(from the archived RCHC Web site) Specifications of the Court House To Be Built at Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee (1853) The building to be of Brick that are nine inches in length, four and a half in breath, and two … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) The Old Roane County Courthouse was built during the 1854-1855 time period by architect Augustus Fisher and designer Fredrick B. Guenther, using native lumber and bricks made on the site by slaves. It is … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) By Scott Barker, Knoxville News-Sentinel – July 6, 2000 – page 1 The Ravages of Time: Immediate Repairs Crucial To Keep Historic Roane County Courthouse Standing KINGSTON — Shortly after it was built in … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) Architects: Augustus O. Fisher and Frederick B. Guenther The specifications are signed by A. O. Fisher and J. D. Lowery identified in Min. Book Q p. 571 as builders and undertakers. Fisher identified himself in Mitchel’s Directory … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Jere Hall and Robert Bailey The hands of justice sometimes moved slowly in the history of Roane County. One of the best examples is the killing of Thomas Galbreath in September of 1884. It … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Robert Bailey and Jere Hall According to the Rockwood Times, an inexplicable and cold-blooded murder took place in that town on June 30, 1921. On a quiet summer morning at about 7 a.m., … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Robert Bailey and Jere Hall The last execution that took place in Roane County was the hanging in Roane County was the hanging of Isaac Fain in the courtyard of the historic courthouse … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Robert Bailey and Jere Hall Shortly after the turn of the century, a strange, and somewhat incomprehensible set of circumstances took place in Roane County, several surrounding counties and even another state. One … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Robert Bailey and Jere Hall The headline in the Knoxville Chronicle on Oct. 3, 1879 reads: “Dick Woods Has His Head Mashed to a Jelly and Is Robbed.” Descriptive headlines were common in … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) By J. C. “Babe” Parker In 1806 the General Assembly of Tennessee passed a resolution that its next meeting be “at the Town of Kingston near Southwest Point.” On Monday, September 21, 1807 the … Continue reading →
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