WebOperated by: East Tennessee Historical Society Operated by: Knox County Public Library ... Ken Coffey, Grainger County. 2012 Award of Distinction. Ken Coffey, Grainger County, for the newspaper special, … WebAdjacent to Grainger County, Tennessee ... Built circa 1796 for Major Lea and Lavinia Jarnagin Lea, the brick house on this land is one of the oldest in Grainger County. The ninth Lea child, Albert Miller Lea, was born here in 1808. ... Renovated 1984 by Grainger County Historical Society — — Map (db m80334) HM .
Grainger County Tomato Festival TN - Home
WebIn Tennessee’s Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Grainger County voters rejected secession by 1,756 to 495. Since 1992, Grainger County hosts a festival celebrating the county’s iconic tomatoes, and has special events about the county’s history and its agricultural impact in the state. WebGrainger County was formed from Knox and Hawkins Counties in 1796, the year Tennessee became a state. It was named in honor of Mary Grainger, who later became … philip strobl
History – Grainger County Tennessee
WebClaiborne County was founded in 1801, created from Grainger and Hawkins counties. It was named in honor of William C. C. Claiborne, who was then governor of the Mississippi Territory. He was judge of the Superior Court of Tennessee, 1796-97, and the representative in Congress, 1797-1801. WebGrainger County Tennessee: Memorandum of Licenses Granted Merchants Since the 1st October A.D. 1809; List Voters Names 1835; Scholastic Population 1848 (WPA, 1939) ... WebGrainger County Historic Society - Facebook try before you buy golf drivers