The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War is located in Hoskins Library at the University of Tennessee. It is our mission to research, archive, and disseminate the stories of all the people in Tennessee who have been involved … Continue reading →
This list is compiled from a variety of sources. Links are provided here for information only. TNGenWeb is not affiliated with any external sites; further, TNGenWeb does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, the availability or content of any … Continue reading →
Roberta Tuller has created a tremendous resource for individuals seeking information about pre-Statehood residents in the Wataugah Settlement and surrounding area. She has a list of settlers’ names with links to documents connected to them. She has transcribed numerous original … Continue reading →
Sinking Creek Baptist Church is the oldest church in Tennessee. It was organized about 1772 in Washington County (now Carter County) and is the oldest church in Tennessee still in existence at its original location.
Continue reading →The Carter Mansion was built around 1780 by John Carter and his son, Landon Carter. It is the oldest frame house in Tennessee. Click here to browse Carter family information on this Web site. John Carter was elected as Chairman … Continue reading →
Sycamore Shoals was the location of three important events that shaped the history of this region. In 1772, that the first majority-rule system of American democracy, The Watauga Association, was established. The Articles of the Watauga Association established an independent … Continue reading →
The original village of Butler in Carter County was flooded when TVA impounded Watauga Lake, and the present-day Butler community was built above the Summer high-water level.
Continue reading →The following list of Carter County Civil War-related local records was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997 and was annotated in 2023 with the FamilySearch image links. These records are in the County Clerk’s archive. FamilySearch images are … Continue reading →
Carter County Genealogy Club (formerly History Book Committee) Web site: Facebook: E-mail: Watauga Historical Association P. O. Box 1776 Elizabethton, TN 37644 Web site: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057636962026 E-mail: Watauga Association of Genealogists P.O. Box 117 Johnson City, TN 37605-0117 Web site: … Continue reading →
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