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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB8H_nancy-academy_Sevierville-TN.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB8G_the-mcmahan-indian-mound_Sevierville-TN.html
This Mississippian substructure,16 ft. high and 240 ft.in circumference, built during the Dallas phase (1200-1500), was first excavated in 1881, with artifacts being sent to the Smithsonian. Later excavations exposed nearby villages of the Woodlan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB7I_sevier-county-veterans_Sevierville-TN.html
Dedicated to theSevier County VeteransPast - Present - FutureNov. 11, 1995Vernon Dale Gillespie, SculptorSeparate Marker:Honor list of deadSevier Countians who have given their lives during and since World War I[List of Sevier Countians who gave t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB74_isaac-dockery_Sevierville-TN.html
Anative 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 Sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB6C_forks-of-the-little-pigeon-cemetery_Sevierville-TN.html
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 p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB69_james-mcmahan_Pigeon-Forge-TN.html
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 Ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB68_timothy-reagan_Sevierville-TN.html
A soldier of The American Revolution, Timothy Reagan fought in the Battle of Brandywine in 1777 with Major General Marquis de Lafayette where both men were wounded in 1795, Reagan forged into the wilderness of The Middle Creek area of Sevier Count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB67_isaac-thomas_Sevierville-TN.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB66_thomas-atchley_Pigeon-Forge-TN.html
A soldier of the colonial army of 1776, and a veteran of the American Revolution, 1776-1781, Thomas Atchley served alongside private Andrew Jackson in 1794 under the command of Brigadier General James Robertson in the Indian Wars of the lower Tenn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB65_sevierville_Pigeon-Forge-TN.html
Settled about 1783, this town, firstcalled "Forks of Little Pigeon," wasorganized as county seat of SevierCo.,1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas'home was first courthouse, fort andtavern. Jas. McMahon gave 25 acretract for the town, which was later…
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