Alexander Hamil HosueAlexander Hamil Hosue is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Alleghany SpringsYellow Sulphur Springs was developed on a modest scale by Jesse Kerr in 1859. In 1885, Nathan McCoy, of Indiana, built an elaborate hotel here. John H... [click for more]
Alumni GymAlumni Gym is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Anderson HallAnderson Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Brick Mill SiteBrick Mill Site is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Clover Hill MillClover Hill Mill is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Federal BuildingFederal Building is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Freedman’s InstituteA three-story brick building was erected 1872-74 on this site to train blacks as teachers. Institute was begun in 1867, in a log house ½ mile n... [click for more]
General Sam HoustonMarch 2, 1793 ? July 26, 1863
Born In Rockbridge County VA
Moved To TN in 1807
Taught At This Schoolhouse In 1812
Attended Por... [click for more]
Harper Memorial LibraryHarper Memorial Library is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Houston’s StationEstablished by James Houston in 1785, it stood about 300 yards east on Little Nine Mile Creek. From here, in 1786, John Sevier led 160 horsemen agains... [click for more]
Indiana Avenue Historic DistrictIndiana Avenue Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
John Craig’s FortSite of the original settlement of Maryville. Here Captain John Craig in 1785 erected a fort on Pistol Creek to protect settlers from Indian raids. In... [click for more]
Langston Clark BarnLangston Clark Barn is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Mary Cochrane BarnMary Cochrane Barn is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Maryville During the Civil WarMaryville During the Civil War
A shameful...fire
During the antebellum period, Blount County supported abol... [click for more]
Montvale Springs7 ½ mi. S, this resort was termed the Saratoga of the South in stagecoach days. First advertized in 1832; Daniel Foute, built a log hotel there in 183... [click for more]
MorningsideMorningside is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Pistol Creek Dam and Mill RacePistol Creek Dam and Mill Race is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Pride MansionDr. Samuel Pride, first Worthy Master of the New Providence Masonic Lodge, built his house here. Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, enroute to the relief of Bur... [click for more]
Relief of KnoxvilleMaj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, U.S.A., arrived in Blount County with 25,000 men, Dec. 5, 1863, to relieve Gen. Ambrose Burnside besieged at Knoxville by Gen... [click for more]
Samuel A. Patton BuildingSamuel A. Patton Building is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Samuel Henry’s StationOn the hill to the south, beside the Great War and Trading Path, later the Federal Road, Samuel Henry, Sr., built a fort by 1792. The half-breed John ... [click for more]
Shaddon Mill SiteShaddon Mill Site is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Southern Railroad Freight DepotSouthern Railroad Freight Depot is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
Where Houston EnlistedHere, where Blount County's first courthouse stood, Sam Houston took a dollar from the drum, thus marking his first enlistment in the United States Ar... [click for more]
White’s MillWhite's Mill is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesBlount County MPS... [click for more]
William Bennett Scott, Sr. ca. 1821 - 1885William B. Scott, Sr., a free Black, migrated to East Tennessee in 1847 after increased racial tension in North Carolina. He made harnesses and saddle... [click for more]
