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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevierville is the county seat for Sevier County
Adjacent to Sevier County, Tennessee
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most pristine natural areas in the eastern United States. Breathtaking mountain scenery, rushing mountain streams, and mature hardwood forests that stretch to the horizon are protected for you and . . . — — Map (db m63440) HM
The Appalachian Clubhouse was once the heart of a resort community that grew up here, one of many southern Appalachian resorts that thrived in the early 20th century. The Little River Lumber Company began promoting this area for development even as . . . — — Map (db m173945) HM
In this small valley, where the Little River and Jakes Creek converge, lie the vestiges of Daisy Town, one of several resort enclaves established in the early 20th century by urban dwellers who craved the natural beauty and refreshing climate of . . . — — Map (db m173943) HM
As the story goes..."a party of hunters come up from Knoxville an' kilt 'em a load o' bear an' drug ‘em down to the head o' the creek an' skinned ‘em. They tuk the meat but lef' the skins 'till they could come back atter 'em. Folk begun to talk . . . — — Map (db m19386) HM
Can you imagine smoke wafting from the chimney-like formations on this ridge? Nearly vertical holes in the tops of these jutting rocks make them look like natural chimney flues, and mountain people named them so—Chimney Tops. The Cherokees . . . — — Map (db m71926)
This popular trail climbs to the unique summit formations the Cherokees called "Duniskwalguni," meaning forked antlers.
Mountain people thought the twin pinnacles of quartzite and slate resembled the tops of chimneys breaking through the trees. . . . — — Map (db m20069) HM
The buildings you see along this shaded street are a hodgepodge of designs. These rustic cabins were built by city dwellers inspired by the “back-to-nature” movement. Influenced by the craftsman style of architecture, which emphasized simplicity . . . — — Map (db m173944) HM
What Is Elkmont? These vacant buildings were once part of the "Appalachian Club" vacation community. This community grew up adjacent to the former logging town of Elkmont when the Little River Lumber Company sold land to individuals to create a . . . — — Map (db m169196) HM
Designed by Todd Domeck
Built by Experiential Resources "ERi"
General Contractor MCW Construction
Owner Boyne Resorts
"Fewer Walls, More Bridges." — — Map (db m177092) HM
The trail ascends gradually for 1⅓ miles to Laurel Falls. It is an easy and delightful walk through a forest which was logged and ravaged by wildfire long before the park was established in 1934. For these reasons, big trees are scarce. With . . . — — Map (db m105287) HM
More precipitation falls in the Great Smoky Mountains than anywhere else in the eastern United States. The yearly average is about 890 billion gallons - over 60 inches. Forty-four percent of it is absorbed by the atmosphere and the luxuriant blanket . . . — — Map (db m20067) HM
This cabin is the first house built in what is now Gatlinburg. About 1802, William Ogle selected a building site near here, in what he called "The Land of Paradise." Ogle cut and hewed the logs for the house then returned to South Carolina to bring . . . — — Map (db m19389) HM
Here on top of Mount Le Conte you are standing more than one vertical mile above the valley below. Although other peaks in the park rise higher, Mount Le Conte boasts the tallest face (distance from base to summit) of any mountain east of the . . . — — Map (db m137898) HM
With axe, plow, and gun, the first settlers changed the mountains, cutting into forests that were centuries old.
They called this place "Junglebrook" after the dense growths of rhododendron and magnolia that bordered the streams.
