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Historical Markers in Parrottsville

 
Clickable Map of Cocke County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cocke County, TN (27) Greene County, TN (92) Hamblen County, TN (40) Jefferson County, TN (49) Sevier County, TN (165) Haywood County, NC (68) Madison County, NC (32)  CockeCounty(27) Cocke County (27)  GreeneCounty(92) Greene County (92)  HamblenCounty(40) Hamblen County (40)  JeffersonCounty(49) Jefferson County (49)  SevierCounty(165) Sevier County (165)  HaywoodCountyNorth Carolina(68) Haywood County (68)  MadisonCounty(32) Madison County (32)
Newport is the county seat for Cocke County
Parrottsville is in Cocke County
Cocke County (27)  ►
ADJACENT TO COCKE COUNTY
Greene County (92)  ►
Hamblen County (40)  ►
Jefferson County (49)  ►
Sevier County (165)  ►
Haywood County, North Carolina (68)  ►
Madison County, North Carolina (32)  ►
 
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1 ► Tennessee, Cocke County, Parrottsville — The Hanging of Peter Reece — Swift Retribution —
On Old Parottsville Highway (Tennessee Route 340) at Parrotts Circle, on the right when traveling east on Old Parottsville Highway.
During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces accused each other of committing atrocities against prisoners and civilians. The hanging of Peter Reece, a Unionist who lived near present day Harned Chapel United Methodist Church, illustrates . . . — — Map (db m87171) HM
2 ► Tennessee, Cocke County, Parrottsville — Johnson's Parrottsville Slaves — Origin of Tennessee Emancipation Day —
On Tennessee Route 340 at Old Hwy 321, on the right when traveling north on Tennessee Route 340.
In 1842, state senator Andrew Johnson, a resident of neighboring Greene County, purchased his first slave here in Parrottsville. Her name was Dolly, and she was fourteen. Her son claimed that she approached Johnson and asked him to buy her because . . . — — Map (db m92476) HM
3 ► Tennessee, Cocke County, Parrottsville — 1C 64 — Swaggerty Fort —
On U.S. 321, on the left when traveling north.
This fort, one of only two known remaining blockhouses in Tennessee, was built about 1787 by James Swaggerty for protection from the Indians. Located on land of his Uncle Abraham Swaggerty, it consists of three levels. The cantilevered structure was . . . — — Map (db m61780) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026