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Historical Markers in Townsend, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Blount 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 Blount County, TN (68) Knox County, TN (240) Loudon County, TN (24) Monroe County, TN (41) Sevier County, TN (111) Graham County, NC (23) Swain County, NC (68)  BlountCounty(68) Blount County (68)  KnoxCounty(240) Knox County (240)  LoudonCounty(24) Loudon County (24)  MonroeCounty(41) Monroe County (41)  SevierCounty(111) Sevier County (111)  GrahamCountyNorth Carolina(23) Graham County (23)  SwainCounty(68) Swain County (68)
Maryville is the county seat for Blount County
Townsend is in Blount County
      Blount County (68)  
ADJACENT TO BLOUNT COUNTY
      Knox County (240)  
      Loudon County (24)  
      Monroe County (41)  
      Sevier County (111)  
      Graham County, North Carolina (23)  
      Swain County, North Carolina (68)  
 
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1 Tennessee, Blount County, Townsend — An Early Mountain Community
In the early 1900s family farms covered the valley. Self-sufficiency was the rule in those days, but most people made use of the mill, the country store, and the blacksmith shop. The buildings assembled here represent part of a typical mountain . . . Map (db m58475) HM
2 Tennessee, Blount County, Townsend — Civilian Conservation Corps
In Honor of the Civilian Conservation Corps 1933 – 1942 whose hands built roads, trails, bridges, buildings, campgrounds, and picnic areas in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the benefit and enjoyment of the people. “If you . . . Map (db m58440) HM
3 Tennessee, Blount County, Townsend — 1E 13 — John Mitchel
This Irish patriot, exiled from his homeland for revolutionary newspaper activities, settled in the cove about two miles from here in 1855. After a short stay he moved to Knoxville. The rest of his life was taken up with lecture tours and newspaper . . . Map (db m56818) HM
4 Tennessee, Blount County, Townsend — On this site August 17, 1915
Justice of the Peace John Burns and his assistant William Dunn lost their lives in a dynamite explosion while widening this road in his capacity as road commissioner for the Fifteenth District during his term on the county courtMap (db m164836) HM
5 Tennessee, Blount County, Townsend — 1E 110 — The Little River Lumber Company
This is the former site of the Little River Lumber Company mill complex. Founded in 1901 by Col. W.B. Townsend for whom this community is named, the company was one of the largest commercial lumber operations in the Smokies. From 1901 to 1939, the . . . Map (db m36995) HM
6 Tennessee, Blount County, Townsend — 1E 15 — Tuckaleechee Villages
Near here was one of these three Cherokee villages, unoccupied when settlers arrived about 1791. A branch of the Great War and Trading Path forked here, one to North Carolina, the other to villages on the Little Tennessee. The Virginia trader, . . . Map (db m46477) HM
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024