A group of faculty and doctoral students in the Educational Leadership Department at ETSU (East Tennessee State University) are researching one-room schoolhouses in Tennessee. They are looking for anyone who can provide information about these schools, especially the Rock Hill … Continue reading →
HISTORY OF THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT, TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, U. S. WRITTEN BY SAMUEL W. SCOTT, CAPTAIN, Co. G, 13th T.V. C, AND SAMUEL P. ANGEL ADJUTANT 13th, T. V. C, KNOXVILLE ; TENNESSEE COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY SCOTT and ANGEL. … Continue reading →
From the Rocky Mount Living History Museum website: “William Cobb brought his family from North Carolina and built his two-story log structure between 1770-1772. During the Revolutionary War, Cobb helped to supply the ‘Over-Mountain Men’ with gunpowder, horses, blankets, and … Continue reading →
Robert Cowan is buried at the Cowan-Delaney Cemetery in Sullivan County. From careful research, it has been determined that he did not serve in this unit from Pennsylvania. The grave marker was placed by an unknown person about 1935, and … Continue reading →
The following photographs from the Bristol and Sullivan County area provide an interesting look back at our history along with a comparison to present-day Bristol. If you wish to share any of your photographs, please contact us! Please feel free … Continue reading →
History of General Evan Shelby by “Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War” at TNGenWeb The Shelby & Hart Family Papers are housed at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. General Shelby … Continue reading →
With deepest appreciation to Betty Jane Hylton for sharing these postcards from her personal collection.
Continue reading →With deepest appreciation to Betty Jane Hylton for sharing these postcards from her personal collection.
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