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By Michael Manning, June 2, 2013
Riverview Cemetery Entrance
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | Men of all American wars are interred here on land once owned by Valentine Sevier (1747-1800), who was the first person buried here. Many pioneers and 19th century citizens, including Revolutionary War soldier Robert Nelson, are buried here. One . . . — — Map (db m76512) HM |
| | Oldest house standing in Greeneville. Built circa 1795 by Valentine Sevier, wealthy political leader and philanthropist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it was later owned by President Andrew Johnson. After the War Between the States it . . . — — Map (db m81614) HM |
| | Two hundred yards south is the stone blockhouse of the Valentine Sevier Station. On November 11, 1794, this early outpost was attacked by an Indian band composed primarily of Cherokees. Valentine Sevier, a brother of Tennessee's first governor, lost . . . — — Map (db m88857) HM |
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Col. Valentine Sevier, defender of the early
settlers of this community, on July 11, 1792
purchased from George Cook, for the sum of
100 pounds, 640 acres, lying between this
point and Cumberland and Red Rivers,
known as Red Paint . . . — — Map (db m89073) HM |
Apr. 23, 2024
