Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mountain City
Mountain City, Tennessee and Vicinity
▶ Johnson County (7)
▶ Carter County (33)
▶ Sullivan County (86)
▶ Ashe County, North Carolina (4)
▶ Avery County, North Carolina (11)
▶ Watauga County, North Carolina (24)
▶ Grayson County, Virginia (19)
▶ Washington County, Virginia (34)
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▶ Carter County (33)
▶ Sullivan County (86)
▶ Ashe County, North Carolina (4)
▶ Avery County, North Carolina (11)
▶ Watauga County, North Carolina (24)
▶ Grayson County, Virginia (19)
▶ Washington County, Virginia (34)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| 1► 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 | |||
| 2► 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 | |||
| 3► 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 | |||
| 4► 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 | |||