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CITY KEY: B CRAB ORCHARD R CROSSVILLE C CUMBERLAND CO P PLEASANT HILL |
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BAKER'S CROSSROADS COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of BAKER'S CROSSROADS
| Spencer, Hughell, Turner, Johnson, Taylor, and Welch | Came from Ashe County, NC, 1832 Settled on 5000 acres Named community Baker's Crossroads |
| Early Settlers (1886) | James H Baker |
CHURCHES of BAKER'S CROSSROADS
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Early meeting held in Baker's
home Log house built to house church and a subscription school |
Built 1886 |
| Copeland Creek Church | Free Will Baptist |
SCHOOLS of BAKER'S CROSSROADS
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Log house moved to another site
to serve as school about 1911 Replaced by one room frame building Another room and kitchen added 1944 Present brick building erected 1948 |
| Baker's Crossroads School |
BIG LICK COMMUNITY
HISTORY of BIG LICK
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Name came from a salt lick Original name was “Deer Lick” Town grew large, name changed to Big Lick |
PEOPLE of BIG LICK
| Established first church | First postmaster |
| Hiram Proctor | Louis Bennett |
CHURCHES of BIG LICK
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First church Established by Hiram Proctor |
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| Buck Snort Baptist Church | Oak Grove Church |
| Organized by the Presbyterian Board of National Missions in 1921 |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church |
SCHOOLS of BIG LICK
| Grey Ridge School | Oak Grove School |
POST OFFICE of BIG LICK
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Established 1875 Lewis Bennett first postmaster |
BURGESSTOWN COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of BURGESSTOWN
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One of the earliest settlers Came for fine hunting A large family, town took their name |
One of the earliest settlers |
| Hiram Burgess | Joe Campbell |
SCHOOLS of BURGESSTOWN
| Midway School |
BURKE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of BURKE
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Large areas of cane existed in valley
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The outlet for Cove Creek Enters cave from Grassy Cove and flows underground Forms the beginning of the Sequatchie River Sequatchie, a Cherokee word, means “hog trough” |
| Area site of Indian hunting camp | Big Spring |
PEOPLE of BURKE
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(1797) Wilson, Brown, Lowe, Griffith, Standifer (Later) Stephens, Parham, Tollett, Oxier, Orme, Swafford, Hinch Mills built by Tollett, Parham, and Hinch |
Revolutionary War soldier Came to valley 1797 Built log house near Wilson Branch Four Indian mounds located on his property |
| Early Families | Greenberry Wilson |
CHURCHES of BURKE
| First Church at Hickory Grove |
SCHOOLS of BURKE
| 109 students enrolled 1887 | |
| In church building at Hickory Grove | Head of the Creek School |
| Goat Knob School | Parham’s Chapel School |
CENTER COMMUNITY
HISTORY of CENTER
| Located one mile from Crab Orchard |
PEOPLE of CENTER
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Haley, Burke, Pogue, Fent, Marion, Brown, Hatfield, Tanner, Center
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Bought farm from Dr Haley and Robert Burke, 1855 Built large Southern Colonial House still in use Had 13 children Organized and built Center Chapel School and church Became county’s first superintendent of schools |
| Early families | Thomas Center |
CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY
HISTORY of CHESTNUT HILL
| Was known as Northville |
Originally forded at McGinney’s Ford, Hatfield’s Ford and Center’s Ford A bridge was built across the creek in 1902 |
| Chestnut Hill | Daddy’s Creek |
| Came through the western end of the community |
| Walton Road |
PEOPLE of CHESTNUT HILL
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Came from Iowa Bought up about 2/3 of the land that now constitutes Chestnut Hill Put up a school building at his own expense and his own land, 1879 Named school “Chestnut Hill” |
| William C. Pogue |
CHURCHES of CHESTNUT HILL
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Built 1948 |
Built in 1950 |
| Baptist Church | Church & God of Prophecy |
