Dobyns Obelisk - Kingsport, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 33.947 W 082° 33.676
17S E 360293 N 4047839
James Wiley Dobyns was the first mayor of Kingsport.
Waymark Code: WM5WWN
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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James Dobyns served as Mayor of Kingsport from 2 March 1917 until his death on 12 December 1923. The city high-school, Dobyns-Bennett, is co-named in his honor. The city library has his picture (here).

The plaque on the obelisk reads:
James Wiley Dobyns
September 1, 1867 December 12, 1923
The first mayor of Kingsport
A Christian, living the faith and never faltering in his duty to God or his service to mankind. He wrought ably and with unselfish devotion for this, his beloved city, making it the better for his coming and leaving to posterity the influence of a noble life.

Wow, what a eulogy fitting the monument.

Date Created/Placed: 1923

Address:
800 Truxton Dr Kingsport, TN 37660

Height: 40 feet

Illuminated: Not Listed

Website: Not listed
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