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Category Archives: Roots of Roane Site

This category contains material from the Roots of Roane site created by the late Pat Roberts McDonald, a native of Oliver Springs and daughter of the prodigious Oliver Springs historian, Snyder E. Roberts.

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History of Dyllis Community

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(from the Dyllis School Web site, linked from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Dyllis community was named after Dyllis Headricks, daughter of Claude Headricks, former mayor of Harriman.The first school in the Dyllis community was called Mays School. … Continue reading →

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First Baptist Church, Oliver Springs, Roane County, TN

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(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 206 Roane Street, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Web Site: click here — redirects to a Facebook page  

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Muddy Creek (Martel) Methodist Church & Rev. John Winton, by Snyder Roberts

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by Snyder E. Roberts Muddy Creek Methodist Church was one of the first churches established in Roane County. The history of the church (now Martel Methodist Church near Lenoir City) is closely interwoven with the record of the Rev. John … Continue reading →

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Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Oliver Springs, Roane County, TN

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(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 115 Old Hen Valley Road, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Web Site: https://www.mountpisgahbaptist.com/  From the church’s Web site: Our History The earliest known records of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church are found … Continue reading →

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Dyllis Baptist Church, Roane County, TN

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(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location:  530 Dyllis Rd, Harriman, TN 37748 Geographic Plus Code:  XH6H+Q7 Harriman, Tennessee Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/dyllis.baptistchurch/

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Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Oliver Springs, TN, by Snyder Roberts

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(from the book, Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts; page 106) The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded in 1810 after a split with the Presbyterian Church as an outgrowth of the Great Revival of 1800-4. It attempted … Continue reading →

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Early Baptist Churches in Roane County, TN, by Snyder Roberts

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(from the book, Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts; page 105) The first organized Baptist church in Roane County was East Fork Baptist Church, located just within the County near the point where the Oak Ridge Turnpike … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Saint Andrews Church, Harriman

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(from the Internet Archive, linked from the original Roots of Roane Web site) A glance at the identity of Saint Andrew’s Church Even as Harriman was being born in 1890-91, the Episcopal Church’s presence was brought here with the city’s … Continue reading →

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Poplar Creek / Fair View Baptist Church, by Snyder Roberts

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(from the book, Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs 1846-1980, by Snyder E. Roberts) The records of the Church at Sulphur Springs does not specifically state that Poplar Creek was an arm of the Church, but the relationship … Continue reading →

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George Jones Memorial / Mt. Zion Baptist Church, by Snyder Roberts

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(from the book, Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs 1846-1980, by Snyder E. Roberts) The Church of Christ at Sulphur Springs had an arm in the Wheat area that later became the George Jones Memorial Baptist Church. This … Continue reading →

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