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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13JI_ellen-nelly-vanvactor_Greeneville-TN.html
Nelly and her family lived on the northwest corner of Summer and Irish streets. Her daughter, Erie, and Erie's two sons were emancipated in 1822. Nelly's son, Alfred VanVactor Thompson, was born free in 1818. Well educated, he was trained as a tai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13JC_ebenezer_Chuckey-TN.html
1½ miles south, an early Methodist society in Tennessee was organized in 1790. The family of Henry Earnest, who settled here in 1779, comprised four fifths of the membership. The annual convention of the Western Conference was held here in 17…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13JB_edward-chalmers-huffaker_Chuckey-TN.html
Born near Sevierville, Tennessee, Edward C. Huffaker earned degrees in mathematics and engineering. Between 1890 and 1892, while experimenting with gliders, he discovered the principle by which a curved wing surface generates lift. His work formed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13I5_hendersons-station_Afton-TN.html
About 1 mi. N., now the village of Afton, Anthony Moore settled on Sinking Creek in 1778; his daughter was the first white child born hereabouts. Daniel Kennedy came in 1779, fought at King's Mountain and was Greene County's first court clerk. A f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13I3_andrew-johnson_Greeneville-TN.html
Champion of Public Education in Tennessee "Can there be nothing done to advance the great cause of education?"Governor Andrew Johnson, 1853—————Throughout his legislative and gubernatorial careers, Andrew Johnson advo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13GC_andrew-johnson-national-historic-site_Greeneville-TN.html
Three miles west is the central unit of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site which includes the 17th president's small tailor shop, the home in which he lived from 1838 to 1851, a museum, and administrative offices. Other units are the homest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13EC_bridge-burners_Greeneville-TN.html
After Unionists burned several East Tennessee railroad bridges on November 9, 1861, Confederate engineer Colonel Danville Leadbetter soon arrived to rebuild the brides and capture the perpetrators. Later that month, his forces captured Henry Fry, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFOI_the-dickson-williams-mansion_Greeneville-TN.html
Dr. Alexander Williams. Catharine Williams, a famous Greeneville hostess, counted Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson among her guests. She and her husband also entertained Davy Crockett, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, South…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFOH_andrew-johnson_Greeneville-TN.html
Welcome to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. This site commemorates the life and work of the seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson. Born in poverty, Johnson rose from Greeneville tailor to the nation's highest office.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFOG_andrew-johnson-homestead_Greeneville-TN.html
The Andrew Johnson Homestead was the last home of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), 17th President of the United States (1865-1869). Congressman Andrew Johnson purchased the house and half-acre lot from James Brannan in September 1851. Built directly up…