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Blount County
Contributor(s): Braden Albert, Linda (Author), Cornett, B. Kenneth (Author)
ISBN: 0738585718     ISBN-13: 9780738585710
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- Travel | United States - South - East South Central (al, Ky, Ms, Tn)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical
Dewey: 976.8
LCCN: 2009939708
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Tennessee
 
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Publisher Description:

A fascinating look into the beginnings of one of Tennessee's oldest counties, Blount.


Blount County is the 10th county formed in the state of Tennessee. It was carved out of Knox County in 1795 and named for William Blount, the governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio. Maryville is the county seat and was named for Blount's wife, Mary Grainger Blount. The abundance of natural resources that once drew hardy settlers now attracts tourists from all over the world, especially to Cades Cove, a pioneer settlement in the Blount County section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Blount County has been home to the legendary Sam Houston; U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, who also served as Tennessee's governor; and Bessie Harvey, a world-renowned folk artist.

Contributor Bio(s): Braden Albert, Linda: - Linda Braden Albert, a Blount County native, is a section editor and columnist at the Daily Times in Maryville. In 2005, she received the History in the Media Award from the East Tennessee Historical Society for columns and features written on the county s history. B. Kenneth Cornett is affiliated with many historical preservation groups, including the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society and the Blount County Historical Museum. He has won several awards for his preservation efforts from the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Tennessee Historical Commission, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.