be the first house built in the New Town. It was the first house in Elizabethton to have electric lights, a residential
telephone, and its own private water . . . — — Map (db m306553) HM
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
The Elizabethton- Carter County Veterans Walk of Honor was dedicated on November 10, 2007 in grateful recognition of 6,700-plus Carter Couuty veterans now serving or who have served in the military with honor and valor.
Donors for the . . . — — Map (db m294325) WM
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
In May 1776 the Cherokee chiefs, alarmed by the expansion of white settlers onto their land, gave the Wataugans twenty days to leave their lands or face war. The Wataugans asked for more time and built Fort Watauga (also called Fort Caswell) near . . . — — Map (db m268366) HM
To the memory of the patriots who on their way to King's Mountain under Sevier, Shelby and Campbell assembled here September 25, 1780
Fort Watauga, First (Settlers) Fort Built West of the Alleghanies. 1770 . . . — — Map (db m268070) HM WM
Both the Franklin House and Hunter Cottage were built by Dr, E. E. Hunter for his children. Neither of the houses originally included a kitchen since the daughters and their families were expected to take meals at the "big house". — — Map (db m293866) HM
The 86-foot Fraser Fir located next to the Folsom House is the tallest Fraser Fir in Tennessee and second tallest in the U.S. The tree was one of two planted by Major H. M. Folsom, Civil War veteran. — — Map (db m293374) HM
This project focused on one mile of the stream that you see above this sign. It was coordinated by the Boone Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization in
northeast Tennessee that is dedicated to improving the quality of water resources. . . . — — Map (db m268068) HM
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
The Race of the Doe River
A mill race is a current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel conducting water to or from a water wheel. Shown above is the Mill Race of the Doe River. This body of water was diverted from a broader . . . — — Map (db m293703) HM
Built in 1902, Hunter Cottage displays an English architectural influence in the barley twist spindles that line the lovely oak staircase and in the pocket doors which lead into the dining room. — — Map (db m294332) HM
"My father's name was John Crockett, and he was of Irish descent. I have learned that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and took part in that bloody struggle. He fought, according to my information, in the battle at Kings Mountain . . . — — Map (db m268101) HM
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
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
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
After the British captured Charleston in May 1780, the Watauga country became a base from which the Patriots marched against the British and Loyalists in the east. British General Lord Cornwallis knew he must defeat these and other partisans and, on . . . — — Map (db m268379) HM
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 m293704) HM
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
In 1867, the Rev. Horace Leftwich, a former slave, founded the Elizabethton Colored Baptist Church. The next year, it was one of the five original churches that established the Watauga Baptist Association. In 1869, after joining the Bethel District . . . — — Map (db m263908) HM
Post World War II Army Reserve Unit
3299th Ordnance Maint. Co. U.S.A.R.
1st Reserve Unit in Tenn.
In memory of those who served
Capt. J. I. Cornett C.O.
Capt. Carl Gross E.X.O.
Fst/Sgt. Dale M. Bendetto
M/Sgt. Blaine Hartley . . . — — Map (db m293550) WM
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
The older (eastmost) portion of this building, Classical Revival in design, originally served as Elizabethtons 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
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
At the turn of the 20th century, the Mill Race was a healthy stream with naturally vegetated banks. Over the years, as industries supported by the Mill Race came and went, the stream deteriorated to a condition of stagnant flow and siltation. In . . . — — Map (db m293702) HM
This marker commemorates the
men and women who achieved
American independence
These Patriots, believing in the
noble cause of liberty, fought
valiantly to found a new nation
1775-1783 — — Map (db m268373) WM
This handsome house was built by Capt. L. H. Rhudy and Carrie Dungan Rhudy in 1894 and remained in the family until 1992. Two other original buildings remain on the property: a four-person, two-door brick outhouse and the carriage house. — — Map (db m306551) HM
Originally one of four movie theaters in downtown Elizabethton, this building was constructed in the late 1920's by local building contractor, Thomas Construction Company. The Art Nouveau style building is the only one of its type in Elizabethton. — — Map (db m293855) HM
S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of "five and dime" retail department stores in the United States, established by Samuel Henry Kress, which operated from 1896 to 1981. The Kress chain was known for the architecture of its buildings. — — Map (db m293862) HM
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
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
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 m293369) HM
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 m293370) HM
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
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
Built sometime before 1894, this house was constructed by the builder/owners of an overall factory. The basement still includes the river rock from which it was originally built. — — Map (db m293560) HM
The Soldiers' Monument was constructed in 1912 and dedicated in 1913 to all soldiers from the Revolution to that time. The monument was refurbished in 1989 and dedicated to Carter County soldiers serving in all wars. — — Map (db m293377) HM WM
Let it be remembered that on this day Oct. 12, 2013 loyal citizens of Carter County
once again came together as one to honor our soldiers of all wars and to celebrate
the centennial of the soldiers monument. — — Map (db m293378) WM
St. Thomas Episcopal Church was formerly the Southern Methodist Church. The United Methodists were among the first organized
religious believers in the city, dating back to 1833. The building was started in 1861 and completed in 1867. — — Map (db m293549) HM
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
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 m268077) HM
Sycamore Shoals, a rapids on the Watauga River, and the Sycamore Flats were the hub of the Watauga settlements. These settlements were among the earliest permanent Anglo-American colonies beyond the Indian boundary line and the birthplace of . . . — — Map (db m268377) HM
Sycamore Shoals and its adjoining Flats is one of the most significant areas in the history of Tennessee. It was the center of the Watauga Settlement, the first permanent settlement west of the thirteen original colonies. During the struggle for . . . — — Map (db m268284) HM
The first republic established west of the Appalachians was the Watauga Association, which was formed in May 1772 under the shade of an old Sycamore tree, located on the banks of the Doe River. The famed tree, was cut down in 1987, after efforts to . . . — — Map (db m306554) HM
Built in 1882, the Covered Bridge is believed to be the oldest such
bridge in the state that is still in use. It is one of two bridges in
Tennessee identified by a Tennessee historical marker and is
included on the National Registry of Historic . . . — — Map (db m306556) HM
Once known as Dry Creek Camp Ground, this park was developed during the mid-1930s under the New Deal's Emergency Relief Act. Many of the features you see, including the shelters and wading area, were completed in 1937.