7 CLAYSVILLE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of CLAYSVILLE
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Name Claysville belonged to Pomona community until 1857 Claysville moved a few miles up the road |
PEOPLE of CLAYSVILLE
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Before Civil War: Broyles, Crook 1849: Fields Later: Compton, Tanner, Field, Stanley, Broyles, Crook |
Built Dock Hinch Senior house, 1872 Helped built log building for Claysville Methodist Church |
| Early Settlers | Thomas Noland |
8 CLIFTY COMMUNITY
HISTORY of CLIFTY
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Coal Consolidated Coal Company opened its Mine Number 1, 1900 Grew rapidly to a mining town of 1,700 people Largest mining town in the State Depot, post office, company store, office buildings, hotel, club house, were built Mines were closed,1923 |
PEOPLE of CLIFTY
| Sold land to Dr. W.B. Young, that became Number 2 mine |
| Alex Scarbrough |
CHURCHES of CLIFTY
| NEWTON CHURCH OF CHRIST | CLIFTY BAPTIST |
SCHOOLS of CLIFTY
| Had nine grades, building was used for the two churches |
9 CRESTON COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of CRESTON
| Settled on Drowning Creek, 1827 |
Came from Kentucky 1845 Settled near Copeland Creek Built two story log house Donated land for Creston Cemetery Earliest stone dated 1846 |
Gibson, Bumbalough, and Conley, 1860 Later, Cox, Parsons, Shellito, Rains, Elmore, Dixon, and Keyes |
| James Cox | Alexander Morrow | Early Settlers |
CHURCHES of CRESTON
| Organized 1909 | |
| Methodist Church | Creston Baptist |
SCHOOLS of CRESTON
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Built about 1903 Second school built 1920 Closed 1948 |
| Creston School |
POST OFFICE in CRESTON
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Established 1891 Taylor Spencer first postmaster Post office was in Spencer’s home Moved to Tennessee Railway Depot, 1900 |
10 DAYSVILLE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of DAYSVILLE
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Bought 8000 acres in area about 1900 Railroad spur built from Daysville to Waldensia and extended to Millstone At one time company owned two locomotives and many coke ovens A hotel, several houses and a lake were built by around the mine Property sold at bankrupt sale in 1930’s |
| Chicago-Tennessee Coal and Coke Co |
PEOPLE of DAYSVILLE
| Day, Carter, and Kindred’s settled on Manny’s Creek by 1860 |
| Early Families |
CHURCHES of DAYSVILLE
| Baptist Church |
SCHOOLS of DAYSVILLE
| A 3-teacher school closed 1955 |
POST OFFICE in DAYSVILLE
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Established 1901 George W Day first postmaster |
11 DOGWOOD COMMUNITY
HISTORY of DOGWOOD
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Located near the Rhea County line Built by General Gordon early 1800’s Taken over by Cal Gibson Torn down 1905 |
| Inn at Dogwood |
PEOPLE of DOGWOOD
| Harris, Mathis, Monday, Ellison, Moore, McCollugh, Loden, Edwards, Smith, Vitatoe |
| Early Families |
CHURCHES of DOGWOOD
| Organized 1890 | Established 1870 |
| Fall Creek Baptist Mission | Mt Zion Baptist Mission |
SCHOOLS of DOGWOOD
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One room school house Had 29 enrolled, 1887 |
Closed 1953 |
| Manning School | School near Fall Creek Baptist Mission |
12 DORTON COMMUNITY
HISTORY of DORTON
| Name was given by the railroad officials as a mark of respect to local attorney, James W. Dorton |
Opened in 1925 Operated since then by Tennessee Stone Company |
Built a railroad spur from from Dorton to Peavine Mountain to haul lumber and acid wood Spur was eight miles long and used for eleven years Operated a planning mill on the Rose property 1942-1946 |
| Cline stone quarry | Cumberland Lumber Company |
PEOPLE of DORTON
| Deeded land for the Methodist Church which was known as Baker Chapel |
Put in a saw and planning mill about 1914 Operated until 1920 |
| Bakers | Edd Rich |
CHURCHES of DORTON
| Built in 1938 | Now active | Now active | Now active |
| Dorton Community Church | Dorton Baptist | Dorton Church of Christ | Dorton Methodist |
SCHOOLS of DORTON
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Built in 1895 Used until 1924 |
Built in 1925 Used also as a church until 1938 |
| Fairview School | Dorton Schoolhouse |
POST OFFICE of DORTON
