Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sevierville, Tennessee
Sevierville is the county seat for Sevier County
Sevierville is in Sevier County
Sevier County(111) ► ADJACENT TO SEVIER COUNTY Blount County(68) ► Cocke County(17) ► Jefferson County(44) ► Knox County(240) ► Haywood County, North Carolina(62) ► Swain County, North Carolina(68) ►
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Here was an early German settlement. First settlers were Jacob Derrick, Jacob Bird, and Adam Fox. A fort stood on Derrick's land nearby. Mark Fox was killed by Indians on Muddy Creek, 1787; he was buried in Fox Cemetery. An early Lutheran church is . . . — — Map (db m40732) HM
This shaft marks the site of the battle of Boyd's Creek Dec. 16, 1780
Gen. John Sevier and his command of East Tennessee pioneers defeated with heavy loss to the enemy. A large force of Cherokee Indians who had attacked the settlers while he . . . — — Map (db m171522) HM
On January 25, 1864, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet ordered Gen. William T. Martin to eject Union cavalry from an area south of the French Broad River stretching from Dandridge to the Little Pigeon River. The next day, Union Gen. Samuel D. . . . — — Map (db m110558) HM
Distinguished as a singer, songwriter, actor, businesswoman and philanthropist, Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time, and among the best-selling country artists of the post World War II era. She opened one of the . . . — — Map (db m184490) HM
Bertie the Bird Dog belonged to Dr. Zachary David Massey, a Sevierville physician who served a term as first district congressman and was a board member of Sevier County Bank. His faithful dog accompanied him daily to the office. In the early . . . — — Map (db m221343) HM
100 yds, N. E. this Baptist Church, established 1789, was reportedly the first of any denomination in Sevier County. Spencer Clack, Revolutionary veteran was first church clerk; Richard Wood; first pastor until his death in 1831. The Church moved to . . . — — Map (db m62675) HM
100 yards N.E. this Baptist Church,
established 1789, was reportedly
the first of any denomination in
Sevier County. Spencer Clack, a
Revolutionary veteran, was first
church clerk; Richard Wood first
pastor until his death in 1831.
The . . . — — Map (db m17100) HM
This churchyard is one of the oldest Baptist churchyards in Tennessee, (Established in 1789). It is the final resting place for many prominent pioneers. Deeded to the City of Sevierville by The First Baptist Church of Sevierville in 1975. It was . . . — — Map (db m17110) HM
Established in 1976 as a community bicentennial project, this park is significant because it is both the final resting place for several early settlers and decision makers and it is one of the last undeveloped areas that was part of the State of . . . — — Map (db m221638) HM
The Harrisburg Covered Bridge, located in Sevier County, Tennessee, was built by Elbert Stephenson Early in 1875 and restored in 1972. That restoration was a joint effort through the Great Smokies Chapter and the Spencer Clark Chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m40731) HM
Harrisburg Covered Bridge
Built in 1875
Dedicated by Great Smokies Chapter and Spencer Clark Chapter Daughters of American Revolution on this 14th day of June 1972 — — Map (db m226184) HM
400 yards south, this bridge was built over the East Fork of the Little Pigeon River in 1875 by Elbert Stephenson Early, an area resident who owned Newport Mills. The bridge had deteriorated and its loss was threatened until it was restored in . . . — — Map (db m82601) HM
On March 31, 1856, Sheriff Lemuel Duggan accidentally started a fire that destroyed the courthouse and adjacent jail, 41 houses, most businesses, and valuable county records. A 13-year-old inmate perished. Witnesses never forgot the dying screams of . . . — — Map (db m184599) HM
Pioneer settler of Sevier Co. Named Sevier Co. for his friend the great John Sevier Member Convention 1796 Member Legislature 1801 Served under Gen. Washington in Revolutionary War Erected by The Spencer Clack Chapter Daughters of The . . . — — Map (db m135190) HM WM
A native of Sevier County, Isaac Dockery, an African-American brick maker and mason, established brick kilns near Sevierville. After the Civil War, he built or made bricks for many buildings in Sevierville including the Masonic Lodge (1893), New . . . — — Map (db m82669) HM
A soldier of the American Revolution, Isaac Thomas guided John Sevier's army to King's Mountain as well as serving with him in many battles against the Indians. Believed to be the first permanent white settler in this area, Thomas lived with and . . . — — Map (db m82670) HM
Benefactor of Murphy College 1890-1936, for whom it was named, this prominent farmer and merchant first come to Sevierville as a tanner in 1833. He returned again to Sevier county 1847 with his wife, Mary “Polly” Smith (1811-1894), . . . — — Map (db m52079) HM
First Register of deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1796, James McMahan set aside the original twenty-five acres for the creation of the township at "The Forks of The Little Pigeon" in 1795. An immigrant from Ireland, McMahan was married to . . . — — Map (db m17107) HM
Born 1/4 mi. SE, Aug. 19 1815. Graduate USMA, 1840. Brevetted captain at Cerro Gordo, Mexican War. Resigned 1861 for the Confederacy; rose to rank of major general. Commanded at New Madrid, Madrid Bend, Island No. 10 and later East Tenn. Dept. . . . — — Map (db m82671) HM
The eastern terminal of this 28-mile shortline
stood southwest of this site. It was established
in 1907 by Knoxville industrialist W.J. Oliver
and constructed by his firm. The KS & E and
its successor companies were dubbed "Knoxville,
Slow & . . . — — Map (db m82672) HM
Born a slave, Lewis C. Buckner worked as a carpenter, cabinetmaker, and house builder in Sevier County after the Civil War. The talented African-American craftsman hand-carved elaborate furniture, mantels, staircases, and the exterior trim and . . . — — Map (db m184600) HM
Founded on this site in 1806, this school was named for Nancy Rogers, first white child born south of French Broad River. First trustees were James Reagan Hopkins Lacey, Thomas Hill, Allen Bryant, Isaac Love. The Legislature authorized a lottery to . . . — — Map (db m17195) HM
Built as a Union church for the worship of any denomination that chose to use it.
