On Valley Pike (U.S. 11) south of Shady Lane, on the right.
Near here was born John Sevier, pioneer and soldier, September 23, 1745. He was a leader in the Indian Wars and the Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780. He was the only governor of the short-lived state of Franklin and the first governor of Tennessee. . . . — — Map (db m654) HM
On West Governor John Sevier Highway (Tennessee Route 168) east of Neubert Springs Road, on the left when traveling west.
Marble Springs was the farmstead of John Sevier. Tennessees first governor (1796–1801 and 1803–1809). While Sevier used the farm as a retreat where he entertained guests, it was originally a frontier station used by immigrants on the . . . — — Map (db m62516) HM