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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16KP_forks-of-little-pigeon-church_Sevierville-TN.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5F_the-mayors-of-the-city-of-sevierville_Sevierville-TN.html
Several attempts were made in the incorporation of the city of Sevierville since its founding in 1795, but it was not until 1901 that a continuous chartered city government was established. Ambrose M. Paine was elected Sevierville's first mayor on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5E_william-m-whaley_Sevierville-TN.html
One of the many volunteers of the War of 1812 which earned Tennessee its nickname, William Whaley came to Sevier County in 1810. A farmer and later Baptist minister, Whaley married in 1811 Mary Ann Ogle (1793-1880). A resident of the White Oak Fla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ5D_james-crawford-murphy_Sevierville-TN.html
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), settling along …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPPO_forks-of-the-river-cemetery-park_Sevierville-TN.html
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 N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB8I_john-porter-mccown_Sevierville-TN.html
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 Comma…
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…
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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…
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