Between 1883 and . . . — — Map (db m187420) HM
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza
Dedicated on November 3, 2012, this Plaza commemorates 100 years of Pi Beta Phi philanthropy and service to the greater good of society through education. The first National Panhellenic Conference member . . . — — Map (db m197065) HM
It was quite a social place… people lived there and they took their fine clothes… they served food down at the Appalachian Club three times a day, but a night, and especially on Saturday night… they would dress up and have dinner and a dance. . . . — — Map (db m173951) HM
The Great Smoky Mountains region is rich in natural resources and biodiversity. A variety of different forest types cloak the slopes and valleys. Among them is the globally rare montane alluvial forest — a woodland area that is subject to periodic . . . — — Map (db m173941) HM
Among the most well-known bluegrass songs of all time, “Rocky Top” was written in room 388 of the Gatlinburg Inn in August 1967. Originally recorded by the Osborne Brothers, it has become a standard. It was inducted as one of Tennessee's official . . . — — Map (db m194784) HM
The cabins constructed in this area of Elkmont, called Millionaire’s Row, were developed toward the end of the lumbering boom on prime real estate along the river. Somewhat removed from the more densely populated Daisy Town, these cabins offered . . . — — Map (db m173942) HM
Between 400 and 600 black bears live in the park, and you could see one almost anywhere. Most bears stay in the backcountry where they feed on grass, leaves, and acorns, fruits, berries, rodents, and carrion. Only a few visit roadsides and . . . — — Map (db m99830) HM
The Appalachian Club was established in 1910 by a group of local and regional business and civic leaders who had hunted and fished in Elkmont for many years. Although the area had been home to several families since the 1830s, it was relatively . . . — — Map (db m173950) HM
These twin summits of quartzite and hard slate are familiar landmarks. The peak on the right has a hole like a flue. Mountain people thought these formations looked like chimneys rising above the trees. Mountain laurel, rhododendron, blueberry, and . . . — — Map (db m20070) HM
It would be difficult to find a better place to imagine mountain life than this. Picture yourself growing up here as one of Ephraim and Minerva Bales' nine children. Look around. This was your world. Imagine yourself and 10 others living in this . . . — — Map (db m20423) HM
To Tsali the Cherokee and his two sons who gave their lives in 1836 so that their people might remain in the Land of of the Great Smokies. — — Map (db m203380) HM WM
This archway is built from bricks made by the slaves of William Rober McCroskey in 1842. They are believed to be the oldest bricks in this area having been used in the first brick building erected in Sevier County. The slate roof came from the . . . — — Map (db m70486) HM
The Wonderland Hotel that once stood at the top of this road was the social center of the Wonderland Club. The hotel was originally built in 1912 to attract tourists seeking a mountain getaway, but by 1919 it had become a private, members-only club. . . . — — Map (db m173940) HM
Traffic of all sorts once passed through here—Indians, explorers, Confederate soldiers, farmers with livestock herds, merchants, and families traveling for varied reasons. This is Indian Gap. The road trace that descends the hill in front of . . . — — Map (db m99069) HM
Knox County Established 1792; named in honor of Maj. Gen. Henry Knox Washington's Chief of Artillery in the Revolutionary War. Secretary of War in Washington's Cabinet. One of the founders and first Secretery of the Society of Cincinnati.Sevier . . . — — Map (db m100507) HM
About 2 mi. E., at mouth of Dumplin Creek, was Henry's Station, founded by Maj. Hugh Henry. Here, the state of Franklin, represented by John Sevier, and the Cherokee Nation, represented by Ancoo, Chief of Chota, signed, on June 10, 1785, the treaty . . . — — Map (db m82598) HM
Founded by Maj. Hugh Henry, it was 300 yards from here. On June 10, 1785, the Treaty of Dumplin Creek was signed here by commissioners of the State of Franklin and the chiefs of the Cherokee Nation. Blount, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox and Sevier . . . — — Map (db m32782) HM
A member of Watauga Association 1772, he served with Bledsoe in 1777. In 1778 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the state in Washington District Court of N.C. He joined the Mountain Men of John Sevier at King's Mountain and was later at the Battle . . . — — Map (db m195429) HM
Prior to the creation of Seven Islands State Birding Park, several generations of the Kelly family farmed and lived on this land.
