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Old Flat Creek Church of Christ, Overton County

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 5, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 6, 2021

Click on a thumbnail for a larger image.  The Old Flat Creek Church Of Christ is located a few miles west of Livingston, in Overton County, Tennessee. From I-40 between Nashville and Knoxville take Exit 288 Livingston/Sparta Hwy. 111. Go … Continue reading →

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Overton County Buildings

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 5, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 5, 2021

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Mohawk Valley of Overton County

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on September 3, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 5, 2021

Contributed by Cleston Conner, who received the information from the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge.  Origin is unknown.  Date may be about 1852. Transcribed by Tami Ramsey.     The Mohawk Valley of Tennessee Within … Continue reading →

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History of Fentress County, by Albert Hogue (published 1916)

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 31, 2021 by TNGenWebJanuary 22, 2022

The book is freely downloadable from Google Books and the Internet Archive. Click here to view a digital image of the original edition. Click here to view/download a PDF version of the scanned original. You may be required to pass … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Site of a Big South Fork Tragedy

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 29, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 29, 2021

Published January 4, 2021, by the Independent Herald (Oneida, TN) There are several culturally-significant sites throughout the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area backcountry that are preserved by the National Park Service. These sites — like the Armstead … Continue reading →

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OCHS Fall Tour 2006: Historic Cemeteries in Standing Stone State Park

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 27, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 27, 2021

Click thumbnails for larger images. Date: Saturday, October 21, 2006 Tour Stops Cemeteries in the Standing Stone State Park and on State Forestry Service Property:  Reynolds, Tompkins, Andrew Cove, Glasscock, Old Bethel, Sullivan, Craft, Johnson, Howard, Unknown adjacent to Howard, … Continue reading →

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USGS Topo Map Locations for Overton, Fentress, and Pickett Counties

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 27, 2021 by TNGenWebSeptember 11, 2021

The table below contains approximately 1,500 places identified on US Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps for Overton, Fentress, and Pickett Counties.  The data are drawn from https://geonames.usgs.gov/ Professional cartographer, author, historian, and TNGenWeb Project volunteer Charles Reeves, Jr., creates customized … Continue reading →

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Overton County Heritage Museum

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 25, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 26, 2021

Photo Album click on thumbnails for larger images   The Overton County Heritage Museum is open Thursday and Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm, Friday from 2pm-6pm and is also available for both large and small tour groups upon … Continue reading →

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Pictorial History of Overton County, by Gene Gantt

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 18, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 18, 2021

This book was a limited edition available from the author in care of Lake Times-News in Livingston.

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Civil War Battle of Mill Springs or Fishing Creek

Overton - Fentress - Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project Posted on August 15, 2021 by TNGenWebAugust 15, 2021

The Battle of Mill Springs, Ky was the first major Union Victory of the Civil War and the first of twelve campaigns for the Army of the Cumberlands. It was part of the struggle for the control of Cumberland Gap … Continue reading →

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