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Established July 20, 1904 David R Cry first postmaster |
13 ERASMUS COMMUNITY
HISTORY of ERASMUS
| Named for Erasmus Darwin Ashley |
PEOPLE of ERASMUS
| Wrote out a subscription paper soliciting work, for timber and frame for a bridge | Built a store in 1899, burned down | Rebuilt store |
| R.D. Godfrey | James F. Brown | O.C. Stewart |
14 FLAT ROCK COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS of FLAT ROCK
| Built first school in 1870 | First teacher in 1881 |
| Anderson Blaylock | Mattie Lundy Hamilton |
15 FLYNN'S COVE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of FLYNN'S COVE
| Named for the family of John Flynn, on of the earliest settlers |
Named after John Flynn Served in Revolutionary War An early settler in community |
Ran portion of underground railroad through southwest corner of county |
| Flynn’s Cove | Richard “Red Fox” Flynn |
16 GENESIS COMMUNITY
HISTORY of GENESIS
| Most of land surrounding the town now in preserve |
| Catoosa Wildlife Preserve |
PEOPLE of GENESIS
| On land where Obed River and Wolf Pen Branch intersect, 1827 |
Nimrod Myatt Came from Virginia Settled in community, 1835 |
Henry, Potter, Borden, Hall, McCoy, Turner |
| Elisha Elmore | Early Settlers | 1860 census |
SCHOOLS of GENESIS
| Shiloh and Cross roads |
| Two Early Log Schools |
POST OFFICE in GENESIS
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Established 1876 David F Borden first postmaster |
17 GRASSY COVE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of GRASSY COVE
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Cherokee Indian’s Trail of Tears passed through area Was a thriving community prior to Civil War Area land grants given to several Revolutionary War soldiers Cove is approximately five
miles long and as much as two miles wide |
| Area drains to Cove Creek Creek disappears into large cave (The Old Mill Cave) on west side of town It emerges in Sequatchie Valley Several miles below entry A 500 foot elevation drop Becomes Sequatchie River after stream emerges |
Herron Mathews made gunpowder in
cave Dicky Mathews reopened cave 1859 Made gunpowder during Civil War |
| Cove Creek | Saltpeter Cave |
| Built 1886 | Established by the Presbyterian
Church, 1871 Closed 1906 |
Built 1826 or 1827 by Robert Burke |
| Features a general store | Grassy Cove Academy | Crab Orchard Inn |
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| GRASSY COVE COMMUNITY CENTER | OLD GENERAL STORE (Grassy Cove) |
PEOPLE of GRASSY COVE
| (1801) Ford, Loden, DeRossett, McClendon, Gibson, Fords and Lodens came from Fluvanna County, VA |
(1808) Kemmer John Kemmer established an inn west of Daddy's Creek, 1822 |
(Later) Davenport, Lively, Redwine, Hinch, Selby, Bennett, Swan, Sherrill, Frisby, Webb |
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Early families |
| Fought in Revolutionary War Built log cabin on his land Received land grant for about half of valley |
Came to area from Buncombe
County, NC Set up tannery in Cove |
Settled at southwestern end of
cove Dorton Mountain named for the family Billy McFail was an herb doctor and story teller |
Came from Franklin County, VA Acquired 270 acres from Aquilla Nail Built Greer’s Stand, later called Stockman’s Inn Became Grassy Cove’s first postmaster 1837 Built grist and sawmill at mouth of the “big cave” 1848 |
| John Ford, Sr | John Bristow | Dorton and McFall Families | Weatherston Greer |
CHURCHES of GRASSY COVE
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Oldest organized church in county Built on land donated by John Ford Building erected 1803 Frame church built 1926 |
Early Primitive and Missionary Baptist churches dissolved |
| Methodist Episcopal Church South | Baptist Churches |
POST OFFICE in GRASSY COVE
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Established 1837 Formerly in Bledsoe Co Weatherston L Greer first postmaster |
18 HALES CHAPEL COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of HALES CHAPEL
| Came to area about 1853 Bought 1,000 acres of land Built a sawmill on Big Laurel In the valley he built a rambling home which was a gathering place for the community |
| Thomas Hale, Sr. |
SCHOOLS of HALES CHAPEL
| Two room school with 54 pupils |
19 HEBBERTSBURG COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of HEBBERTSBURG
| Came from Wilkes County, NC Settled on land where Daddy’s Creek and Yellow Creek intersect |
