Unicol County was formed during the Reconstruction era from parts of Washington and Carter counties on March 23, 1875. Representative Alfred A. Taylor introduced a bill in the Tennessee Legislature and insisted that the county's name come from a Cherokee word representing the fog~draped Unaka Mountains. The first meeting for the elected officials was January 3, 1876, at the Indian Creek Bastist Church. For the Centennial in 1975, the motto on the new seal of Unicoi County was " The Valley Beautiful."
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The Town Of ErwinThe town was laid out in March of 1876. on land donated by David J.N.Ervin, William Love, and G. Garland for the creation of a county seat. Vanderbilt was the town's first name. In 1879, the state approved a new name of Ervin, but a United States Post Office mix~up gave the town its lasting name of Erwin. Earlier postal designations of Greasy Cove, Unaka, and Longmire identified the area. In 1891, Erwin was incorporated and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen met in 1892.

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To the Women of the Confederacy
Greasy Cove Racetrack
The Battle of Red Banks / Reunion for the Boys in Blue
Keystone Pottery
Jacob Brown
Cherokee Church
North Carolina / Tennessee
Alfred Martin Ray Buffalo Solder
First Abolition Publications
Jacob Brown

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