On South Wilcox Drive (Tennessee Route 126) north of Jared Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This treaty was consummated here on July 20, 1777, following Col. Christian's subjugation of the Cherokee, who ceded to the whites a broad domain for settlement. The North Carolina and Virginia Commissioners, led by Wraightstill Avery, and the . . . — — Map (db m108172) HM
On Netherland Inn Road, on the right when traveling east.
The barn built into the embankment provided a stable on the 1st level and a 2nd floor for stage coaches and wagon repair. From the early 1800's it remained in use until the 1920-30's. Reconstructed on the original site with portions of the limestone . . . — — Map (db m114013) HM
As the area began to develop, citizens began to realize that they needed a place to invest their money. As a result, the Bank of Kingsport was built in 1912. This financial institution was the first bank in the model city. It holds another place in . . . — — Map (db m23731) HM
On Broad Street at Center Street, in the median on Broad Street.
Acoustic bass player Barry Bales is the longest-serving member of bluegrass star Alison Krauss’ band, Union Station. He has also worked as a session musician, record producer and songwriter. His co-written song “Nobody to Blame” won the Academy of . . . — — Map (db m176973) HM
On Memorial Boulevard at Jessee Street, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Boulevard.
In the area to the S.W. was fought this first battle of the Revolution in the West, July 20, 1776. Colonial Militia under Capt. James Thompson, defeated a force of Cherokees under Dragging Canoe, in a short, bloody struggle. It was also the turning . . . — — Map (db m76648) HM
On Memorial Boulevard at East Center Street, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Boulevard.
Marching down Island Road from Eaton's Fort on July 20, 1776, the Colonial Militia crossed Eaton's Ridge to this ravine. Here they rushed the British-allied Cherokees, who were hidden behind trees, with such violence that the Indians were forced to . . . — — Map (db m76647) HM
Near Netherland Inn Road at Riverwoods Place, on the left when traveling west.
On December 13, 1864 approx. 300
Confederate cavalrymen from 2nd Ky.
Cav. under Col. R. Morgan delayed the
advancing 5,500 Union cavalry under
Gen. Stoneman enroute to Saltville,
Va.. This monument is dedicated to
those brave . . . — — Map (db m108203) HM
[Inset]
On December 10, 1864, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 5,700 horse artillerists and cavalrymen east from Knoxville, Tennessee, to destroy iron-, lead-, and saltworks in Virginia that were essential to the Confederate war effort. . . . — — Map (db m108218) HM
On Broad Street south of Church Circle, on the right when traveling south.
Skilled and polished, Brownie McGhee's music encompassed folk, acoustic blues, rhythm and blues, and protest songs. He appeared in movies, on television and Broadway, and recorded prolifically. Although his name is usually bracketed with his . . . — — Map (db m210269) HM
On West New Street, on the right when traveling west.
“Over the Blue Ridge, the whisperer starts to whisper in tongues.
Remembered landscapes are left in me
The way a bee leaves its sting….”
Charles Wright spent his formative years in Kingsport, and many of his poems feature the landscapes of . . . — — Map (db m176968) HM
On Broad Street at Watauga Street on Broad Street.
This Kingsport landmark was designed by railroad engineer William Dunlap and refined by city planner John Nolen as an original part of the 1919 City Plan, Church Circle is one of the cornerstones of planned urban design with its "spoke and wheel" . . . — — Map (db m23724) HM
On Netherland Inn Road at Lilac Street, on the left when traveling east on Netherland Inn Road.
Early settlement attempt in 1761.
Permanent settlement in 1775.
The first town in the Kingsport area was laid out on his land grant in 1802 and was named Christianville.
American Revolution Patriot
Long Island Chapter
Daughters of . . . — — Map (db m114015) HM
On Netherland Inn Road west of Ridgefields Road, on the left when traveling west.