The French Broad River's "Kelly Bend" name comes from the family, however, the Kellys called it "Seclusion Bend". . . . — — Map (db m110595) HM
The only treaty made by the state of Franklin was signed here after some negotiation. Commissioners were John Sevier, Alexander Outlaw, and Daniel Kennedy. Signatory Cherokee chiefs were the King of the Cherokees, Ancoo of Chota, Abraham of . . . — — Map (db m33197) HM
Few places in North America sustain a greater variety of life than the Great Smoky Mountains. The forests, streams, and meadows here support more than 100 types of native trees, some 50 kinds of fish, some 1,500 flowering plants, more than 240 bird . . . — — Map (db m58920) HM
I do not . . . favor the scarring of a wonderful mountainside just so we can say we have a skyline drive. It sounds poetical, but it may be an atrocity. Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, 1935 It’s not easy to travel through the . . . — — Map (db m58919) HM
For the permanent enjoyment of the people. This park was given one-half by the peoples and states of North Carolina and Tennessee and by the United States of America, and one-half in memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller by the Laura Spelman . . . — — Map (db m3268) HM
Dr. Robert A. Broady, a practicing Sevier County physician from 1937 to 1983, began a dairy at this site around the 1940s with one half-breed Jersey cow. A family whose child was suffering from diphtheria needed money for treatment in Knoxville . . . — — Map (db m72720) HM
This cabin is a replica of the Parton home place where Lee and Avie Lee Parton raised Dolly and her 10 brothers and sisters. The replica cabin was constructed by Dolly's brother Bobby, and the interior was reproduced by her mother Avie Lee. Most . . . — — Map (db m14634) HM
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Pigeon Forge was a busy farming community. Merchants, millers, blacksmiths, and other businesses clustered around the Pigeon Forge Mills to support local agriculture. J.A. Householder and Son advertised in . . . — — Map (db m95993) HM
Memories of First Baptist Church Pigeon Forge bring to mind a congregation whose fellowship was warm and rich, like an old homecoming and so much at ease, recalled one former pastor, Dr. William W. Cope. Baptists began meeting on River Road at a . . . — — Map (db m95995) HM
First United Methodist Church of Pigeon Forge was initially part of the Pigeon Forge circuit in the Knoxville District of Holston Conference. Circuit riding preachers served this church, Huskey’s Grove, Pleasant Hill, Walden’s Creek and Wear’s . . . — — Map (db m134046) HM
Col. Samuel Wear built Fort Wear in this vicinity about 1781, the year that Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Fort Wear was one of nearly a dozen forts built in the 1780s in Sevier County. Its blockhouse was made from sturdy hand-hewn logs and was . . . — — Map (db m65923) HM
Henderson’s Spring, as listed in early post office records, was a place name in the Pigeon Forge area as early as 1858, just before the Civil War. Elijah Henderson, son of William H. and Mary Catherine Cannon Henderson, and his family developed a . . . — — Map (db m74835) HM
The Church
By 1787, Methodist Circuit Riding Preachers were traveling throughout this vast wilderness region with a Bible and a saddlebag, ministering in frontier settlements. At Middle Creek, open-air revivals known as camp meetings were . . . — — Map (db m134045) HM
Did you know…*Our National bird is of the order falconiformes and first appeared 25 million years ago. It is the only native American eagle & the only eagle species living strictly in North America.
*This regal-looking bird is a superb hunter. . . . — — Map (db m99829) HM
About 3/4 mile southeast, Isaac Love
operated a forge on the site of
the flour mill on Pigeon River
in 1820, making bar iron. Ore came
from an orebank about 3 miles
east, later, pig-iron came from
Sweden Furnace, 5 miles east. Forge
hammer . . . — — Map (db m82600) HM
When Pigeon Forge began transforming itself from a quiet farming community into one focused on tourism, the town adopted the slogan “Action-Packed.” It’s an appropriate description evidenced by the diversity and sheer number of . . . — — Map (db m134050) HM
The Sevier County School Board purchased a piece of land on the old James L. Gobble farm for a brand new Pigeon Forge schoolhouse on September 1, 1917 and paid five hundred dollars. It was located on a knoll northeast of this marker between Middle . . . — — Map (db m74838) HM
Before white settlers arrived, Native Americans called this river “Pigeon” or “woyi.”
