On North Roane Street (U.S. 27) at Walden Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Roane Street.
Incorporated in 1891, this was to be an ideal industrial city, an object lesson for thrift, sobriety, superior intelligence and exalted moral character, where workers would be uncorrupted by Demon Rum. Named for Union General Walter Harriman, former . . . — — Map (db m150308) HM
On North Roane Street (U.S. 27) at Emory Drive, on the right when traveling south on North Roane Street.
Served as 1st Lt., Co. C., 4th Tenn.Infantry in Mexican War. During Civil War he organized and was Col. of 1st Tenn. Infantry, USA. Later commanded brigade. Saw action in
East Tenn., Battle of Stones River, and in Atlanta campaign. Member of Union . . . — — Map (db m150307) HM
On N. Kentucky Street (Tennessee Route 58) 0.1 miles from TN 58 and US 70, on the right when traveling west.
On Sept 21 1807, the State Legislature met on this site, and immediately resolved to "adjourn forthwith from Kingston," to meet in Knoxville on the 23rd. This brief meeting was in technical fulfillment of terms in a treaty with the Cherokees by . . . — — Map (db m32685) HM
On East Cumberland Street at North Kentucky Street (Tennessee Route 58), on the left when traveling west on East Cumberland Street.
On June 7, 1861, future president Andrew Johnson spoke forcefully against secession on the steps of this building, the Roane County Courthouse. Along with many others in East Tennessee, a majority in Roane County opposed separation from the Union, . . . — — Map (db m150757) HM
Near South Kentucky Street (Tennessee Route 58) 0.1 miles north of James Ferry Road, on the left when traveling north.
History
The first military post in this area dates to 1792 when a blockhouse was constructed about one-half mile upstream from the present fort sit eon the boundary of U.S. Territory and the Cherokee Nation as defined by a 1791 treaty. The . . . — — Map (db m159797) HM
Near South Kentucky Street (Tennessee Route 58) 0.1 miles north of Shannon Place, on the left when traveling north.
Fort Southwest Point’s link to the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition has been described as the greatest exploration of discovery in our nation’s history. Planned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by Captains . . . — — Map (db m159801) HM
On North Kentucky Street (State Highway 58) at East Cumberland Street, on the left when traveling south on North Kentucky Street.
(west side)
The Second Capital of Tennessee
In 1806, the General Assembly of Tennessee passed a resolution that its next meeting be “at the town of Kingston near South-West Point.” On Monday, September 21, 1807, the . . . — — Map (db m42951) HM
On North Kentucky Street (Tennessee Route 58) north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the memory of those
men and women who fought in
the Revolutionary War, with
courage, faith, and sacrifice, who
came to this country and
contributed these same attributes
toward the character of the
people of Roane County, . . . — — Map (db m150759) WM
Near Court Street east of North Kentucky Street (Tennessee Highway 58), on the left when traveling east.
To the Glory of God
and in loving memory of
the American soldiers and
sailors of the War of 1812
who enlisted here.
This tablet is erected by
the Tennessee National
Society United States
Daughters of 1812 and the
Court of Roane . . . — — Map (db m42950) WM
Near South Kentucky Street (Tennessee Route 58), on the left when traveling north.
A military post established in the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio by General John Sevier under command of Captain John McClelland to protect the settlers and travelers from the Indians.
William Blount, Governor ceded, . . . — — Map (db m159789) HM
On West Race Street (U.S. 70) at Patton Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south on West Race Street.
On the hill to the S.W., a fort was built in 1791-92, and garrisoned by the regular Army. It was a noted place on the frontier, visited by many travelers and emigrants. — — Map (db m150309) HM
Near South Kentucky Street (Tennessee Route 58), on the left when traveling north.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition and Fort Southwest Point
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-06) was conceived by President Thomas Jefferson to be an exploration of discovery through the West and on to the Pacific Ocean. The purposes of the . . . — — Map (db m159794) HM
On Heritage Center Boulevard just south of Aluminum Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building housed the main K-25 badge and pass facility for many years during the Cold War and Reindustrialization period. Over many decades, thousands and thousands of shoes, from wingtips to work-boots stopped at this spot to enter the high . . . — — Map (db m159563) HM
On Oak Ridge Turnpike (State Highway 58) 0.2 miles north of Perimeter Drive, on the right when traveling north.
As a part of the Manhattan Project, the K-25 plant was designed to house work on separating U-235 from U-238 through the gaseous diffusion process. At the time of its construction, it was the largest industrial complex in history. Plant construction . . . — — Map (db m159562) HM
On Oak Ridge Turnpike (Tennessee Route 95) just west of Westover Drive. Reported missing.
In 1943, Oak Ridge was created as the residential center for the Clinton Engineering Works. Located on the northeast corner of a 59,000-acre reservation acquired by the government in 1942, the community was designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, . . . — — Map (db m82315) HM
On US Highway 95 and state Rt 58 (Tennessee Route 95) 1 mile north of Blair Road, on the right when traveling south.
Wheat Community Citizens established the Poplar Creek Seminary in 1877 as a center of higher education for area children. The Seminary's name was changed in 1886 to Roane College, chartered by the state of Tennessee as an accredited college. At its . . . — — Map (db m88463) HM
On Blair Road near US 95, on the right when traveling north.
The Wheat Community was settled during the middle of the 19th century and took its name from the first postmaster, Frank Wheat. The area had originally been known as Bald Hill. Roane College, a liberal arts college, operated here from 1886-1908. . . . — — Map (db m121332) HM
On Oak Ridge Turnpike (State Highway 58) 0.2 miles north of Bear Creek Road, on the right when traveling north.
John Henry and Elizabeth Inman Welcker owned and operated a plantation named Laurel Banks as early as 1810, and possibly 1805. This plantation was located along the banks of the Clinch River, where the East Tennessee Technology Park (formerly the . . . — — Map (db m159564) HM
On Walker Avenue at Winter Gap Road, on the left when traveling west on Walker Avenue.
Although the residents of Oliver Springs did not suffer from the effects of combat during the war, other factors soon took a toll. Like much of East Tennessee, Anderson, Morgan, and Roane Counties voted against secession. The conflicts between Union . . . — — Map (db m159561) HM
Here, in the late 18th Century, the Cherokee had a tollgate, where they exacted tribute from travelers between the Watauga Settlements and the Cumberland country. Here James Glasgow, John Hackett and Littlepage Sims arranged with Talootiske, of the . . . — — Map (db m136292) HM
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