(from Rockwood 2000 archived Web page) Rockwood was founded in 1868 as the property of the Roane Iron Company. Prior to the Civil War, little iron was produced in Roane County. The aftermath of the war left Tennessee in a … Continue reading →
(from Steven Schoenherr’s archived Web page, dated 2006) John T. Wilder, known as the “Friendly Carpetbagger” was the leader of the Lightning Brigade of Indiana and hero of the battle of Chickamauga in Sept. 1863 where he and his men … Continue reading →
(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 →
(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 →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) Before the commission for the construction of the Manhattan Project (Oak Ridge) by President Roosevelt in 1942, a thriving community stood near the site of the present day K-25 Gaseous Diffusion plant. It included … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) From: The Rockwood Times, 19 Jul 1917 Ault Home Destroyed By Fire Sunday Night. The historic and picturesque home of G. W. Ault, located at Postoak, four miles east of Rockwood, was totally destroyed … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) From: The Rockwood Times, Thursday, 26 Jun 1919, Vol. 39, No. 26. A lady who was born in Hinds Valley, but is not now a resident of this state, has read in the Rockwood … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) From: The Chattanooga Daily Times, Saturday, 5 Nov 1881. Glen Alice is 65 miles from Chattanooga, on the Cincinnati Southern Railway. We have a station, a depot agent, but no depot, a postoffice by … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) From: The Chattanooga Daily Times, Thursday, 7 Apr 1890. Commercial Club Officers–First Baby Boy–Building Boom. Cardiff, Tenn., Aug. 5.–The Cardiff Commercial club has elected officers as follows: H. M. Lord, president; M. M. Duncan, … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) From: The Chattanooga Daily Times, Friday, 18 Jul 1890. Force of Men At Work on the New Furnace. Plant of the Best Pattern–Sites for Homes–Freedom From Accidents–Religious–Summer’s Backbone Broken–Old Homesteads. Cardiff, Tenn., July 17.–[Special.]–A … Continue reading →
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