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The Jonesborough Historic District is a historic district in Jonesborough, Tennessee, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Jonesboro Historic District (reflecting the spelling of the town name at the time) in 1969. Staff of the Tennessee Historical Commission surveyed 158 buildings in the town in 1969 and found 72 ...
The historic Chester Inn, built in 1797, still stands in downtown Jonesborough. [14] The Jonesborough Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. The oldest surviving building in the town, the Christopher Taylor House (built in 1777 about a mile outside of the original town limits), was relocated to a lot ...
1st. Website. www.washingtoncountytn.org. Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,001. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Jonesborough. [ 3 ] The county's largest city and a regional educational, medical and commercial center is Johnson City.
The Battle of Jonesborough (August 31–September 1, 1864) was fought between Union Army forces led by William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate forces under William J. Hardee during the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. On the first day, on orders from Army of Tennessee commander John Bell Hood, Hardee's troops attacked the Federals ...
There are 203 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks. There are 24 properties that have been removed from the register. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 5, 2024.[2]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
e. Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee, maintained by the National Park Service. It was established to honor Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The site includes two of Johnson's homes, his tailor shop, and ...
This archaeological mound complex dates from the Walls phase (approximately 15th century) of the Mississippian period. Its well-preserved historic materials include architecture, flora, fauna, and human skeletal remains. 4. Delta Queen (River Steamboat) Delta Queen (River Steamboat) More images. June 29, 1989.