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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM268_freelands-station_Nashville-TN.html
On this site stood one of the principal stations of the Cumberland Settlements. Felix Robertson, son of Col. James Robertson and the first white child born in the Settlement, was born here, Jan. 11, 1781. On Jan. 15 the fort was heavily attacked b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25Q_andrew-johnson-office-plaza_Knoxville-TN.html
Site of original Andrew Johnson Hotel constructed in 1927Restoration by Aetna Casualty & Surety Company 1985.This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Dept. of Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25O_chisholm-tavern_Knoxville-TN.html
Near hereHistoric Chisholm TavernErected 1790'sSheltered many importantpioneers and explorerswho assisted in the foundingof the city of Knoxvilleand in the establishing ofthe State of Tennessee
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25N_old-knox-county-courthouse_Knoxville-TN.html
The third courthouse of Knox County was across Main Ave. to the north from 1842-1886. There twelve Union raiders who were charged with train stealing in the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia, were tried in 1863. One was convicted. The trial w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25M_ramsey-house-plantation_Knoxville-TN.html
Site of birthplaceofJ.G.M. Ramsey, A.M.,M.DMarch 25, 1797author ofAnnals of Tennessee
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25K_bragg-invades-kentucky_Pikeville-TN.html
On Aug. 29, 1862, the Army of Mississippi was enrout to Kentucky: Army Headquarters was near Dunlap; Col. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Brigade was moving against Maj. Gen. A McD. McCook's Federal Division at Altamont. Advance elements of Maj. Gen Leon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25I_theodore-ted-rhodes_Nashville-TN.html
November 9, 1913 - July 4, 1969 Recognized as the first African-American professional golfer, Theodore "Ted" Rhodes, a native of Nashville, competed on the United Golf Association Tour. A predominately black tour, Rhodes won 150 tournaments from l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25H_saint-cecilia-academy_Nashville-TN.html
The name Saint Cecilia, patroness of music was chosen for a grammar and high school for girls, opened in October 1860 by four Sisters who had moved to this site from Saint Mary's Convent, Third Order of Saint Dominic, Somerset, Ohio on August 17, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24R_the-scopes-trial_Dayton-TN.html
Here, from July 10 to 21, 1925, John Thomas Scopes, was tried for teaching that man descended from a lower order of animals, in violation of a lately passed state law. William Jennings Bryan assisted the prosecution; Clarence Darrow, Arthur Garfie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24Q_smiths-crossroads_Dayton-TN.html
Named for pioneer settler William Smith, a New England teacher and merchant, who settled here in 1820, it was the junction of the Kiuka War Trace (later Black Fox Trail) to the Cumberland and the main north-south Indian trail to the Great Lakes. H…