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Samuel Perry "Powhatan" Carter
Courtesy Tennessee State Museum
Marker detail: Samuel P. Carter
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| On North Main Street at East Elk Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | Although Tennessee voted to secede from the Union in June 1861, East Tennessee remained staunchly loyal. The residents of Carter County voted against secession, 1,343 to 86.
One of those residents, Admiral and General Samuel P. Carter (born . . . — — Map (db m135600) HM |
| On East Elk Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Veterans Memorial Parkway (U.S. 19E), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Born in this house. After attending Washington College and Princeton, graduated from U.S. Naval Academy; serving in the Navy until May 1, 1862, he was appointed brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. His most conspicuous service was a raid into East . . . — — Map (db m46749) HM |
May. 5, 2024