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Architects of Old Roane County Courthouse

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(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 →

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Brief History of some of the Oldest Houses in Kingston

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) Source: The Harriman Record, Thursday, 2 Nov 1916, Vol. 51, No. 16. The brick house where L. B. A. Johnson now lives on Third or Kentucky street, in Kingston, Tenn. was built in 1839 … 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 →

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Richard Gilliam Dunlap, Attorney & Legislator

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(from Kenneth Dunlap‘s archived Web site and the Hugh Dunlap article at the archived RCHC Web site) “Tennesseans Turned Texans” Richard G. Dunlap was born in Knoxville, Territory South of the River Ohio 05 Sep 1796.  He was the first … Continue reading →

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A History of Rockwood Community

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) A History of Rockwood Transcribed from Historical Review of Rockwood – 1968 In 1794 the land upon which the City of Rockwood is now located was owned by the Indians.  A territorial legislature was … Continue reading →

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Some Historic Sites in Roane County in 2000

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(from the archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  The information on this page is 25-years-old. Bushrod Hall Bed & Breakfast, 1892, built as the home of S. K. Paige family. On the National Register of Historic Places, it is now a … Continue reading →

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Roane County Heritage Commission Introduction in 2000

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(from the archived RCHC Web Site) Welcome to Roane County, Tennessee. With a population of about of about 48,000 people and growing, Roane County is quickly becoming the residential center for people working in Knoxville and Oak Ridge. We are … Continue reading →

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