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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13MW_andrew-johnson-national-cemetery_Greeneville-TN.html
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 …
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Nelly and her family lived on the northwest corner of Summer and Irish streets. Her daughter, Erie, and Erie's two sons were emancipated in 1822. Nelly's son, Alfred VanVactor Thompson, was born free in 1818. Well educated, he was trained as a tai…
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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 advo…
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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 homest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13EC_bridge-burners_Greeneville-TN.html
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, …
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Dr. Alexander Williams. Catharine Williams, a famous Greeneville hostess, counted Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson among her guests. She and her husband also entertained Davy Crockett, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, South…
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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.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFOG_andrew-johnson-homestead_Greeneville-TN.html
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 up…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFAP_old-harmony-graveyard_Greeneville-TN.html
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 Dicks…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFAO_capitol-of-state-of-franklin_Greeneville-TN.html
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, c…