Countless numbers of wild passenger pigeons gathered at this natural habitat of abundant beech and oak trees. Their sheer numbers . . . — — Map (db m66133) HM
Pictured is locomotive # 20. It ran along Smoky Mountain Railroad tracks and possibly traveled into Pigeon Forge on the Pigeon River Railroad line just before the line was abandoned about 1929. The Pigeon River Railroad was incorporated in August . . . — — Map (db m65919) HM
If the American Eagle Foundation has an elder statesman, it is indeed Pilgrim. The facility's oldest Bald Eagle, Pilgrim celebrates his 40th birthday in 2008.
Pilgrim's life story begins in New England, where he was born into the wild in 1968. . . . — — Map (db m179299) HM
Pine Grove was once a rural community of sprawling farmlands before it was enveloped by the rapidly expanding vacation city of Pigeon Forge in the early 1980s. The frontier settlement first became known as Fort Wear in the 1780s when Revolutionary . . . — — Map (db m123730) HM
This memorial
is dedicated to
the memory of
the veterans of Sevier County
who gave their lives
to defend our country
World War I
United States Army
Allen, Lavator L. ∙ Atchley, Amos ∙ Blazer, Victor ∙ Cate, Ashley J. . . . — — Map (db m82939) HM
in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around . . . — — Map (db m17197) HM
in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around . . . — — Map (db m17199) HM
Was the first full-fledged production mine that helped spawn the settlement of this region in the early 1800's. But the legendary Tennessee tornado came through and uprooted the mining railway system and carried off every bit of coal to West . . . — — Map (db m179298) HM
The center anchor weighed 16.8 US tons, almost twice the weight of the standard port and starboard anchors which weighed 8.84 US tons each. The replica of this anchor will give you an idea how massive the center anchor was on the Titanic. — — Map (db m58478) HM
When the Civil War began, Sevier County Unionists at first operated quietly in secessionist Tennessee. In 1861, they set up a secret garment factory in the second floor of this mill and made cloth for uniforms. They also made shoes for Federal . . . — — Map (db m65704) HM
Col. Samuel Wear settled near the Mouth of Waldens Creek in 1783. He fought at Kings Mountain and later in Indian Wars, was first county court clerk of Sevier County. State of Franklin, and held the same office later under the territorial government . . . — — Map (db m17201) HM
On this site about 1825 stood a one-room log cabin, the first Methodist church in this area. Many worshipped here during the Civil War. The building was destroyed by a snow storm in 1886. Later a schoolhouse erected here. This site served as a place . . . — — Map (db m194788) HM
This bridge is named in honor of Frederick Emert who came here with his family in 1790 as the area's first settler.
In 1997, under the leadership of Mayor Judy Perryman the Mayor and Board of Aldermen provided local funds to go with state and . . . — — Map (db m194787) HM
Here was an early German settlement. First settlers were Jacob Derrick, Jacob Bird, and Adam Fox. A fort stood on Derrick's land nearby. Mark Fox was killed by Indians on Muddy Creek, 1787; he was buried in Fox Cemetery. An early Lutheran church is . . . — — Map (db m40732) HM
This shaft marks the site of the battle of Boyd's Creek Dec. 16, 1780
Gen. John Sevier and his command of East Tennessee pioneers defeated with heavy loss to the enemy. A large force of Cherokee Indians who had attacked the settlers while he . . . — — Map (db m171522) HM
On January 25, 1864, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet ordered Gen. William T. Martin to eject Union cavalry from an area south of the French Broad River stretching from Dandridge to the Little Pigeon River. The next day, Union Gen. Samuel D. . . . — — Map (db m110558) HM
Distinguished as a singer, songwriter, actor, businesswoman and philanthropist, Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time, and among the best-selling country artists of the post World War II era. She opened one of the . . . — — Map (db m184490) HM
Bertie the Bird Dog belonged to Dr. Zachary David Massey, a Sevierville physician who served a term as first district congressman and was a board member of Sevier County Bank. His faithful dog accompanied him daily to the office. In the early . . . — — Map (db m221343) HM
100 yds, N. E. this Baptist Church, established 1789, was reportedly the first of any denomination in Sevier County. Spencer Clack, Revolutionary veteran was first church clerk; Richard Wood; first pastor until his death in 1831. The Church moved to . . . — — Map (db m62675) HM
100 yards N.E. this Baptist Church,
established 1789, was reportedly
the first of any denomination in
Sevier County. Spencer Clack, a
Revolutionary veteran, was first
church clerk; Richard Wood first
pastor until his death in 1831.
