Amis House - 1B~6, Rogersville, Tennessee
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N 36° 24.886 W 082° 59.378
17S E 321612 N 4031792
Marker noting the location of the Thomas Amis house as well as information on Patriot Thomas Amis.
Waymark Code: WM68ND
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2009
Views: 11
Marker Text Reads:
"1B~6 - Amis House - About 1 1/2 miles sout is the stone house built by Thomas Amis between 1781 & 1783. He was Captain and Commissary of North Carolina troops in the Revolution; an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and legislator. He established here a distillery, forde, store and tavern, at which many notables stopped."
Marker Name: Amis House - 1B~6
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 1B - 6
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Unknown - Not noted
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