Roane County Courthouse - Kingston, Tennessee
N 35° 52.330 W 084° 30.961
16S E 724258 N 3972619
Roane County Courthouse in Kingston Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM2CH3
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2007
Views: 94
On September 21, 1807, Kingston became the capital of Tennessee for one day to fulfill an agreement with the Cherokee nation, where the tribe was led to believe that if they ceded the land in and around Roane County, Kingston would become the capital of Tennessee. True to the agreement, the first session of the seventh General Assembly of the State of Tennessee convened in Kingston at the Roane County Courthouse which for the day was the Tennessee State Capitol building. At the end of the day, the Senate and the House of Representatives resolved to "...adjourn forthwith from Kingston, to meet on Wednesday the 23d inst. at eleven o'clock, A.M. at the courthouse in Knoxville."
Street address:
Kentucky Ave.
Kingston, TN USA
37763
County / Borough / Parish: Roane
Year listed: 1971
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1825-1849
Historic function: Government, Social
Current function: Government
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:30 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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