Historical Markers and War Memorials in Johnson County, Tennessee

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Johnson County, Tennessee

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1► Tennessee (Johnson County), Butler — 1A 138 — Old Butler / Watauga Academy —

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

2► Tennessee (Johnson County), Laurel Bloomery — 1A-40 — Laurel Bloomery —

The first forge in this area was built about ½ 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

3► Tennessee (Johnson County), Mountain City — Clarence "Tom" Ashley —

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 . . . — — Map (db m157922) HM

4► Tennessee (Johnson County), Mountain City — 1A-105 — First Baptist Church Bicentennial Celebration — 1794–1994 —

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

5► Tennessee (Johnson County), Mountain City — 1A 146 — Maymead Stock Farm —

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

6► Tennessee (Johnson County), Mountain City — 1A-96 — Roderick Random Butler —

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

7► Tennessee (Johnson County), Trade — 1A-102 — The Trading Ground —

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

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