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The street plan of the core of the district, which centers on Rogersville's commercial and governmental hub, was designed by the town's founder, Joseph Rogers, when he petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to establish a town at Hawkins Court House in 1786. [citation needed]
Hawkins County Courthouse, ca. 1835–36, is situated at the center of Rogersville.Still in use, it is the second oldest courthouse in Tennessee. [9]In 1775, the grandparents of Davy Crockett, a future member of the United States Congress from Tennessee and hero of the Alamo, settled in the Watauga colony in the area in what is today Rogersville near the spring that today bears their name. [10]
Hawkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,721. [3] Its county seat is Rogersville. [4] Hawkins County is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Surgoinsville is located just northeast of the geographic center of Hawkins County, which is on the north side of the Holston River. U.S. Route 11W, a four-lane highway, passes through the northern part of the town, leading northeast 18 miles (29 km) to Kingsport and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Rogersville, the Hawkins County seat.
Bulls Gap is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 756 at the 2020 census. The population was 756 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the " Tri-Cities " region.
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Church Hill is a city in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,998 at the 2020 census and 6,737 at the 2010 census. [5] It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities" region. It is the largest municipality located entirely within Hawkins County.
Pressmen's Home is a non-abandoned ghost town and former headquarters for the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America from 1911 to 1967, in the Poor Valley area of Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States, nine miles north of Rogersville.