On Gay Street south of East Meeting Street (U.S. 70), on the left when traveling south.
(preface)
In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’ s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m69520) HM
A critical point in the bitter cavalry actions during Longstreet's withdrawal to winter quarters near Morristown. The 1st Brig., 1st Cav. Div., Army of the Cumberland, coming from the NW through Dandridge, was attacked at Hays' Ferry, four mi. NE, . . . — — Map (db m82195) HM
Near Oak Grove Road at Spring Creek Road, on the left when traveling west.
(preface)
In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’ s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m69526) HM
On East Main Street at Graveyard Alley, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
(preface)
In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet’s men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m151536) HM
On Chestnut Hill Road (Tennessee Route 92) at Public Drive, on the right when traveling north on Chestnut Hill Road.
A Bridge Over Time
From 1942 to 1944, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) designed and built a new State Route 92 bridge over the French Broad River and Douglas Reservoir at Dandridge. The two-lane bridge was impressive for its time: 1,468 . . . — — Map (db m225850) HM
On Tennessee Route 92 0.1 miles east of U.S. 25W, on the right when traveling south.
Permanently settled 1783. Francis Dean built meeting house where Revolutionary Cemetery remains. Jan., 1793, commissioners of County Court, Jefferson Co., Territory South of the River Ohio, located county seat here. Dean donated land & Samuel Jack . . . — — Map (db m82196) HM
On Chestnut Hill Road (Tennessee Route 92) at Circle Drive, on the right when traveling north on Chestnut Hill Road.
Powerful Transformations
Named for First Lady Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, the town of Dandridge became the Jefferson County seat in 1793. Dandridge spent almost 150 years as the center of government and commerce in Jefferson County. A . . . — — Map (db m225853) HM
On Dumplin Valley Road at Chucky Pike, on the right when traveling east on Dumplin Valley Road.
Legendary frontiersman David Crockett and his first wife, Polly Finley, were married on August 14, 1806, at the home of Polly's parents, William and Jean Finley, one-fourth mile southeast of here. After the wedding, David and Polly lived in this . . . — — Map (db m80231) HM
On East Main Street east of Chestnut Hill Road (a.k.a.: Gay Street), on the right when traveling east.
A portion of the town of Dandridge would have been flooded by the waters of Douglas Lake if the Tennessee Valley Authority had not built a dike. The top of the dike is an elevation of 1009 feet, seven feet above the dam's crest gates. All of the . . . — — Map (db m225855) HM
On Interstate 40 1.4 miles east of Route 113, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E, Burnside's army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet's men marched east along the East Tennessee and . . . — — Map (db m266416) HM
Near Interstate 40 1.8 miles east of Route 92, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
(preface) In November 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led a force from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E, Burnside's army at Knoxville. The campaign failed, and in December Longstreet's men marched east along the East . . . — — Map (db m267473) HM
On Tennessee Route 92 south of West Dumplin Valley Road, on the left when traveling north.
"Along the vallies of what is now East Tennessee and South-western Virginia, lay the great route and thoroughfare between the northern and southern Indians, in their intercourse with distant tribes, in the hunting excursions, in their . . . — — Map (db m220472) HM
On West Meeting Street 0.1 miles west of U.S. 92, on the left when traveling east.
William M. Hill was a 1st Sergeant in the 9th Tennessee U.S. Cavalry during the Civil War and was a grocer in Dandridge the rest of his life.
He began building this ‘Greek Revival’ style house in 1870 and, on 7 Jan 1871, was deeded the property . . . — — Map (db m225860) HM
On East Main Street west of Graveyard Alley, on the right when traveling west.
(Front side)
1930
Erected by
Martha Dandridge
Garden Club
in memory of the
Revolutionary soldiers
buried here
John Blackburn 1741-1808 • Abednego Inman 1752-1831 • Samuel Lyle 1747-1834 • Richard Rankin 1756-1827 • Samuel Rankin . . . — — Map (db m261701) HM WM
On West Main Street (Tennessee Route 139) at Gay Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Around 1820 to 1837, this large 38-inch diameter grindstone was used at John Cunningham (J.C.) Turnley's farm known as the Mill Place. J.C. Turnley was the founder of Oak Grove and built the Mill Place upstream from Hay's Ferry on the south side of . . . — — Map (db m118844) HM
On Gay Street (Tennessee Route 92) south of West Meeting Street ( Route 9/66), on the right when traveling south.
First court house and jail erected on this site in 1815 – addition to jail erected in 1935 by Jefferson County in conjunction with Tennessee Emergency Relief
Administration.
Building committee J.E. Swann CHM C.C.
Luther Chilton Harry Vance Ben . . . — — Map (db m210333) HM
On Church Street 0.1 miles south of U.S. 70, on the left when traveling south.
Samuel Scott McCuistion was born August 12th, 1817 on the waters of Long Creek near Finley’s Gap in Jefferson County. He never married and died January 13th, 1893.
He inherited Davy Crockett’s first rifle from his father James who had bought it . . . — — Map (db m225856) HM
On U.S. 25W at Swansylvania Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 25W.
"In commemoration of Pine Chapel Cemetery one half mile north of this spot, and Pine Chapel Methodist Church on this spot about 1787, together with Pine Chapel School House near this spot, being the first public institutions in the Wilderness. . . . — — Map (db m28571) HM
Samuel McSpadden, powdermaker and Revolutionary War veteran, built this house in 1804, and died here on August 3, 1844. From a crude powdermill located 1/4 mile north he sent flatboats loaded with gunpowder to New Orleans, where General Andrew . . . — — Map (db m80438) HM
On Church Street north of East Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north.
John Seabolt was a local businessman who manufactured building and decorative red brick. The material was of the finest quality as well as the construction techniques. The walls are three brick thick which is a testament to the excellent . . . — — Map (db m225859) HM
On U.S. 25W/70 at Swansylvania Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 25W/70.
One-half mile south, on Seehorn Creek, the first Stokely Brothers cannery was built in 1898 with $3,900 invested by Colonel Alfred R. Swann, Anna Rorex Stokely, and her sons, James and John. In the 30-by-60-foot shed, 4,000 cases of tomatoes were . . . — — Map (db m28296) HM
On Interstate 40 West 5.9 miles west of U.S. 25/70, on the right when traveling west.
Welcome to Jefferson County, Tennessee!
Get ready to visit small towns with big stories.
Tennessee Civil War Trails tells riveting
stories of battles and leaders, and much more. You'll learn about some of the state's 275,000 enslaved men and . . . — — Map (db m266417) HM
Near Interstate 40 at milepost 419, 1.8 miles east of Route 92, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to Jefferson County, Tennessee! Get ready to visit small towns with big stories.
Tennessee Civil War Trails tells riveting stories of battles and leaders, and much more. You'll learn about some of the state's 275,000 enslaved men and . . . — — Map (db m267474) HM
