Old Oliver Springs School and L&N Depot Photo
Old Oliver Springs School and L&N Depot (from the Roots of Roane archived Web site)
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Early Postal Services & Postmasters in Roane County
(from the archived Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts) Prior to 1800, the unreliable U.S. Mail service was mainly centered in the northeastern part of the country with only a few routes extending into the south. By … Continue reading →
Early Tennessee Public Education Academies
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Rittenhouse Academy (from the RoaneTNHeritage archived Web site) An Act passed by Congress April 18, 1806, known as the Compact of 1806 appeared at first to be a major milestone in the advancement … Continue reading →
History of Dyllis Community
(from the Dyllis School Web site, linked from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Dyllis community was named after Dyllis Headricks, daughter of Claude Headricks, former mayor of Harriman.The first school in the Dyllis community was called Mays School. … Continue reading →
First Baptist Church, Oliver Springs, Roane County, TN
(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 206 Roane Street, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Web Site: click here — redirects to a Facebook page
Continue reading →Muddy Creek (Martel) Methodist Church & Rev. John Winton, by Snyder Roberts
by Snyder E. Roberts Muddy Creek Methodist Church was one of the first churches established in Roane County. The history of the church (now Martel Methodist Church near Lenoir City) is closely interwoven with the record of the Rev. John … Continue reading →
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Oliver Springs, Roane County, TN
(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 115 Old Hen Valley Road, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Web Site: https://www.mountpisgahbaptist.com/ From the church’s Web site: Our History The earliest known records of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church are found … Continue reading →
Dyllis Baptist Church, Roane County, TN
(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 530 Dyllis Rd, Harriman, TN 37748 Geographic Plus Code: XH6H+Q7 Harriman, Tennessee Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dyllis.baptistchurch/
Continue reading →Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Oliver Springs, TN, by Snyder Roberts
(from the book, Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts; page 106) The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded in 1810 after a split with the Presbyterian Church as an outgrowth of the Great Revival of 1800-4. It attempted … Continue reading →
Early Baptist Churches in Roane County, TN, by Snyder Roberts
(from the book, Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts; page 105) The first organized Baptist church in Roane County was East Fork Baptist Church, located just within the County near the point where the Oak Ridge Turnpike … Continue reading →