Historical Markers and War Memorials in Greeneville, Tennessee
Greeneville is the county seat for Greene County
Greeneville is in Greene County
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Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 to poor, uneducated parents in a small building that served as a kitchen to Casso's Inn in Raleigh, North Carolina. When Andrew was three, his father died after saving two of his wealthy employers from drowning in an . . . — — Map (db m86608) HM
In 1852, Tennessee Congressman Andrew Johnson climbed to the top of this hill and marveled at the view. He told his enslaved servant, Sam, he wanted to take his final rest here, and soon purchased 15 acres for a family burial ground.
During the . . . — — Map (db m234819) HM
Senator Edmund G. Ross of Kansas, on the eve of the senatorial vote in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, exhibited his great love for the democratic process when in reply to extreme pressure he stated, "I do not recognize your right to . . . — — Map (db m234671) HM
On Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m114676) HM
On E Depot Street at N College Street, on the left when traveling east on E Depot Street.
Andrew Johnson and his family lived in this two-story brick house from some time in the 1830s until 1851. During these years, Johnson’s life changed drastically as he ventured from the tailoring trade into politics. After being elected alderman of . . . — — Map (db m58426) HM
Welcome to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. This site commemorates the life and work of the seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson. Born in poverty, Johnson rose from Greeneville tailor to the nation's highest office. . . . — — Map (db m23680) HM
On West Summer Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Summer Street.
Located on the corner of Main and Summer Streets is the mural of President Andrew Johnson looking out of a window of his Land Office building. He is wearing his Masonic uniform and the Masonic Lodge was located inside a building on this site. . . . — — Map (db m109303) HM
On E Church Street at N College Street, on the left when traveling east on E Church Street.
Champion of Public Education in Tennessee “Can there be nothing done to advance the great cause of education?” Governor Andrew Johnson, 1853 ----------Throughout his legislative and gubernatorial careers, Andrew Johnson advocated . . . — — Map (db m58222) HM
Andrew Johnson Seventeenth President of the United States. Born Dec. 29, 1808, died July 31, 1875. His faith in the people never wavered. Eliza Johnson, born Oct. 4, 1810, died Jan. 15, 1876. In memory of our father and mother. — — Map (db m93079) HM
On West Summer Street, on the right when traveling west.
This silhouette created by local artist, Joe Kilday, on the side of a Summer Street building depicts the arrival of youthful future President Andrew Johnson leading a blind pony which pulled a small wagon. The young girl, Eliza McCardle, is shown . . . — — Map (db m109311) HM
The Andrew Johnson Homestead was the last home of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), 17th President of the United States (1865-1869). Congressman Andrew Johnson purchased the house and half-acre lot from James Brannan in September 1851. Built directly upon . . . — — Map (db m23679) HM
On Monument Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Andrew Johnson chose to be buried atop this hill, then known as “Signal Hill,” which he owned. His family members continued to be buried here in the family plot until his great-granddaughter’s interment in 1992. The cemetery became part of Andrew . . . — — Map (db m81607) HM
Welcome to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. This site commemorates the life and work of the seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson. Born in poverty, Johnson rose from Greeneville tailor to the nation’s highest office. . . . — — Map (db m93078) HM
On Andrew Johnson Highway (U.S. 321), on the right when traveling east.
Three miles west is the central unit of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site which includes the 17th president’s small tailor shop, the home in which he lived from 1838 to 1851, a museum, and administrative offices. Other units are the . . . — — Map (db m58152) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 321) at East Summer Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Asbury Methodist Church was named for Bishop Francis Asbury who during the 1700's was a circuit preacher and guest at the Maloney Hotel which stood on this site. — — Map (db m234818) HM
On West Summer Street, on the right when traveling west.
On Summer Street behind Main Street Place are two murals which depict the tobacco industry. Tobacco was the money crop for many Greene Countians from the early 1800s through the 1900s with warehouses "on every corner". The Austin Company led the . . . — — Map (db m109308) HM
Here from 1822-1824 Lundy, a Quaker, published the "Genius of Universal Emancipation," a small monthly paper devoted exclusively to the abolition of slavery. While here he also published a weekly paper, the "Economist and Political Recorder." After . . . — — Map (db m23121) HM
On W Depot Street at Loretta Street, on the left when traveling west on W Depot Street.
After Unionists burned several East Tennessee railroad bridges on November 9, 1861, Confederate engineer Colonel Danville Leadbetter soon arrived to rebuild the brides and capture the perpetrators. Later that month, his forces captured Henry Fry, . . . — — Map (db m58073) HM
On Newport Hwy (U.S. 321) at Bright Hope Road, on the right when traveling south on Newport Hwy.
