Alfred Eugene JacksonBorn January 1807, this native Tennessean became one of the area's most successful businessmen, achieving prominence as a financial agent for the East... [click for more]
Alfred Martin Ray Buffalo Solder ~ Circa 1849 - 1917On July 1, 1898, Lt. Ray planted the United States flag on San Juan Hill, Cuba, amid a hail of enemy bullets during the Spanish American War. For his ... [click for more]
Chester InnDr. William P. Chester, a native of York County Pennsylvania and an excellent Jonesborough physician, opened the Chester Inn in 1797 on the Gre... [click for more]
Clarksville Iron Furnace1.7 miles south from here are the ruins of the Clarksville Iron Furnace. The stone stack was built in 1833 by Montgomery Stuart, Elijah Embree and Edw... [click for more]
First Abolition PublicationsOn this site, in 1819-1820, were published The Manumission Intelligencer and The Emancipator. Edited and published by Elihu Embree a... [click for more]
Jacob BrownAbout one mile S.W., this pioneer from S.C. settled on Nolichucky River in 1771. Brown's purchase of 2 tracts of land from the Cherokee on March 25, 1... [click for more]
Jonesboro: Oldest Town in TennesseeFormally established in 1779, by the General Assembly of North Carolina, as county seat of Washington County, first county west of the mountains. In 1... [click for more]
Keystone PotteryEighty yards south. German immigrant Charles F. Decker opened the Keystone Pottery in 1872. Kitchen and household ware were produced in large quantite... [click for more]
State SealOne-quarter mile SW on the main street of Jonesboro stood the silversmith shop of William and Matthew Atkinson, designers of the Great Seal of the Sta... [click for more]
Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting GroundsSulphur Springs Camp Meeting Grounds - The Methodist church as conducted camp meetings here since 1820. Camp meetings are religious revivals at which ... [click for more]
The Tester BrothersThe Volunteer State of Tennessee and this small community of New Victory proudly recognize brothers Robert D. Glenn W., and James E. Tester who bravel... [click for more]