Honoring the Legacy of Tom and Fran Atkinson Founders of WMCT — "The Mountain" and Johnson County Jamboree And Musical Heritage Advocate Janice Russell Mural painted by Johnson County Center of the Arts Inspire Art & Healing Classes Led by . . . — — Map (db m267456) HM
Johnson County is entirely within the Cherokee National Park. In this eastern most area of the state, the Appalachian Trail enters Tennessee and, following the geologic design of East Tennessee, proceeds with the a southwestern sweep of Stone and . . . — — Map (db m201318) HM
In 1861, Mountain City had a different name — Taylorsville — but this place had been the seat of Johnson County since 1836. Like other mountain areas, Johnson County strongly supported the Union. Late in 1862, Confederate authorities sent officers . . . — — Map (db m174272) HM
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
Born in Johnson County, Tennessee, Charles A. Scott came to Tellico Plains ca. 1890 and was actively involved in its development. During his life, he sold off or donated vast amounts of his 15,000 acre holdings to expand the town. He recruited the . . . — — Map (db m60256) HM
Tennessee native Milton Hardin moved to Texas in 1828 with his parents, settling in present day Liberty County. In 1835 he fought at the Battle of Concepcion and the Siege of Bexar and secured a land grant for his service. He later sold the land . . . — — Map (db m195850) HM
A soldier in the Army of Texas. Arrived at San Jacinto April 22, 1836. Born in South Carolina March 11, 1815. Died in Johnson County, Texas July 11, 1897.
His wife Elizabeth (Cooper) Walker. Born in Tennessee October 21, 1827. Died in Johnson . . . — — Map (db m25677) HM
In this valley in June 1785, Fanny Dickenson Scott's husband, Archibald Scott, their four children and a young male member of the nearby Ball family were killed by members of four different Indian tribes. The rest of the Ball family escaped, but . . . — — Map (db m35982) HM
Richard Williams was born in Tennessee in 1830, son of Judge Arthur Williams. As a young man, Richard came to Johnson County in the 1850s, employed as a surveyor by the U.S. government. During the 1850s and early 1860s, Dick Williams was a . . . — — Map (db m50691) HM
Tennessee Native James Park Fielder (d. 1948) migrated in 1884 to Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas, after receiving a law degree from Vanderbilt University. He farmed in the vicinity of Venus and Dallas, entered the banking business, and acquired . . . — — Map (db m245440) HM
William Balch (1804-1870) claimed land around this site as a member of the Peters Colony in 1849. When he returned with his family in 1851, they found a group of Caddo Indians camping on one side of the springs. The Balch family built their cabin on . . . — — Map (db m220280) HM
With the opening of the Kansas Territory in 1854, people from everywhere began to converge on Kansas. The fertile and inexpensive land available in the territory attracted David Gee Campbell, a Tennessee native. Campbell loaded his wife and their . . . — — Map (db m46857) HM
In memory of those who were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, in September of 1857. Dedicated in 2020.
Modern historical research has yielded information which was not readily available to those who designed the 1955 monument. . . . — — Map (db m225251) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