Came from Ashe County, NC | Kindred, Hatfield, Aytes, Bledsoe, Shadden, Kendrick, Redwin, Watson, Davis, Smith | Became postmaster, 1886 Town name changed from Yellow Creek in his honor Operated post office, store, grist mill, and saw mill |
| Levi Hambys 1830 | Enoch Farmer 1830 | Early settlers, 1860 Census | Hebbert Hamby |
CHURCHES of HEBBERTSBURG
| Was in existence, 1866 Building called New Home erected 1895 |
| Church of Christ |
POST OFFICE in HEBBERTSBURG
| Established 1857 Name changed from Yellow Creek 1866 Hebbert Hamby first postmaster |
20 HOWARD SPRINGS
HISTORY of HOWARD SPRINGS
| Named for John Howard, philanthropist who spent life in alleviating human suffering |
PEOPLE of HOWARD SPRINGS
| Entered several hundreds of
acres of land near Littlefield Creek in 1840 Built the Frost Road |
From Pennsylvania Came with partners J.S. Eckles and A.J. Spencer Selected large acreage between Pomona and Crossville Built log cabin, set about laying out a town site Town site became Howard Springs later after several name changing |
| Elijah Frost | L. Harold Bell |
21 ISOLINE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of ISOLINE
| Was part of Woody until 1898 R O Campbell opened coal mine Railroad spur built to haul coal Mining ceased about 1920 Old railroad tracks removed about 1939 |
POST OFFICE in ISOLINE
| Established 1900 Hezekiah E Kadaway first postmaster Closed 1926 |
22 JEWETT COMMUNITY
HISTORY of JEWETT
| Coal mine Opened about 1880 Tennessee Central built railroad into area from Spring City Name changed to Tennessee & Sequatchie Valley Railroad |
PEOPLE of JEWETT
| John Garrison, E Vance Hinch |
| Early Families |
CHURCHES of JEWETT
SCHOOLS of JEWETT
| First school built 1881 Had 69 enrolled 1887 Building used for school and Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Mission built new school and church New school built 1953 |
POST OFFICE in JEWETT
| Established 1904 James O Parham first postmaster |
23 LANTANA COMMUNITY
HISTORY of LANTANA
| Situated 7 miles southwest of
Crossville One of the finest grazing and timber districts of the county Has Olds and Styring coal mines |
PEOPLE of LANTANA
| Enterprising German One of the most successful grape growers and wine producers in the county Makes 600 to 1,000 gallons annually |
Successful farmer, hunter, and
gunsmith
From Angola, Indiana |
First resident preacher of the Lantana Church of Christ in 1954 |
| Phillip Beyer | Andrew Cruson | Rev. B.H. Anderson |
| Built the famous Lowery Stand | Built the famous Dawson’s Stand | First postmaster | First mail carrier |
| Alex Lowery | George Dawson | George Vandever | Nicholas Vandever |
POST OFFICE in LANTANA
| Closed May 5, 1887 |
24 LINARY COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of LINARY
| Swan, Hall, Hale, Dawson,
Renfro, and Manning T B Swan born in community 1801 Joel Hall carried salt to early settlers from Goose Creek, KY Jake Croft built grist mill at Sutton’s Ford |
| Early Families |
POST OFFICE in LINARY
| Established 1845 Originally called Ormes Post Office Name changed to Linaria Later assumed name of Linary Located in Ormes Store William M Orme first postmaster Closed 1955 |
25 MAPLE SPRINGS COMMUNITY
POST OFFICE in MAPLE SPRINGS
| Established 1855 Thomas B Swan first postmaster |
26 MAYLAND COMMUNITY
HISTORY of MAYLAND
| Community Originally Called
Johnson Changed to Goodwill before 1886 Called Mayland before 1900 |
| Railroad came to area 1900 | Established by Dr L L Rice,
1919 Bought 1000 acres for camp and built a lake |
| Tennessee Central Railroad | Nakanawa Camp |
PEOPLE of MAYLAND
| Settled in area about 1800 Built log building for an inn, 1806 Called Johnson Stand Located on the Walton Road Now called the Raines House |
| Robert Johnson |
SCHOOLS of MAYLAND
| Started 1885 |
| Band Springs |
POST OFFICE in MAYLAND
| Opened 1900 |
27 NEWTON COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS of NEWTON
| First school opened in the
1880’s Anderson Millard as its teacher |
POST OFFICE in NEWTON
| Frank W Miller first postmaster Established 1889 |
28 OAK HILL COMMUNITY
HISTORY of OAK HILL
| Named for the school built in
1918 by Rev. Frank March, Leonard Potter, and Jim Dixon Sometimes appears on maps as “Oak Grove” |
PEOPLE of OAK HILL
CHURCHES of OAK HILL
| Organized in 1939 Housed in 1945 on 1 1/2 acres donated by Shirley Eldridge and Thelma Parsons |
| Baptist Church |
SCHOOLS of OAK HILL
| Built in 1918 by Rev.
