Location Latitude Longitude GPS Latitude Decimal GPS Longitude Decimal Bear Wallow Mine 362504N 0820651W 36.4178892 -82.114294 Blevins Mine 362814N 0820201W 36.4706692 -82.0337351 Blue Spring Mine 362125N 0820622W 36.3570579 -82.1062374 Bowers Branch Prospect 362140N 0820547W 36.361225 -82.0965147 Bowers Mine 362100N 0820718W … Continue reading →
Braemar community developed as a result of Pittsburgh Lumber Company’s logging operation near Hampton. From the Tennessee Virtual Archive: In the early 1900s Pittsburgh Lumber Company built a small railroad called the Laurel Fork Railway to assist in transporting lumber … Continue reading →
The Appalachian Trail, which traverses the Eastern United States from Georgia to Maine, runs the length of Carter County. Click here to browse a comprehensive description of the trail is at the CarterCounty.info site. Click here to visit The Trek … Continue reading →
Railroads are an important part of Carter County history. The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina (“Tweetsie”) narrow-gauge line made travel and transportation of materials across the mountain less costly and faster than travel by foot, horse, wagon, or even … Continue reading →
Elizabethton, named for the wife of Landon Carter (namesake of the county), is Carter County’s seat. It was established on the site of the historic Wataugah Settlement. Hint: The location is pronounced with all short vowel sounds and accent on … Continue reading →
The following list of Carter County business and professional bond, license, and taxes records was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997 and was annotated in 2023 with the FamilySearch image links. FamilySearch images are sourced from microfilm created … Continue reading →
The following list of Carter County business records held in the County Court Clerk’s archives was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997. No explanation is provided for why these records are in the County Court Clerk’s holdings. These … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s History of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. Carter County is one of the extreme eastern counties of the State. It is bounded on the north by Sullivan County, on … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. John C. Smith, clerk and master of the chancery court, was born near Elizabethton, August 26, 1844, the son of James … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. J. P. Scott, proprietor of the Watauga Woolen Mills, and one of the prominent citizens of Carter County, was born in … Continue reading →
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