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Patrick Henry
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Gustavus Henry
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When Tennessee seceded from the Union,
Clarksville native Gustavus Henry was elected Tennessee Senator
to the Confederate States of America. He was the grandson of American
Patriot Patrick Henry.
Courtesy TN State Museum Collection
Chief Justice John Marshall
From 1823-1832, The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Cherokee Nation
claims in the Tennessee- Georgia region.
(Johnson v. McIntosh, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Worcester v.
Georgia)
President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the rulings and ordered
the Cherokee removed to Oklahoma.
Polk County, Tennessee
Old Tennessee Blockhouse built between 1830 & 1835 to help
with the Cherokee removal.
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1838 and 39, nearly 1/3 of the Cherokee Nation died in the removal
to Oklahoma territory.
Over 1,000 Cherokee remained in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
and fought until negotiating a reservation settlement in North
Carolina. Many Tennesseans also moved west with the tribe to protest
the removal.
Picture courtesy of the Sequoyah Birthplace
Museum
Knoxvillian George Dempster worked on the
Panama Canal project, owned a construction company, served twice
as Knoxville City manager, once as Mayor, wrote a weekly column
for the "Knoxville Journal", and was the 2nd person in history to
be awarded the U.S. Navy's highest honor for civilian service. Dempster
also held over 25 patents as an inventor. His most famous device
was the "Dempster Dumpster".
Photo Courtesy Fortune Magazine
The Melungeons of upper East Tennessee
are one of Anthropology's greatest mysteries. They were first
"discovered" in the 1690's by French traders and described as
having European features. While no written record of their history
exists, recent medical testing has shown them to possess D.N.A.
of Mediterranean origin.
Mahala Mullins' house, the arched windows are typical of a Melungeon
cabin.
Courtesy of The Library of Congress
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