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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 →

Posted in Communities, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Roane TN Heritage Site

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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Rockwood Local Information Contacts

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The following Web sites link to local information resources for the city of Rockwood: Rockwood City Government Rockwood 2000 — a volunteer non-profit organization whose main goal is to support the city of Rockwood with activities that improve and foster … Continue reading →

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First National Bank Rockwood Restoration in 2000

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Jamey McLoughlin For those who remember the old First National Bank building of Rockwood know that the beautiful brick and molding was covered with a paneling in the 60s to modernize the looks … Continue reading →

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Rockwood Christmas Tour of Historic Homes

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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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1936 Highway Patrol Museum, Rockwood

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In 2005, the city of Rockwood dedicated a 1936 Highway Patrol Museum. Click here to view an archived album of photos from that event.

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Welcome to … Historic Rockwood

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(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 →

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General John Thomas Wilder, Rockwood Founder

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(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 →

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