Historical Markers in Corryton, Tennessee

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Historical Markers in Corryton, Tennessee

1 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Corryton — 1E 61 — George Mann —

This Revolutionary veteran and homesteader was the last man killed by Indians in Knox County. On the night of May 25, 1795, investigating a noise in the barn, he was ambushed and slain. The Indians later attempted to force entrance into the home; . . . — — Map (db m151537) HM

2 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Corryton — 1E 41 — Nicholas Gibbs —

Born in Germany in 1733, he served in the French and Indian War, later in the Revolution. He took up a homestead of 450 acres here in 1792 and built the log cabin which stands about 1/2 mile east. A member of Knox County's first court, he died in . . . — — Map (db m33074) HM

3 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Corryton — 1E 107 — Nicholas Gibbs Homestead —

Nicholas Gibbs, a prominent Knox County Pioneer homesteaded 450 acres here in 1792 and built this hewed log house approximately one year later. It remained in the Gibbs family until 1971. The Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society purchased the house in . . . — — Map (db m32945) HM

4 ► Tennessee, Knox County, Corryton — 1E 35 — Sawyer's Fort —

On this site, about 1785, Col. John Sawyer, a soldier of the Revolution, built a homestead and fort for protection against Indians. Emory Road, which ran Southwest to the Clinch River in 1788, passed through here. — — Map (db m82198) HM

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