The . . . — — Map (db m17100) HM
This churchyard is one of the oldest Baptist churchyards in Tennessee, (Established in 1789). It is the final resting place for many prominent pioneers. Deeded to the City of Sevierville by The First Baptist Church of Sevierville in 1975. It was . . . — — Map (db m17110) HM
Established in 1976 as a community bicentennial project, this park is significant because it is both the final resting place for several early settlers and decision makers and it is one of the last undeveloped areas that was part of the State of . . . — — Map (db m221638) HM
The Harrisburg Covered Bridge, located in Sevier County, Tennessee, was built by Elbert Stephenson Early in 1875 and restored in 1972. That restoration was a joint effort through the Great Smokies Chapter and the Spencer Clark Chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m40731) HM
Harrisburg Covered Bridge
Built in 1875
Dedicated by Great Smokies Chapter and Spencer Clark Chapter Daughters of American Revolution on this 14th day of June 1972 — — Map (db m226184) HM
400 yards south, this bridge was built over the East Fork of the Little Pigeon River in 1875 by Elbert Stephenson Early, an area resident who owned Newport Mills. The bridge had deteriorated and its loss was threatened until it was restored in . . . — — Map (db m82601) HM
On March 31, 1856, Sheriff Lemuel Duggan accidentally started a fire that destroyed the courthouse and adjacent jail, 41 houses, most businesses, and valuable county records. A 13-year-old inmate perished. Witnesses never forgot the dying screams of . . . — — Map (db m184599) HM
Pioneer settler of Sevier Co. Named Sevier Co. for his friend the great John Sevier Member Convention 1796 Member Legislature 1801 Served under Gen. Washington in Revolutionary War Erected by The Spencer Clack Chapter Daughters of The . . . — — Map (db m135190) HM WM
A native of Sevier County, Isaac Dockery, an African-American brick maker and mason, established brick kilns near Sevierville. After the Civil War, he built or made bricks for many buildings in Sevierville including the Masonic Lodge (1893), New . . . — — Map (db m82669) HM
A soldier of the American Revolution, Isaac Thomas guided John Sevier's army to King's Mountain as well as serving with him in many battles against the Indians. Believed to be the first permanent white settler in this area, Thomas lived with and . . . — — Map (db m82670) HM
Benefactor of Murphy College 1890-1936, for whom it was named, this prominent farmer and merchant first come to Sevierville as a tanner in 1833. He returned again to Sevier county 1847 with his wife, Mary “Polly” Smith (1811-1894), . . . — — Map (db m52079) HM
First Register of deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1796, James McMahan set aside the original twenty-five acres for the creation of the township at "The Forks of The Little Pigeon" in 1795. An immigrant from Ireland, McMahan was married to . . . — — Map (db m17107) HM
Born 1/4 mi. SE, Aug. 19 1815. Graduate USMA, 1840. Brevetted captain at Cerro Gordo, Mexican War. Resigned 1861 for the Confederacy; rose to rank of major general. Commanded at New Madrid, Madrid Bend, Island No. 10 and later East Tenn. Dept. . . . — — Map (db m82671) HM
The eastern terminal of this 28-mile shortline
stood southwest of this site. It was established
in 1907 by Knoxville industrialist W.J. Oliver
and constructed by his firm. The KS & E and
its successor companies were dubbed "Knoxville,
Slow & . . . — — Map (db m82672) HM
Born a slave, Lewis C. Buckner worked as a carpenter, cabinetmaker, and house builder in Sevier County after the Civil War. The talented African-American craftsman hand-carved elaborate furniture, mantels, staircases, and the exterior trim and . . . — — Map (db m184600) HM
Founded on this site in 1806, this school was named for Nancy Rogers, first white child born south of French Broad River. First trustees were James Reagan Hopkins Lacey, Thomas Hill, Allen Bryant, Isaac Love. The Legislature authorized a lottery to . . . — — Map (db m17195) HM
Built as a Union church for the worship of any denomination that chose to use it.
