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Historical Markers in Clinton, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Anderson 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 Anderson County, TN (94) Campbell County, TN (15) Knox County, TN (240) Morgan County, TN (16) Roane County, TN (49) Scott County, TN (5) Union County, TN (8)  AndersonCounty(94) Anderson County (94)  CampbellCounty(15) Campbell County (15)  KnoxCounty(240) Knox County (240)  MorganCounty(16) Morgan County (16)  RoaneCounty(49) Roane County (49)  ScottCounty(5) Scott County (5)  UnionCounty(8) Union County (8)
Clinton is the county seat for Anderson County
Clinton is in Anderson County
      Anderson County (94)  
ADJACENT TO ANDERSON COUNTY
      Campbell County (15)  
      Knox County (240)  
      Morgan County (16)  
      Roane County (49)  
      Scott County (5)  
      Union County (8)  
 
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1 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Academy Hill1868
The second location of the state-sponsored Union Academy was built on this location in 1868 after the first structure on South Main Street was burned during the Civil War. The city of Clinton took over operations of the academy upon the . . . Map (db m215085) HM
2 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Anderson County Courthouse1803
Anderson County was created on November 6, 1801, from portions of Grainger and Knox counties. The county was named in honor of Senator Joseph Anderson, a former judge who oversaw the Southwestern Territory prior to the county's founding. There have . . . Map (db m214987) HM
3 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Buford & Celdon Lewallen House1949
Featuring a unique cherry paneled study, this traditional cottage home was built in 1949 for Judge William Buford Lewallen (1920-2003) & Celdon Medaris Lewallen (1921-2012). Judge Lewallen, son of William Everett & Annette Stansberry Lewallen, was . . . Map (db m215088) HM
4 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Bull Run Steam PlantAnd the TVA Power System — Built For The People Of The United States Of America —
Electric power in the Tennessee Valley is one product of the Multiple Resource Development Program of TVA. It is produced economically and sold at low rates so it can be widely used as a “tool” of economic growth. Vital defense . . . Map (db m165943) HM
5 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — City of Clinton Field1923
The first Clinton High School football team was formed during the 1923-24 school year. They were originally known as the Orange and Black "Tornadoes” and then became the "Dragons” some time before the 1930s. The field was reached by crossing Town . . . Map (db m215001) HM
6 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — City of Pearls
In 1895, Sam Hendrickson (pictured) started Clinton's pearling industry. Clinton's citizens used braille boats (pictured) with braille hooks (pictured) to drag the bottom of the Clinch River for mussel shells (pictured). Young's Island (pictured) . . . Map (db m112097) HM
7 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Clinton Church of Christ1943
The first meeting of the Clinton Church of Christ occurred during the uncertain times of World War II. Temporary dwellings dotted the landscape of Anderson County as families moved to the area to work on the secret Manhattan Project. The first . . . Map (db m215086) HM
8 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Clinton City Hall1949
The city of Clinton was incorporated on October 9, 1890, although it has been in existence since the establishment of Anderson County in 1801. The legislature appointed commissioners to locate a county seat "as near the river Clinch, on the north . . . Map (db m214988) HM
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9 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — 1D 41 — Clinton High School
Following a court order by Federal District Judge Robert L. Taylor, on August 27, 1956, 12 black students, now known as "The Clinton 12", enrolled in Clinton High School without incident, making it one of the first desegregated public high schools . . . Map (db m121331) HM
10 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Clinton Middle School1927
The structure currently home to Clinton Middle School was built in 1927 as the new Clinton High School. When Anderson County Schools took over operation of Clinton High School from Clinton City Schools in the mid 1920's, a new CHS was completed here . . . Map (db m215003) HM
11 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Cora Medaris House1938
Designed by Barber-McMurry architects, this center hall Colonial style home was built in 1938 for Mrs. Cora Medaris (1885-1970), widow of Glenn C. Medaris, owner of Clinton Drug Store and mayor of Clinton from 1924 until his death in 1929. The old . . . Map (db m215087) HM
12 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — 1D 40 — David Hall CabinCirca 1800
David Hall, a revolutionary War veteran, purchased a plantation near here in 1803. Seven years later he opened a tavern and inn on the property. Granville Arnold purchased the site in 1854, operating the inn for the remainder of the 19th century. . . . Map (db m165936) HM
13 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Eagle Bend1860
The 1,000 acre farm of Judge David King Young and Elizabeth Woodson Young was called "Eagle Bend". The mansion was constructed in the 1860s and was home to members of the Young family for over a century. Judge Young was a soldier in the Union Army, . . . Map (db m214978) HM
14 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Green McAdoo School1935
A segregated elementary school for African American children existed on this hill since at least 1895. A wooden structure originally built here was replaced in 1935 by the current brick building. The school was renamed to honor Green L. McAdoo . . . Map (db m214990) HM