Frank March, Leonard Potter, and Jim Dixon On land donated by Everhard Land Company |
| Oak Hill |
29 OZONE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of OZONE
| Wife of Elizah Haley opened Fall
Creek Inn at Ozone Inn was in existence 1806 Widow Haley and Robert Burke married 1817 Kept inn until 1827 Built new inn at Crab Orchard |
Located beside Hwy 70 near the
Ozone Community 70 acre area 100 foot high water fall Scene of Hollywood film, Jungle Book |
| Fall Creek Inn | Ozone Falls State Natural Area |
| Spur line run in community
1900 Small depot and post office built Used to haul coal from Fall Creek Collieries Established 1905 Mines active until after WW1 |
Spencer’s Hill (to the west) Saddle Rock Split Rock Blue Hole |
| Railroad | Scenic Areas |
PEOPLE of OZONE
| King, Day, Manning, Aytese, Hodges, Kindred, Lowery, Dawson, Smith, and Lingo | Had grist mill at Ozone Falls
1869 Falls were called McNair Falls |
| Early Families | Daniel McNair |
CHURCHES of OZONE
| Built 1898 | Organized 1941 | |
| Presbyterian Church | Baptist Church | Greever Chapel |
SCHOOLS of OZONE
| Located on King’s Branch Enrolled 39 students 1887 |
| King’s School |
POST OFFICE in OZONE
| Established 1880 Name changed from Mammy Thomas H Ferguson first postmaster |
30 PEAVINE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of PEAVINE
| Name derived from pea vine which grew on mountainsides |
PEOPLE of PEAVINE
| Major Swaford probably first in
area Abe Justice ran grist and sawmill Brookharts, 1887 |
| Early Settlers |
POST OFFICE in PEAVINE
| Established 1900 Chauncey E Brookhart first postmaster |
31 PILOT KNOB COMMUNITY
HISTORY of PILOT KNOB
| Sometimes known as Todd Town Had 7 Different county roads, 7 churches, 4 gristmills, 3 sawmills, 6 regular schools |
32 POMONO COMMUNITY
HISTORY of POMONO
| Community first named
Claysville Name changed by John Dodge to Pomona Named after Roman goddess of fruit and orchards |
PEOPLE of POMONO
| Was probably one of earliest settlers | Was early settler Nationally famous artist Came to area for health reasons, 1849 Planted as many as 82,000 apple trees Died 1893 Buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery |
An eccentric early settler Promoted literary societies Ran foxhounds Built Pomona Methodist Church Is buried in cemetery near church |
| John Crook | John W Dodge | Margaret Bloodgood Peeke |
CHURCHES of POMONO
| Built 1919 |
|
Methodist Church |
POST OFFICE in POMONO
| Established 1852 Name changed from Claysville 1857 Armstead S Mowlin first postmaster |
33 RINNIE COMMUNITY
HISTORY of RINNIE
| Was called Union Grove until
post office established 1920 First settlement in area about 1840 Catoosa Wildlife Preserve on land to east of area |
PEOPLE of RINNIE
| Ashburn, Lowe, Shilling, Miller, Barringer, Elmore, Todd, Green, Harville |
| Early Settlers |
SCHOOLS of RINNIE
| Used until 1882 | Built mostly by volunteer labor,
1916 Used until 1930’s Larger building erected Four teacher school built 1949 |
| Bear Creek School | Union Grove School |
POST OFFICE in RINNIE
| Established 1920 Joseph M Green first postmaster Ran blacksmith shop Was preacher at Free Will Baptist |
34 SMITH CHAPEL COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of SMITH CHAPEL
| Was first settler in area Built house 1880 Moved to Pleasant Hill, 1902 |
| Rev Lafayette Smith |
CHURCHES of SMITH CHAPEL
| Rev Smith was minister to church |
| Little Friendship Church |
35 SPENCER HILL COMMUNITY
POST OFFICE in SPENCER HILL
| Established 1854 Robert A Renfro first postmaster |
36 TABOR COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of TABOR
| Came from North Carolina,
1806 Were chair makers Business still exists Oldest craft with unchanged service since first settlement |
Dixon, Cox, Parson 1868: Proctor, Friar, Monday, Barwell, Cain, Burnett, and Scott |
| Tabor Family | Early Settlers |
CHURCHES of TABOR
| Second oldest church in county Built in 1860’s Later called Fredonia Missionary Baptist |
Built in 1860’s | Built 1870’s | Built 1903 |
