Oliver Springs Civil War Veterans
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
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Hamilton Family in the Civil War
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
Continue reading →Phillips Family in the Civil War
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
Continue reading →Winters Gap (Oliver Springs) During the Civil War
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
Continue reading →Three Civil War Soldiers Buried in Kingston
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
Continue reading →Welcker Brothers & the “Silver Greys” Battalion in the Civil War
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
Continue reading →List of Penmanship Students, Kingston, TN, 1857
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Sandy Pierce has in her possession [before 2010] an original paper with the signatures of students who registered for a commercial penmanship class, which she has graciously agreed to share. She says the … Continue reading →
Early Postal Services & Postmasters in Roane County
(from the archived Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts) Prior to 1800, the unreliable U.S. Mail service was mainly centered in the northeastern part of the country with only a few routes extending into the south. By … Continue reading →
Early Tennessee Public Education Academies
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Rittenhouse Academy (from the RoaneTNHeritage archived Web site) An Act passed by Congress April 18, 1806, known as the Compact of 1806 appeared at first to be a major milestone in the advancement … Continue reading →
History of Dyllis Community
(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 →