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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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Harriman Community Photo Album

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Guide to Harriman Streets in 1892

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) Source:  City Directory of Harriman, Tennessee, Vol. I, 1892. Published by G.M. CONNELLY, Publisher. BEECH – From Pine, east, 2d south of Roane av., Walnut Hill add. BIRCH – From Pine, east, 1st south … Continue reading →

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Hugh Dunlap, Rockwood Pioneer

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) Possibly contributed by Kenneth Dunlap, whose Web site is archived — click here. [no editing for grammar or spelling was done to the content below] Click thumbnails to view larger images. Hugh Dunlap lived, … 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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Wilson & Haley Family

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) Submitted to The Rockwood Centennial book in 1968 (original source unidentified) Note:  No grammar editing was performed on the archived content when reposting it here. In 1804 Dr. John Cloud Haley and his family … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Central Railway Depot, Rockwood

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Jamey McLoughlin The following pictures were made of the Tennessee Central Railway Depot at Rockwood. My great grandfather, Charlie Wimsett, was the station agent here from 1916 until his retirement in 1945. The … Continue reading →

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Rockwood Mine’s Deadly Gas Explosion in 1926

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Click thumbnails to view larger images. Click the links below to view full articles free at Newspapers.com “Pa Didn’t Have a Chance” (Clarence Stevens’ son) “Fate Plays Its Cards” “Only Five in Explosion Saved” (from the archived TN News Project Web … Continue reading →

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Mount Roosevelt Scenic Overlook, near Rockwood

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The Mount Roosevelt Scenic Overlook provides a spectacular view of the area around Roane County and as far away as the Smoky Mountains (on a clear day).  Mount Roosevelt is a peak on Walden Ridge west of Rockwood.  Part of … Continue reading →

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