John Fletcher, Sr., and Leah A. Brooks were married 10 September 1807 in Carter County. Their son, Andrew Jackson Fletcher, was a prominent 19th Century Tennessee statesman. Their grandson, Andrew Jackson Fletcher, was memorialized in a biographical sketch in … 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.
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Continue reading →There is an obvious connection between the county and the Carter family, since the county was named in tribute to Landon Carter. Click here to read about the Carter Mansion historic site in Carter County. Click here to read … Continue reading →
Braemar community developed as a result of Pittsburgh Lumber Company’s logging operation near Hampton. From the Tennessee Virtual Archive: In the early 1900s Pittsburgh Lumber Company built a small railroad called the Laurel Fork Railway to assist in transporting lumber … Continue reading →
Railroads are an important part of Carter County history. The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina (“Tweetsie”) narrow-gauge line made travel and transportation of materials across the mountain less costly and faster than travel by foot, horse, wagon, or even … Continue reading →
Elizabethton, named for the wife of Landon Carter (namesake of the county), is Carter County’s seat. It was established on the site of the historic Wataugah Settlement. Hint: The location is pronounced with all short vowel sounds and accent on … 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.
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