(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) 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: 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 →
(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 →
(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 →
(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 →
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 →
The city of Rockwood celebrates Christmas each year with a number of festivities, the central focus of which is a tour of historic, Victorian homes. 2019 Christmas in Rockwood brochure image (source: Facebook) (from the archived Rockwood 2000 Web site … Continue reading →
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