Swaggerty Blockhouse
· 7.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Think this humble building was once a frontier fortress? Maybe not! For years, the Swaggerty Blockhouse was thought to be a defensive structure built by James Swaggerty in 1787 to protect his family from Native American…
Dandridge Historic District
· 12.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a minute and take a look around, because you're standing in a place that almost vanished forever. This is the Dandridge Historic District, the heart of a town with a story of near-disaster and remarkable…
Mount Cammerer
· 13.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine standing sentinel atop Mount Cammerer, not as a hiker admiring the view, but as a fire warden, the fate of the forest in your hands. The Mount Cammerer fire tower, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)…
Rose Glen (Sevierville, Tennessee)
· 18.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine life on one of East Tennessee's largest antebellum plantations. Rose Glen was the vision of Dr. Robert Hatton Hodsden, a physician and politician who saw the potential in this Sevier County land. In the late…
The Boy Who Ran Away for Three Years
· 18.4 mi
Davy Crockett grew up around here, where his father John ran a tavern on the wagon road. It was not an easy boyhood. At twelve, his father hired him out to a cattle drover bound for Virginia, more than two hundred miles…
Crockett Tavern Museum
· 18.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever heard of Davy Crockett? Well, you're just a stone's throw from a place dedicated to his memory! This is the Crockett Tavern Museum, built to evoke the spirit of his father's tavern.Back in 1794, John Crockett,…
Morristown College
· 18.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming hilltop once held a beacon of hope for African American students in East Tennessee. Morristown College was founded in 1881 by the Methodist Episcopal Church's Freedman's Aid Society. Its mission was…
Douglas Dam
· 19.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This isn't just a pretty lake; it's a monument to American ingenuity under pressure. During World War II, the Tennessee Valley Authority needed more power, and fast. So, in 1942, they started building Douglas Dam on the…
Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Russellville, Tennessee)
· 19.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a second; this peaceful church has a surprisingly turbulent past. During the Civil War, Bethesda Presbyterian Church wasn't just a place of worship. It was converted into a hospital, caring for…
