Several locations in Tennessee were known for their mineral springs, popular in the late 19th Century for improving individuals’ health. Tate Springs, located near Bean Station in Grainger County, was one of this area’s most-famous resorts. Folks flocked to Hawkins … Continue reading →
Daniel Huff’s travel journal contains details of his trip, which took him through the Hawkins County area from about Day 12. Click here to read the journal entries.
Continue reading →Drawn by Billie McNamara.
Continue reading →Powell County was proposed, but it was never formed.
Continue reading →From a Rand-McNally atlas. Found on-line at MyGenealogyHound.com — no copyright infringement intended.
Continue reading →From Goodspeed’s History of East Tennessee. Transcribed by Jackie Robinson. Hawkins County lies in upper East Tennessee, and extends somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram from VA line to the northern boundaries of Grainger and Hamblen Counties. It is … Continue reading →
The following table was extracted from D. R. Frazier’s comprehensive history of Tennessee Post Offices. The massive volume contains full dates of operation, names of Postmasters, and the “parent” and successor post offices for each location. The statewide listing is … Continue reading →
May 17, 2011 — Press Release KINGSPORT – An expansive treasure of Kingsport’s history and heritage assembled by the late Muriel Miller Clark Spoden has been donated to the Kingsport Archives by her husband, Hal Spoden, and children, Clark and … Continue reading →
From McWhirter’s Revised Hand-book of Tennessee, published by the Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics, and Mines in 1885: Hawkins is one of the northeastern counties in the State, lying along the Virginia line. It is bounded on the north by … Continue reading →
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