In March 1775 Daniel Boone and a group of axmen met nearby at the Holston River and began blazing a trail through 200 miles of forested terrain to the Cumberland Gap and beyond to the Kentucky River. The Wilderness Trail, or Road, opened a new . . . — — Map (db m69694) HM
On South Wilcox Drive (Tennessee Route 126) north of Jared Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Early in 1779 Col. John Donelson's group arrived here and built 30 flatboats for 300 people to make the 1000-mile journey to settle Middle Tennessee. They embarked on their boating adventure on December 22, 1779. With an hour they wrecked at the . . . — — Map (db m108173) HM
On Double Springs Road at Rock Springs Road, on the right when traveling north on Double Springs Road.
The large spring to the northwest
was a landmark to early settlers. In
his campaign against the Cherokees,
Col. William Christian established
his first camp here on October l-4,
1776. The Double Springs Church, to
the South, was founded by . . . — — Map (db m158131) HM
On Wheatley Street, 0.1 miles south of Martin Luther King, Jr, on the right when traveling south.
(Side One)
The only school for African Americans in Kingsport began in 1913 as the Oklahoma Grove School near downtown. With Rosenwald and community funds, the first Douglass School building was constructed in 1928. A new structure was . . . — — Map (db m76645) HM
On Broad Street at Main Street, in the median on Broad Street.
Bluegrass and country gospel musician Doyle Lawson is a mandolinist, singer, and, since 1979, the leader of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. The winner of may International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards, Lawson was also the 2006 recipient of . . . — — Map (db m176976) HM
Located on the Western Stage Road, this double log house, arranged in “saddle bag” style, was called Exchange Place because it was used to exchange stagecoach horses and currencies. From 1816 to 1846 it served as the main house for the plantation . . . — — Map (db m210263) HM
On Lyn Garden Drive (State Highway 36) at West Carters Valley Road (State Highway 346), on the right when traveling north on Lyn Garden Drive.
After hiding by day with his groups of recruits for the Union Army from Confederate-held Tennessee in the dense undergrowth of White Oak Flats, Captain Dan Ellis passed them into Virginia near here, then crossed North Holston River before ascending . . . — — Map (db m158069) HM
On Netherland Inn Road, on the right when traveling east.
This flatboat is a model of boats that were built in the late 1700's and early 1800's on the banks of this river. These boats transported vast quantities of salt, iron ingots, animal skins, herbs such as ginseng, plaster of Paris and other items of . . . — — Map (db m114014) HM
On Netherland Inn Road west of Ridgefields Road, on the left when traveling west.
Colonel John Donelson in his flatboat “Adventure,” leading a flotilla of about 300 people in flatboats and canoes, departed from Fort Patrick Henry on that epic voyage to the Big Salt Lick on the Cumberland River (now Nashville). The . . . — — Map (db m75912) HM
On South John B. Dennis Highway (Tennessee Route 93) 0.2 miles south of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected near here by Lt. Col. Wm. Russell in Sept. 1776, under orders of Col. William Christian, to serve the forces then successfully campaigning against the hostile Cherokee who had become allies of the British. Capt. Wm. Winchester’s Company . . . — — Map (db m133758) HM
This building was constructed in 1915 and housed the City's first drug store. Some of the first physicians in Kingsport kept their offices and practiced medicine on the second floor. The drug store featured one of the first soda fountains in town to . . . — — Map (db m23728) HM
On Broad Street near New Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Kingsport Book Club established the Kingsport Public Library in 1929. It was originally housed in the YMCA building and then moved to this site, which was the former U.S. Post Office site on Broad Street. Thomas Hastings of New York designed the . . . — — Map (db m23726) HM
On Broad Street at East Sullivan Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
African-American musician Lesley Riddle exerted an influence on country music through his association with A.P. Carter of the Carter Family. Riddle introduced Carter to songs of African American origin, which Carter reconfigured and brought into the . . . — — Map (db m210280) HM
On Netherland Inn Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Inn was built in the early 1800's by William King and sold to Richard Netherland in 1818. The Inn was a popular Stage Coach Inn and Tavern on the Great Stage Road.
Parking and ticket sales are located at the upper parking lot. — — Map (db m114012) HM
On Netherland Inn Road just east of Lilac Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1802 William King of Saltville, Virginia purchased two lots in Christianville where he built a dwelling, wharfs, warehouses and a store.