Until the early 1940s, . . . — — Map (db m293720) HM
“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
"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
The Tipton family was among the earliest and largest landowners in the Watauga Settlement. The first Tiptons arrived by 1775. Four years later they owned nearly 3,000 acres in Carter County with major landowners being Major Jonathan Tipton, . . . — — Map (db m268072) HM
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 m268080) HM
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
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
The Veterans Walkway is a commemorative monument dedicated to the men and women from Carter County who served in the armed forces. Military personnel names are
engraved in each panel making up the walkway. — — Map (db m293730) WM
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 Bonny Kate . . . — — Map (db m268078) HM
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
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 m268079) HM
Formerly a Presbyterian Church, this Greek Revival Style building is probably the oldest church in the city, dating back to 1836. The Civil War almost forced the church to close as many of the leading
families were slave owners, and moved away. — — Map (db m293552) HM
Since World War I, more than 92,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for.
This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving their country.
God Bless You. God Bless . . . — — Map (db m293372) WM
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
The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad was chartered in 1866 as a 5 ft broad gauge line from Johnsons Depot (now Johnson City) to the Cranberry Iron Works in North Carolina. Construction began in 1868 but was halted in 1870 at . . . — — Map (db m286978) HM
[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
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
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
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
"Gandy dancer" is a term that came to be used for the laborers who built and maintained railroad tracks prior to the mechanization of most of those tasks. The origin of the term is uncertain, although some suggest that it referred to the movement . . . — — Map (db m184189) HM
High grade magnetite iron ore was found at the base of Roan Mountain near Cranberry, NC after the War of 1812. A "bloomery", or iron smelter, was built at Cranberry in 1820 to process the ore and supply iron to the Confederacy during the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m184266) HM
One of that heroic band who established a civilization in the wilderness. She made the powder used by John Sevier's troops in the battle of King's Mountain. — — Map (db m293726) HM
Not far from this spot stood the Milligan College Flag Stop, which from 1896 until 1934 provided shade and shelter for passengers who waited for the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad the "Tweetsie" to take them either west to . . . — — Map (db m184193) HM
Washington County, then part of North Carolina, was established in 1777 during the height of the American Revolution, replacing the earlier Washington District (1776) and Watauga Association (1772). On February 23, 1778, the first court of the new . . . — — Map (db m184139) HM
The East Tennessee and Western NC Railroad (ET&WNC) became affectionately known as the "Tweetsie" because of the distinctive sound of its steam whistle. In addition, the railroad was famous for its small-town charm, earning the nickname of "the . . . — — Map (db m184162) HM
The Edmund Williams family, pioneers of
the area. owned the original log cabin at
this site. Owner Joshua Williams (1808-1895)
enlarged the house and in 1866 gave land
for Buffalo Institute. Now Milligan College,
it was established by Col. W. . . . — — Map (db m157849) HM
Carter County, especially the area around Roan Mountain, suffered from the effects of occupation during the war. Residents were divided in their support of the Union and the Confederacy, and raids were commonplace.
Union General Samuel P. . . . — — Map (db m286979) HM
First Night's Encampment of King's Mountain Men. Sept. 26, 1780 They trusted in God and kept their powder dry Placed by John Sevier Chapter DAR 1910 Reset 1965 — — Map (db m221241) HM
Visiting this area over 100 years ago, you would have found these mountains to be logged and pastured. During the later half of the 1800's a new industry found its way to East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
An iron ore mine was operated . . . — — Map (db m177171) HM
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