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Civil War Days in Kingston Recalled by Mrs. T. C. Ervin

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Contributed by Robert L. Bailey Note from original transcription: It appears that this speech was probably given in the 1930’s.  Mrs. Irvin was a daughter of Dr. John Wester. Important note from the Roane County … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, Civil War History, Communities, Court Records, Families & Individuals, Fraternal & Social Organizations, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Roane TN Heritage Site

Selected Documents, Montgomery vs. Brown re: Slaves of Cherokee Chief Broom (1832)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. Additional note:  For this content, paragraph breaks were inserted to make the text easier to read. … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

Selected Documents, Den vs. Scott et al. re: Tuten Land (1826)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. Additional note:  For this content, paragraph breaks were inserted to make the text easier to read. … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

Selected Documents, Forrester vs. Welcker & Byrd. re: Tuten Land (1849)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. Additional note:  For this content, paragraph breaks were inserted to make the text easier to read. … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

Selected Affidavits, Gardenhires vs. Blair et al. re: Pathkiller Land (1849)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. [from original archived Web page] Editor’s Note:  The following case is a follow-up to a case … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, Bible Records, Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

The East Tennessee Land Company, Harriman

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(from archived RCHC Web site) Source:  One Year of Harriman, Tennessee, Established by the East Tennessee Land Company February 26, 1890. East Tennessee Land Company:  Its Origin and Management The East Tennessee Land Company was chartered under the general laws of … Continue reading →

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Harriman: Development and Prohibition

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(from archived RCHC Web site) Source:  Two Years of Harriman, Tennessee, Established by the East Tennessee Land Company February 26, 1890. Designed Illustrated and Printed by The South Publishing Co., 22 College Pl. N.Y. Original title:  “Harriman Its No-Saloon Basis” … Continue reading →

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Harriman: Its Location

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(from archived RCHC Web site) Source:  Two Years of Harriman, Tennessee, Established by the East Tennessee Land Company February 26, 1890. Designed Illustrated and Printed by The South Publishing Co., 22 College Pl. N.Y. Original title:  “Harriman Its Location” At … Continue reading →

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Harriman: Two Years of Development (1892)

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(from archived RCHC Web site) Source:  Two Years of Harriman, Tennessee, Established by the East Tennessee Land Company February 26, 1890. Designed Illustrated and Printed by The South Publishing Co., 22 College Pl. N.Y. Original title:  “Harriman Its History and … Continue reading →

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The Old Rockwood Oak, late 1700’s

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The following is excerpted from A Guidebook to Historic Places in Roane County, Tennessee, published by the Roane County Heritage Commission, and available on its Web site. [Note — this is from the archived site, so the book may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Communities, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Roane TN Heritage Site

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