North about one mi. on Furnace Creek was the Bright Hope Iron Works, built about 1830. Mining and smelting of iron ore and manufacturing of cast and wrought iron products were joined by a paper mill, pottery works, and several other establishments . . . — — Map (db m61942) HM
This is a replica of the building which is believed to have served as the capitol of the State of Franklin from 1785 until 1788 and which originally stood near the intersection of Main and Depot Streets. At constitutional conventions held there, . . . — — Map (db m81608) HM
On Albany Road at Albany Access Road, on the right when traveling south on Albany Road.
One-half mile south of here, John Carter found an Indian fortified village, made peace with the Indians and established a camp for settlers, shortly after coming here from Surry Co., North Carolina, in 1783. Many settlers and their descendants are . . . — — Map (db m158136) HM
On W. McKee Street at S Main Street (U.S. 321), on the right when traveling east on W. McKee Street.
First motorized fire truck bought by the town of Greeneville and in service from 1917 – 1965 This display building erected in 2006 by citizens of Greeneville. Organized by a finance committee Nancy Parvin Pam Smead Jim Cansler . . . — — Map (db m63870) HM
On West Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
On September 3-4, 1864, Lt.Col. William H. Ingerton led the 13th Tennessee Cavalry (USA) to Greeneville's outskirts, where he learned that Gen.John Hunt Morgan was at the Dickson-Williams Mansion. He told his company commanders, Capts. C.C. Wilcox . . . — — Map (db m23081) HM
On West Church Street, on the left when traveling west.
The center of the present block was once the garden of the Williams house where Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan of Morgan's Raiders fame and his staff were billeted. Just after dawn a detail from Brig. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem's Federal forces slipped past . . . — — Map (db m81609) HM
On West Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
Designed and constructed (1815-21) by Irish craftsmen Thomas Battersby and John Hoy, this house was built by Greeneville's first postmaster, William Dickson, for his daughter, Catharine (Mrs.Alexander Williams). Marquis de LaFayette, Presidents . . . — — Map (db m81610) HM
On N. Main Street (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling south.
Front Ellen "Nelly" VanVactor was one of the first free women of color to own real estate in Greeneville. Throughout Tennessee, there were few landowners of her race and gender prior to 1830. Born a slave in Virginia in 1780, Nelly arrived . . . — — Map (db m58278) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 35/107) near East Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
Founded in 1780 under the trees at
the Big Spring by the Rev. Samuel
Doak, it was originally called Mount
Bethel Presbyterian Church. The
first settled pastor was the Rev.
Hezekiah Balch in 1783. Fifteen
years later the name was changed
to . . . — — Map (db m23027) HM
The Grand Central was constructed
as a "railroad hotel," from 1887
to 1890. From 1908 to 1981, it
operated as Hotel Brumley.
Carefully restored under the
supervision of seven historic
preservation agencies, including
the National Trust for . . . — — Map (db m23080) HM
On West Summer Street (Business U.S. 11E) at Floral Street, on the left when traveling west on West Summer Street.
In 1887, with assistance from the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the George Clem School was organized as Greeneville College. In 1932, the Greeneville Board of Education leased the property to provide public education for Negroes. Three . . . — — Map (db m90597) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 321) at E Depot Street, on the left when traveling south on North Main Street.
To commemorate the Capital of the State of Franklin and to honor Governor John Sevier and the patriotic pioneers who followed him in the War of the Revolution and assisted in establishing in the wilderness the foundations of law and . . . — — Map (db m58424) HM
Greene County Established 1783 named in honor of Nathanael Greene Major General in the Revolutionary Army. After fighting at Trenton, the Brandywine & Germantown, and serving at Valley Forge, he became Quarter-master General of the Army. He later . . . — — Map (db m23035) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 11/321) at Depot Street on South Main Street.
(Front):To the memory of
the Union Soldiers
who Enlisted in the
Union Army From Greene County
War 1861-1865 (Side):In the hour of their country's peril they were loyal and true. (Side):Erected by the Union Soldiers' . . . — — Map (db m81611) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 11/321), on the right when traveling south.
Rev. Isaac S. Bonham founded the congregation with thirty charter members in 1841. The present church was begun in 1860 on land purchased from Andrew Johnson by Rev. John P. Holtsinger. The church was shelled on September 4, 1864, the day . . . — — Map (db m23002) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 11/321) at Depot Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
On June 17, 1861, delegates from every East
Tennessee county except Rhea convened here
for four days. The purpose was to keep East
Tennessee in the Union after secession of
the state. Leaders of the movement were
Thomas D. Arnold, William G. . . . — — Map (db m81612) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 321) at E Depot Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Home of Andrew Johnson – 17th President of U.S. Tailor Shop corner Depot & College Sts. Residence - - 217 So. Main St. Monument – So. Main & Monument Avenue — — Map (db m61946) HM
On N College Street at E Church Street, on the right when traveling north on N College Street.
