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Sevierville City Historical Markers

Map of Tennessee State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Sevierville
 

Sevierville City Historical Markers

Sevierville Historical Marker

E. Main St. (US 441) at Court Ave., Sevierville, TN, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 52' 7.5", -83° 33' 54.299988"

Settled about 1783, this town, first called """"Forks of Little Pigeon,"""" was organized as county seat of Sevier Co., 1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas' home was first courthouse, fort and tavern. Jas. McMahon gave 25 acre tract for the town, which was later named for John Sevier, first governor of the state.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.

E. Main St. (US 441) at Court Ave.
Sevierville Churches
Forks of Little Pigeon Church
100 yards, N.E. this Baptist Church, established 1789, was reportedly the first of any denomination in Sevier County. Spencer Clack, Revolutionary vet... [click for more]

New Salem Baptist Church
Isaac Dockery, an African-American artisan, along with African-American families of Sevierville, built New Salem Baptist Church in 1886. It is Sevierv... [click for more]

Sevierville Schools
Nancy Academy
Founded on this site in 1806, this school was named for Nancy Rogers, first white child born south of French Broad River. First Trustees were James Re... [click for more]

Sevierville Courthouse
Sevier County Courthouse
Sevier County Courthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Sevierville Historic Homes & Houses
Buckingham House
Buckingham House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Dwight and Kate Wade House
Dwight and Kate Wade House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Riley H. Andes House
Riley H. Andes House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Trotter-McMahan House
Trotter-McMahan House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Waters House
Waters House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Sevierville General Interest
Brabson’s Ferry Plantation
Brabson's Ferry Plantation is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Forks of The River Cemetery Park
Established in 1976 as a community bicentennial project, this park is significant because it is both the final resting place for several early settler... [click for more]

Forks of the Little Pigeon Cemetery
This churchyard is one of the oldest Baptist churchyards in Tennessee, (Established in 1789). It is the final resting place for many prominent pioneer... [click for more]

Harrisburg Covered Bridge (2)
The Harrisburg Covered Bridge, located in Sevier County, Tennessee, was built by Elbert Stephenson Early in 1875 and restored in 1972. That restoratio... [click for more]

Harrisburg Covered Bridge
400 yards south, this bridge was built over the East Fork of the Little Pigeon River in 1875 by Elbert Stephenson Early, an area resident who owned Ne... [click for more]

Isaac Dockery ~ 1832 - 1910
A native of Sevier County, Isaac Dockery, an African-American brick maker and mason, established brick kilns near Sevierville. After the Civil War, he... [click for more]

Isaac Thomas (1735-1819)
A soldier of the American Revolution, Isaac Thomas guided John Sevier's army to King's Mountain as well as serving with him in many battles against th... [click for more]

James Crawford Murphy ~ 1807-1894
Benefactor of Murphy College 1890-1936, for whom it was named, this prominent farmer and merchant first come to Sevierville as a tanner in 1833. He re... [click for more]

James McMahan ~ 1750 -1831
First Register of deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1796, James McMahan set aside the original twenty-five acres for the creation of the township ... [click for more]

John Porter McCown
Born 1/4 mi. SE, Aug. 19, 1815. Graduate USMA, 1840. Brevetted captain at Cerro Gordo, Mexican War. Resigned 1861 for the Confederacy; rose to rank of... [click for more]

Knoxville, Sevierville & Eastern Railway ~ (KS & E)
The eastern terminal of this 28-mile shortline stood southwest of this site. It was established 1i 1907 by Knoxville industrialist W.J. Oliver and con... [click for more]

Lewis C. Buckner
Born a slave, Lewis C. Buckner worked as a carpenter, cabinetmaker, and house builder in Sevier County after the Civil War. The talented African-Ameri... [click for more]

Old Dutch Settlement
Old Dutch Settlement


Here was an early German settlement. First settlers were Jacob Derrick, Jacob Bird... [click for more]

Rose Glen
Rose Glen is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Sevierville (2)
Settled about 1783, this town, first called Forks of Little Pigeon, was organized as county seat of Sevier Co., 1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas' hom... [click for more]

Sevierville (3)
Settled about 1783, this town, first called Forks of Little Pigeon, was organized as county seat of Sevier Co., 1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas' hom... [click for more]

Sevierville Commercial Historic District
Sevierville Commercial Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Sevierville Masonic Lodge
Sevierville Masonic Lodge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Sevierville City Historical Marker
Settled about 1783, this town, first called Forks of Little Pigeon, was organized as county seat of Sevier Co., 1795. Indian trader, Isaac Thomas' hom... [click for more]

The Mayors of the City of Sevierville
Several attempts were made in the incorporation of the city of Sevierville since its founding in 1795, but it was not until 1901 that a continuous cha... [click for more]

The McMahan Indian Mound
This Mississippian substructure, 16 ft. high and 240 ft. in circumference, built during the Dallas phase (1200-1500), was first excavated in 1881, wit... [click for more]

Thomas Addition Historic District
Thomas Addition Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Thomas Atchley (1755-1836)
A soldier of the colonial army of 1776, and a veteran of the American Revolution, 1776-1781, Thomas Atchley served alongside private Andrew Jackson in... [click for more]

Timothy Reagan (1750 - 1830)
A soldier of The American Revolution, Timothy Reagan fought in the Battle of Brandywine in 1777 with Major General Marquis de Lafayette where both men... [click for more]

U.S. Post Office- Sevierville
U.S. Post Office- Sevierville is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Walker Mill Hydroelectric Station
Walker Mill Hydroelectric Station is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesPre-TVA Hydroelectric Power Development in Tennessee MPS... [click for more]

Wheatlands
Wheatlands is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

William M. Whaley (1789-1880)
One of the many volunteers of the War of 1812 which earned Tennessee its nickname, William Whaley came to Sevier County in 1810. A farmer and later Ba... [click for more]