Entries Containing All of the Phrases «mcminn county» AND «tennessee»

By Tom Bosse, May 9, 2026

Etowah Carnegie Library Marker

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1 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Etowah — 2A 116 — Etowah Carnegie Library — McMinn County, Etowah, Tennessee —

With an $8,000.00 grant from the Carnegie Corporation, founded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1911, the Etowah Carnegie Library was approved for construction in 1915. Built on property purchased from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, it is . . . — — Map (db m299465) HM

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2 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Etowah — 2A 110 — Old Federal Road —

The Treaty of 1805 between the United States and the Cherokee Nation established the Old Federal Road. The road extended from the Tellico Blockhouse on the Little Tennessee River to the towns of Madisonville and Columbus, Tennessee. This route . . . — — Map (db m178011) HM

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3 ► Tennessee, Washington County, Johnson City — Passing the Torch — Honoring Women’s Suffrage — 1920 – 2020 —

Tennessee became the “Perfect 36” on August 18, 1920 when the state legislature voted to ratify the 19th Amendment, which guarantees that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex.“ . . . — — Map (db m274049) HM

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4 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 126 — Byington —

Born circa 1862 in McMinn County, Tennessee, Moses Brownlow Byington Sr., moved to the Beaver Ridge community circa 1883. He was instrumental in establishing the town of Byington and two major landmarks: the Byington L & N Railroad Station around . . . — — Map (db m114040) HM

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5 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Etowah — Historic Etowah —

In 1902 as the L&N Railroad brought new industry to the east side of McMinn County, Etowah, a new boomtown was born. As thousands of people were arriving in this new frontier, so came the need for services. Entrepreneurs and investors descended . . . — — Map (db m299468) HM

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6 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Athens — Athens Waterwheel/CDR Joseph T. Neville Memorial Waterwheel —

Front: The town of Athens, Tennessee, was created in 1822, on land obtained from William Lowry and Joseph Calloway. Originally the town boundaries consisted of 35 acres bordering on the Eastnalle Creek, which was used as a source of . . . — — Map (db m249888) HM

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7 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Athens — From Furs to Factories — The Tennessee Overhill Experience —

McMinn County Courthouse Square The courthouse square traditionally was the social, economic, and political center of county seats across the South. A succession of enterprises—dry goods stores, a laundry and tailor shop, stagecoach . . . — — Map (db m177734) HM

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