Home of Andrew Johnson – 17th President of U.S. Tailor Shop corner Depot & College Sts. Residence - - 217 So. Main St. Monument – So. Main & Monument Avenue — — Map (db m61960) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 321) at W Church Street on North Main Street.
the original log church on Irish Street served until 1860 when the present structure was begun on land purchased from Andrew Johnson.
The War Between the States saw the church used as a hospital and stable.
The cannon ball in the front . . . — — Map (db m58423) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 11/321), on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1851 by Dr. and Mrs. William Andrew Harmon, this house was used as a place of refuge during the Civil War. Soldiers from both Confederate and Union armies camped in the back yard. Of Federal architecture, the interior contains prime . . . — — Map (db m22997) HM
On Andrew Johnson Highway (U.S. 321) at Ripley Island Road, on the right when traveling east on Andrew Johnson Highway.
About 1 mi. N., now the village of Afton, Anthony Moore settled on Sinking Creek in 1778; his daughter was the first white child born hereabouts. Daniel Kennedy came in 1779, fought at King’s Mountain and was Greene County’s first court clerk. A . . . — — Map (db m58224) HM
On West Depot Street, on the right when traveling west.
The United States District Court of Tennessee was established in 1797, one year after Tennessee became a state. Initially,one federal judge, John McNairy, served the entire state. The state was later subdivided into two, and then later three federal . . . — — Map (db m110119) HM
On South Erwin Highway at High Street on South Erwin Highway.
Gideon Blackburn, a Presbyterian minister, purchased and sought to free a slave named Jack. Through Blackburn's tenacity and by action of the Blount County Court, he received his freedom and the name John Gloucester in 1807. Educated at Greenville . . . — — Map (db m69614) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 11/321) south of East Depot Street.
First lieutenant, Marshal's Regiment of Cavalry in the Mexican War Captain the "Lexington Rifles" 1857 captain Company A of the Kentucky Cavalry 1861. Colonel 2nd Kentucky Cavalry 1862 Brigadier General appointed from Tennessee December 11, 1862. . . . — — Map (db m23031) HM
On East Summer Street at South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Summer Street.
Located on the side of a Summer Street building, once the site of Brown's Furniture Store, the local Magnavox dealer, is the mural which features a logo developed by C.L. "Whitey" Wellbaum, Magnavox design director in 1953. The shield-shaped mural . . . — — Map (db m109302) HM
On E Depot Street at S College Street, on the right when traveling east on E Depot Street.
Margaret Johnson Patterson Bartlett * * *Margaret Johnson Patterson Bartlett, great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, is the donor of this memorial and tribute to her illustrious ancestor. As heir to the Johnson estate following the death of . . . — — Map (db m61951) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 321) at West Summer Street (Business U.S. 11E), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Masonic Lodge #3, of which Andrew Johnson was once a member, held meetings on the upper level of this building. Johnson however died prior to when this structure was built. — — Map (db m234817) HM
Eleven mayors of Greeneville resided in the 100 block of McKee Street while serving in office. At interval periods between the years of 1873 and 1972, the following individuals served: Robert M. McKee, N.T. Howard, Tom T. Adams, H.E. Holland, John . . . — — Map (db m23034) HM
This burying ground, established in 1791 in connection with Harmony Presbyterian Church, contains the graves of the Scotch-Irish Covenanters who established Greeneville in 1783. Among these are Dr. Hezekiah Balch, Dr. Charles Coffin, William . . . — — Map (db m23124) HM
On E. Depot Street, 0.1 miles east of S. Main St. E. Depot St., on the right when traveling east.
A jail commissioned by the Greene County Court has been on this site since 1806. The present structure was built by Turner and Lane in 1882 using limestone and wrought iron from the previous jail built with slaves' labor. This followed the original . . . — — Map (db m76496) HM
On North Irish Street at West Depot Street, on the right when traveling north on North Irish Street.
Erected in 1903, this building was known as the Opera House, later the Auditorium. Early road shows, minstrel shows, dances and school graduation exercises were held here. It was last used as a movie theater. Buffalo Bill Cody and many famous . . . — — Map (db m90598) HM
On S Main Street (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling south.
“ . . . I believe that my Father was the greatest man this country ever produced!” Martha Johnson Patterson Three generations of Andrew Johnson’s family devoted time and effort to preserve his memory and legacy. In 1906, . . . — — Map (db m58431) HM
On North Main Street - Business US-11E (Tennessee Route 107), on the right when traveling south.
On this site originally stood the house of Robert Kerr, where were held sessions of the Upper House of the State of Franklin. The first sessions of Greene County's Court were also held here. The Baptist church, established in 1872, was moved to its . . . — — Map (db m22999) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 321) at E Depot Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
John Sevier • Nancy Ward • Samuel Doak • Francis Asbury • Hezekiah Balch • Charles Coffin • Davy Crockett • Benjamin Lundy • Andrew Johnson • David Fry • Daniel Ellis • Edmund Ross • Miss Elsie Gass — — Map (db m61949) WM
On East Summer Street, on the right when traveling west.
