(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 →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) Plan of Kingston – Registered in Roane County Deed Book C, page 414, May 8, 1811
Continue reading →(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 →
(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 →
(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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