Leaders in the church movement were Isaac Dockery, Alf McMahan, John Burden, Mrs. Addie McMahan, Mrs. Nancy Coleman and Witt McMahan.
Squire and Mrs. Bob . . . — — Map (db m133837) HM
Isaac Dockery, an African-American artisan, along with African-American families of Sevierville, built New Salem Baptist Church in 1886. It is Sevierville's oldest surviving building and the county's oldest brick church and only historic . . . — — Map (db m133730) HM
Dedicated to the
Sevier County Veterans
Past - Present - Future
Nov. 11, 1995
Vernon Dale Gillespie, Sculptor
Separate Marker:
Honor list of dead
Sevier Countians who have given their lives during and since World War I . . . — — Map (db m17159) WM
Regarded as the heart of Sevierville's historic commercial district, the buildings on Court Avenue were constructed after the courthouse was completed in 1896. They have been occupied continually by various businesses through the years. Originally . . . — — Map (db m184569) HM
Because of its proximity to the rivers, Sevierville was vulnerable to devastating floods from its founding until the late 1960s. As if flooding wasn't enough, disastrous fires have also plagued the town.
The oldest record of a major flood was . . . — — Map (db m184570) HM
Bruce Street is one of three prominent streets in Sevierville's historic commercial district. It was named in honor of Bruce McMahan who lived in a house built by his grandfather, James Wellington McMahan, benefactor of the original 25 acres for the . . . — — Map (db m184571) HM
Sevierville's first train was the Knoxville, Sevierville, and Eastern Railway (KS&E). It was notoriously behind schedule and quickly earned the nickname “Old Slow and Easy” because the train averaged only 11 miles an hour, due to many stops along . . . — — Map (db m184572) HM
When the Civil War erupted, William Holland Thomas rallied companies of men to fight with him in the Confederate Army. Thomas was adopted into the Cherokee tribe by Native American Chief Yonaguska. Thomas was later appointed chief of the Quallatown . . . — — Map (db m184573) HM
Victoria Mall once known as Wade's Department Store, was constructed in two phases. Prior to 1900, the portion facing Court Avenue was built by Andy Love to house Love's Butcher Shop. Later, J.T. Trotter owned and operated a hardware store at . . . — — Map (db m231036) HM
Settled about 1783, this town, first
called "Forks of Little Pigeon," was
organized as county seat of Sevier
Co.,1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas'
home was first courthouse, fort and
tavern. Jas. McMahon gave 25 acre
tract for the town, which . . . — — Map (db m17102) HM
In the early 1890s, a vigilante group called the White Caps formed with the goal of ridding Sevier County of individuals, mostly women, deemed lewd or adulterous. Their modus operandi was to leave the offending party a note signed "White Caps," . . . — — Map (db m230266) HM
5 miles northwest, this was first called Short Mountain Furnace, using local orebank ore. Started about 1820 by Robert Shields; William K. Love and brothers operated it about 1830. Micajah C. Rogers bought it and changed its name in 1836. It closed . . . — — Map (db m100497) HM
Several attempts were made in the incorporation of the city of Sevierville since its founding in 1795, but it was not until 1901 that a continuous chartered city government was established. Ambrose M. Paine was elected Sevierville's first mayor on . . . — — Map (db m52081) HM
This Mississippian substructure,16 ft. high and 240 ft.in circumference, built during the Dallas phase (1200-1500), was first excavated in 1881, with artifacts being sent to the Smithsonian. Later excavations exposed nearby villages of the Woodland . . . — — Map (db m17194) HM
A soldier of the colonial army of 1776, and a veteran of the American Revolution, 1776-1781, Thomas Atchley served alongside private Andrew Jackson in 1794 under the command of Brigadier General James Robertson in the Indian Wars of the lower . . . — — Map (db m17103) HM
A soldier of The American Revolution, Timothy Reagan fought in the Battle of Brandywine in 1777 with Major General Marquis de Lafayette where both men were wounded in 1795, Reagan forged into the wilderness of The Middle Creek area of Sevier County . . . — — Map (db m17105) HM
One of the many volunteers of the War of 1812 which earned Tennessee its nickname, William Whaley came to Sevier County in 1810. A farmer and later Baptist minister, Whaley married in 1811 Mary Ann Ogle (1793-1880). A resident of the White Oak Flats . . . — — Map (db m52080) HM