Miss Sally Bohannon, one of the richest women in Greeneville in the 1920s, moved here with her widowed mother to be near several uncles who were local potters. After teaching and ceramic painting at Tusculum College she opened a millinery store that . . . — — Map (db m109309) HM
On South Main Street at Depot Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
For conspicuous gallantry as a leader of a First Marine Division Rifle Platoon on Okinawa Shima on May 4, 1945, this Greene County native was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously by President Harry S. Truman. Attacked by Japanese forces, Sgt. . . . — — Map (db m23029) HM
On Tusculum Boulevard (Business Route 11E) 0.2 miles west of East Grove Street.
Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry are siblings living in Greeneville, Tennessee, who have made records as The Band Perry since 2005. They began their recording career in country music, switching to pop and country-influenced rock in 2016.
Kimberly . . . — — Map (db m158149) HM
The site of Greeneville was a
juncture of two Indian trails, and
the presence of the Big Spring
furnished a stopping off place for
the weary Indian traveler. The
Scotch-Irish pioneers made the
spring the reason for the founding
of . . . — — Map (db m23001) HM
The Federal-style mansion in front of you was the home of Catharine Dickson Williams and Dr. Alexander Williams. Catharine Williams, a famous Greeneville hostess, counted Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson among her guests. . . . — — Map (db m81613) HM
Near E Depot Street at N College Street, on the left when traveling east.
“At four in the morning I had to be up. I went up and made the fire in [Johnson’s] room, shined his boots, and then made a fire in the kitchen stove. I stood by his side at the table . . . then I washed the dishes.” . . . — — Map (db m58428) HM
On S Main Street (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling south.
Andrew Johnson Patterson, son of Martha Johnson Patterson and grandson of President Andrew Johnson, was born and died in this house. To him and his loyal and devoted wife, Martha Barkley Patterson, the nation is indebted for their untiring efforts . . . — — Map (db m58437) HM
Near S Main Street (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling south.
There are no written records describing the Homestead grounds as Andrew Johnson knew them from 1869 until 1875. The earliest descriptions of the landscape during that period come from the oral accounts of Andrew Johnson’s descendants twenty-five . . . — — Map (db m58436) HM
On North Wesley Chapel Road, 0.1 miles east of Ted Weems Road, on the right when traveling west.
On August 12, 1797, in Greene County, Tennessee, land for a house of worship was deeded to trustees Seth Babb, John Carter, John Weems, Claudius Bailey, Thomas Babb, William Crumley, Stephen Babb, Thomas Bailey, and Thomas Doan of the Wesley's . . . — — Map (db m158134) HM
The original building of the Female Department of
Rhea Academy
Founded 1812
Stood on this spot from 1840 to 1956 when this building was erected.
The cultural light of the candle, lit so long ago, split by the prism of time, diffuses . . . — — Map (db m234814) HM
Near Gilland Street, 0.1 miles south of Erwin Highway (Tennessee Route 107), on the left when traveling south.
During the 1861 secession debates, Greene County was mostly Unionist, but Tusculum College students were divided. Before the June secession vote, then-U.S. Sen. Johnson spoke in Greeneville in support of the Union. Afterward, secessionist students . . . — — Map (db m69599) HM
On Erwin Highway (Tennessee Route 107) at Shiloh Road, on the left when traveling west on Erwin Highway.
Rev. Samuel Witherspoon Doak founded Tusculum Academy in 1818. His father, then president of Washington College, assisted him, and later taught here. In 1868, Tusculum merged with Greeneville College, which had been chartered in 1794. The original . . . — — Map (db m69600) HM
On South Main Street (State Highway 35/107), on the right when traveling south.
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
On South Main Street (U.S. 321) at E Depot Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
In honor and memory of all veterans of Greeneville and Greene County who served our country, in peace and war, and to those who paid the supreme sacrifice. Their spirit, devotion and love of country will be remembered. Dedicated Oct. 29, 1994 ( . . . — — Map (db m61947) WM
Near Shiloh Road just south of Erwin Highway, on the right when traveling south.
Funded by Nettie Fowler McCormick, this building was designed by the most famous architect of the time, Louis H. Sullivan. Virginia Hall was originally designed as a women's dormitory and was Tusculum's first modern building with baths, fire escapes . . . — — Map (db m142732) HM
On North College Street north of East Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
On February 28, 1864, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet established his headquarters here in the house of Judge Samuel Milligan, a Unionist. The Greeneville Town Hall now occupies the site.
Gen. Robert E. Lee had detached Longstreet's First . . . — — Map (db m158138) HM