| Maple Springs | Clark Springs | Bethlehem Baptist | Tollett’s Chapel Methodist |
SCHOOLS of TABOR
| Was located across Scott’s Creek Name changed to Tollett’s Chapel School Changed again to Tabor School |
| Millard School |
37 TATE TOWN COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of TATE TOWN
| After Civil War, about 40
African Americans settled in area Rev John Tate, Albert Kilby, Sneed Bailey, and the Griffin family Had been slaves of Childs in Morristown Provided land for their use Most settlers moved to Harriman about 1912 |
| Early Settlers |
38 TAYLOR'S CHAPEL COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of TAYLOR'S CHAPEL
| Sent by new government of
Tennessee on a mission to the Mero District Urged friends back in Washington County to migrate |
One of the oldest settlers of
the mountain Erected Taylor’s Chapel wholly by himself |
| Capt. George Taylor | Mr. Lee Taylor |
CHURCHES of TAYLOR'S CHAPEL
| Named after Mr. Lee Taylor |
| Taylor’s Chapel Church |
39 THOMAS SPRINGS COMMUNITY
HISTORY of THOMAS SPRINGS
| Named for “Yankee Thomas” |
SCHOOLS of THOMAS SPRINGS
| Second log school, 1895 A little frame school was built, 1912 |
40 VANDEVER COMMUNITY
POST OFFICE in THOMAS SPRINGS
| Name was given to post office when Vandevers were handling the mail |
41 WESTEL COMMUNITY
HISTORY of WESTEL
| Became part of Cumberland
County, 1873 County line had previously been at Mammy’s Creek 1873 act relocated the line at Piney Creek |
PEOPLE of WESTEL
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Lingo, Honeycutt,
McLain, Watkinse, Kindred, and Harner Late 1890’s families: Swing, Gibson, Price, Lewis, Parker, Grendle, and Kelley |
Built inn at Piney Creek on Walton Rd | A New York glue factory
proprietor Lived in area with family in summer |
| Early families: | David Haley | Westel Powell |
CHURCHES of WESTEL
| Westel Cumberland Presbyterian |
| First Church |
SCHOOLS of WESTEL
| Built 1901 Land donated by Westel Powell Burned 1924 |
Built south of old school Abandoned 1955 |
| First School | New school |
POST OFFICE in WESTEL
| Established 1896 Marcus F Hargitt first postmaster |
42 WINESAP COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of WINESAP
| Early preacher | Early teacher | Early teacher | Early teacher | Early teacher |
| Ben Brewer | Sam Kerley | Pina Hudson | Clarence Bell | John Brown |
| Built a sawmill on Bee Creek | First postmaster | Most famous mail carrier 1955, rounded out 40 years of mail carrying on horseback |
| Jordan Edmonds | George A. Myers | James Stone |
CHURCHES of WINESAP
| First church, about 1853 Organized for 102 years before it got a church house of its own |
| Old Laurel (Later Mt. Union) |
SCHOOLS of WINESAP
| Started in 1800 First school Burned later and replaced |
Located at Newton |
| Mt. Union | Midway |
POST OFFICE in WINESAP
| Established 1853 Name changed from Bee Creek 1882 George A Myers first postmaster Closed April 30, 1955 |
43 WOODLAWN COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of WOODLAWN
| 1915 appointed to preach
in Cumberland County 1918 suggested a school for mountain boys and girls Cumberland Mountain School begun in 1919 |
| Robert Hall |
SCHOOLS of WOODLAWN
| Started by Robert Hall Began n 1919 1939 school closed, building used by Scarritt Rural Center |
| Cumberland Mountain School |
44 WOODY COMMUNITY
PEOPLE of WOODY
| A veteran of War of 1812 Came from North Carolina about 1831 Settled near Obed River about 10 miles north of Crossville |
Started when two year old child
drowned in a creek Creek was named Black Drowning Creek |
| James Woody | Woody Cemetery |
CHURCHES of WOODY
| Organized at Maple Springs,
1892 Met in Woody School after 1894 Erected building 1917 |
| Bethlehem Baptist |
SCHOOLS of WOODY
| First school built near Woody
Cemetery Moved to Bill Cox farm about 1891 East Woody and West Woody school formed Combined into one school 1916 |
| Woody School |
POST OFFICE in WOODY
| Established as Woodville 1887 Ellison Woody first postmaster |
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