The First Permanent White Settler in this area
N 35° 52.136 W 083° 33.897
17S E 268420 N 3972449
First white settler here got to name the town after his friend.
Waymark Code: WM11QW
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2006
Views: 21
A soldier of the American Revolution, Isaac Thomas guided John Sevier's Army to King's Mountain as well as serving with him in many battles against the indians. Believed to be the First Permanent White Settler in this area, Thomas lived with and traded among the Cherokee Indians. His home at "the forks of the Little Pigeon" served as the setting for the first Sevier county Court, territory of the United States South of the River Ohio in 1794. Thomas suggested this settlement be named "Sevierville" in 1795 in honor of his friend and companion, General John Sevier. With his wife, Elizabeth Massengill (1759-1832), Thomas reared his large family upon their vast land holdings along the west prong of the Little Pigeon River near this site.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: Not listed
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the Waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the Waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal Waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote Waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.