Leaders in the church movement were Isaac Dockery, Alf McMahan, John Burden, Mrs. Addie McMahan, Mrs. Nancy Coleman and Witt McMahan.
Squire and Mrs. Bob . . . — — Map (db m133837) HM
Isaac Dockery, an African-American artisan, along with African-American families of Sevierville, built New Salem Baptist Church in 1886. It is Sevierville's oldest surviving building and the county's oldest brick church and only historic . . . — — Map (db m133730) HM
Dedicated to the
Sevier County Veterans
Past - Present - Future
Nov. 11, 1995
Vernon Dale Gillespie, Sculptor
Separate Marker:
Honor list of dead
Sevier Countians who have given their lives during and since World War I . . . — — Map (db m17159) WM
Regarded as the heart of Sevierville's historic commercial district, the buildings on Court Avenue were constructed after the courthouse was completed in 1896. They have been occupied continually by various businesses through the years. Originally . . . — — Map (db m184569) HM
Because of its proximity to the rivers, Sevierville was vulnerable to devastating floods from its founding until the late 1960s. As if flooding wasn't enough, disastrous fires have also plagued the town.
The oldest record of a major flood was . . . — — Map (db m184570) HM
Bruce Street is one of three prominent streets in Sevierville's historic commercial district. It was named in honor of Bruce McMahan who lived in a house built by his grandfather, James Wellington McMahan, benefactor of the original 25 acres for the . . . — — Map (db m184571) HM
Sevierville's first train was the Knoxville, Sevierville, and Eastern Railway (KS&E). It was notoriously behind schedule and quickly earned the nickname “Old Slow and Easy” because the train averaged only 11 miles an hour, due to many stops along . . . — — Map (db m184572) HM
When the Civil War erupted, William Holland Thomas rallied companies of men to fight with him in the Confederate Army. Thomas was adopted into the Cherokee tribe by Native American Chief Yonaguska. Thomas was later appointed chief of the Quallatown . . . — — Map (db m184573) HM
Victoria Mall once known as Wade's Department Store, was constructed in two phases. Prior to 1900, the portion facing Court Avenue was built by Andy Love to house Love's Butcher Shop. Later, J.T. Trotter owned and operated a hardware store at . . . — — Map (db m231036) HM
Settled about 1783, this town, first
called "Forks of Little Pigeon," was
organized as county seat of Sevier
Co.,1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas'
home was first courthouse, fort and
tavern. Jas. McMahon gave 25 acre
tract for the town, which . . . — — Map (db m17102) HM
In the early 1890s, a vigilante group called the White Caps formed with the goal of ridding Sevier County of individuals, mostly women, deemed lewd or adulterous. Their modus operandi was to leave the offending party a note signed "White Caps," . . . — — Map (db m230266) HM
5 miles northwest, this was first called Short Mountain Furnace, using local orebank ore. Started about 1820 by Robert Shields; William K. Love and brothers operated it about 1830. Micajah C. Rogers bought it and changed its name in 1836. It closed . . . — — Map (db m100497) HM
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