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 →
Petition to the Tennessee General Assembly dated 29 October 1835. Important: This is one of two related petitions submitted to the General Assembly. Click here to view the other petition. Note: The county enacted as a result of these two … Continue reading →
Petition of sundry citizens of Sullivan, Hawkins, Green [sic] and Washington, praying the establishment of a new county. Important: This is one of two related petitions submitted to the General Assembly. Click here to view the other petition. Note: The … Continue reading →
Plat of the Town as Laid Out in 1792, redrawn by Warren Amyx A copy of this map was found at the Stamps Library in 1996 by Billie McNamara. No copyright infringement is intended by posting it here. This map … Continue reading →
From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. [Original] Editor’s Note: The following article was written by the late Judge Hugh G. Kyle. Hawkins County is of … Continue reading →
From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. The first resident of Rogersville, Tennessee, lived in Fincastle County, Virginia. He died in Washington County, Virginia, and yet … Continue reading →
Excerpted from Hawkins County Land Grant Books 1 & 2, 1787-1819, by Billie R. McNamara. This material is copyrighted ©1996 by Billie R. McNamara. All rights reserved. Introduction Modern-day Hawkins County is located on the Virginia-Tennessee border. Containing 570 square miles, it … Continue reading →
Some Private Acts for Hawkins County by the Tennessee Legislature Published for the Quarterly County Court by the County Technical Assistance Service, University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, Nashville, TN, 1976. Transcribed by Billie McNamara in 1996. A current, … Continue reading →
An Early History of Hawkins County From the Rogersville Review newspaper, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara in 1998. Hawkins County can lay great claim to antiquity. The earliest authentic records we have of civilized man is … Continue reading →
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