15 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Grotelueschen-Moxley-Haley House1940
Although this home has had numerous owners throughout its history, its most famous owner was world-renowned writer Alex Haley (1921-1992), author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Haley and . . . Map (db m214983) HM
16 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Leinart Co. Building1909
In 1909, this property was purchased by The Leinart Company composed of T.H. Leinart, J.O. Leinart, and R.E. Leinart. A smaller wooden post office building existed here prior to the big 1908 Market Street fire, but was soon replaced with this iconic . . . Map (db m214975) HM
17 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Market Street1869
Formerly known as Depot Street, a business district developed near the depot after the first train passed through Clinton in 1869. Market Street boomed in the 1880's, welcoming travelers and citizens alike with its variety of stores, taverns, . . . Map (db m214920) HM
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18 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Memorial United Methodist Church1831
First organized in 1831, the church was known as the Methodist Episcopal Church. At the General Conference of 1844, the Methodist Episcopal Church officially split into two groups over the issue of slavery. The first Methodist Episcopal church was . . . Map (db m215084) HM
19 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Prelude: The Green McAdoo School
Freedman's Hill, or Foley Hill as it came to be known, has long been an educational site for the African American community, whether in the schoolhouse built by the Freedman's Bureau after the Civil War, later destroyed by fire, or the churches of . . . Map (db m70646) HM
20 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Rutherford Building1908
In the weeks following Market Street's "big fire" of 1908, new brick buildings were built at a rapid pace. This building, built by R. Rutherford, and its "twin" on the corner, built by C.J. Sawyer, were completed and occupied before the end of 1908. . . . Map (db m214921) HM
21 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Taylor & Son Building1890
Silas Taylor and his son George opened Taylor & Son general store in 1890, offering merchandise such as plows, barrels, harnesses, men's and women's clothing, and hats. The millinery department was on the second floor and all hats were designed and . . . Map (db m214919) HM
22 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Terrapin Hill1820
The area that is now South Main Street was home to several significant buildings in the early 1800s including the Cullom House, Union Academy, Clinton Grove Academy, and Clinton Seminary. Main Street stopped at Three Point - the Broad Street . . . Map (db m215083) HM
23 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — 1D 20 — The Market Place of Pearls
From about 1895 to 1936 Tennessee was one of the nation's six leading states in marketing pearls. Clinton was listed as one of three Tennessee towns known as centers of the pearling industry. New York dealers came regularly to Clinton during the . . . Map (db m112098) HM
24 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — ID 49 — The Rev. Paul W. Turner1923~1980
Upset by segregationists who intimidated 12 African American pupils at Clinton High School who refused to return to classes, the Reverend Paul Turner, pastor of Clinton's First Baptist Church, met with the pupils on December 4. 1956, when he and two . . . Map (db m220585) HM
25 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — The TVA System of Multi-Purpose Dams
The Tennessee River has its headwaters in the mountains of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. The main stream forms at Knoxville, where the Holston and the French Broad Rivers join. The Valley, 41,000 square miles in area, . . . Map (db m166056) HM
26 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Thomas Brown House1940
Thomas Brown (1883-1946) purchased this lot in 1938 from Sam Hendrickson, Clinton's most prolific pearl hunter. Mr. Brown was a telegraph operator for Southern Railway and built this home in 1940 so that he could walk home for lunch from his work . . . Map (db m214986) HM
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27 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Town Springs1801
One of the natural springs that provided water to the newly established county seat of Anderson County, Town Springs was a source of drinking water for the earliest settlers and for Native Americans, explorers, and scouts before that. Water was . . . Map (db m215002) HM
28 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Train Depot1915
Trains were first brought to Clinton in the late 1850s by the Knoxville & Kentucky Company, but they were destroyed during the Civil War. The first train passed through Clinton in 1869, operated by the Knoxville & Ohio Company, which would . . . Map (db m214982) HM
29 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Union Bank / Parker Building1901 / 1967
Union Bank - 1901 The Union Bank of Clinton was chartered in 1894. The bank building, constructed on this site in 1901, survived both the 1905 and 1908 Market Street fires, even acting as a block that prevented the fire from burning . . . Map (db m214969) HM
30 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton, District 1 — 1D 50 — The Anderson County Poor Farm1895 - 1963
Established March 7, 1895, on a 390-acre farm purchased from Bradley Farm descendent, Sallie Kincaid, the farm provided housing, clothing, food, and healthcare to the county's poor for almost 7 decades. As a working farm, it generated revenue . . . Map (db m227436) HM
 
 
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