In 1818 Richard Netherland, Esquire, purchased the property and established a tavern on the Great Stage . . . — — Map (db m158080) HM
On West Stone Drive (U.S. 11W) at Jennings Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Stone Drive.
Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church was organized 1820 as the Boat Yard Congregation. It predated the incorporation of Kingsport by two years. In 1846, Dr. Frederick A. Ross built the church on his property at his expense, utilizing the labor of his . . . — — Map (db m158078) HM
On Rock Springs Road at Fort Henry Drive (Tennessee Highway 36), on the right when traveling west on Rock Springs Road.
Moses Cavett built the ironworks located here before 1795. Shortly after that year, John Sevier, his son and son-in-law acquired it. It was owned later by E. & E. Embree, east Tennessee ironmasters, whose Pactolus Nail Factory, located ¼ mile . . . — — Map (db m158110) HM
On Stuffle Street, 0.1 miles north of Bloomingdale Road, on the right when traveling north.
Built before 1835 by David Shaver, father of Samuel Shaver, an early Tennessee portrait painter. Passed to Lucinda Shaver, wife of Unionist and Tennessee State Senator (1865-69), John Welsh. Inherited by Leah Welsh and her husband, Lafayette . . . — — Map (db m82966) HM
Near Orebank Road at Pendleton Place, on the right when traveling east.
[Top plaque]
Roseland was given to Exchange Place in 1990 by the family of Robert and Rose Shipp. Moved from Shipp Street on original Bachman land, the one story log section pre-dates 1800. By 1821, the middle two story section was built . . . — — Map (db m210256) HM
On East Market Street at Broad Street, on the right when traveling east on East Market Street.
This movie house on Broad Street first opened its doors on March 6, 1936 and continued showing films for the next forty-two years. The facility could seat 700 people and became the site of many locally produced civic and cultural events such as the . . . — — Map (db m114010) HM
Near James H Quillen Parkway (Interstate 26 at milepost 5).
Union and Confederate forces in Sullivan County
battled to control the East Tennessee & Virginia
Railroad and the Holston River, strategically vital
transportation routes for moving soldiers and
supplies. The county supported secession . . . — — Map (db m108222) HM
On Netherland Inn Road west of Ridgefields Road, on the left when traveling west.
To the south, along the banks of the Holston River, a famous gateway to the West, the Boat Yard had a major role in the history of the South. It was the head of navigation on the Holston from 1768 to 1850, and important commercial port and the point . . . — — Map (db m69697) HM
The old Gem Theatre was one of the first buildings in downtown Kingsport. Built in 1915, this building has been used for everything from a country-western bar to a church. It was originally a movie theater that showed a variety of films including . . . — — Map (db m23733) HM
On Netherland Inn Road, 0.3 miles east of Upton Street, on the right when traveling east.
Its west end seen here in the river, the Long Island of the Holston is four miles long. Tennessee's first National Historic Landmark, it was the site of numerous Revolutionary War events. It served as a sacred Cherokee Indian island until ceded to . . . — — Map (db m108176) HM
By 1790 David Ross' ordinary at junction of Great Stage Road (Bloomingdale Pk.) & Reedy Creek Rd. (W. Sullivan St.); 1795 leased home/inn of Sheriff Wm. & Nancy McCormick; 1817 owned by Jacob & Amanda (Rose) Myers; 1854 owners, Draper then . . . — — Map (db m158106) HM
The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Passenger Train Station, along with the adjacent Freight Depot, were built in 1916. The building's design was a product of New York architect Clinton McKenzie. Access to the railroad instantly gave Kingsport the . . . — — Map (db m23730) HM
Built in 1932, this building housed the Western Union telegraph company. Early residents could receive packages and send telegrams from this local office. Wires were extended from here to seven of Kingsport's industrial sites including Eastman and . . . — — Map (db m23736) HM
On Chestnut Ridge Road just west of Memorial Boulevard (Tennessee Highway 126), on the right when traveling west.
In 1779, James Hollis, Sr. erected this house on Island Road, Tennessee's first wagon road, built in 1761. The Sullivan County Court met here from 1780 to 1792. John Yancey purchased the home in 1782, using it for Yancey's Tavern. By the 1840s, it . . . — — Map (db m158066) HM
