Erwin and Unicoi County
Erwin and Unicoi County

Author: Linda Davis March

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780738552644

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The 250-year pioneer heritage of Erwin and Unicoi County is an intrinsic part of East Tennessee's historical landscape. By the early 1700s, the legendary Long Hunters had ventured into this wild frontier--then part of North Carolina--following the abundant game and trade with the Native Americans. This river-fed land was soon dubbed "Greasy Cove" as a meeting place where game was cleaned. Around 1760, settlers found their way into the valley, carving homesteads out of hidden coves or fertile flatlands alongside the Nolichucky River. Unicoi County was established in 1875. The advent of the railroad in 1890 brought a new prosperity. By 1909, the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railroad--later known as the "Clinchfield"--was in its boomtime, as was Unicoi County. Around 1916, the Ohiobased Southern Potteries arrived, and famed Blue Ridge hand-painted china dinnerware was born. Today, sheltered on three sides by the natural beauty of Cherokee National Forest, the area of Erwin and Unicoi County is popularly known as the Valley Beautiful.

Erwin, Tennessee
Erwin, Tennessee

Author: James A. Goforth

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 2004-10

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781570722882

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Filled with facts, personal accounts, and many photographs, this history encompasses a plethora of information about Erwin and its beginnings. Drawing upon records, newspaper articles, and many other sources, the book presents a compelling chronicle of the town.

The Erwin Nine
The Erwin Nine

Author: Hilda Padgett

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780932807977

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In the early days of World War II, nine young men from the small town of Erwin, Tennessee (population 3,350), volunteered for service in the United States Army Air Corps, proud to defend their nation and democracy. None of them served together, and all were shot down at different times in different places. Yet, incredibly, with more than 50 prison camps scattered throughout Nazi Germany, all nine captured airmen were sent to the same one—Stalag Luft IV.

Unicoi County
Unicoi County

Author: Mark A. Stevens

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780738567150

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The rushing Nolichucky River cut deep gorges into Unicoi Countyas landscape, and the railroad laid track for the town of Erwinas future. Formed in 1875, Unicoi Countyas 201 square miles border North Carolina, with nearly 50 percent of the land protected by the U.S. government. Known as athe Valley Beautiful, a this community comes alive through images of yesterday and today.

Greasy Cove in Unicoi County
Greasy Cove in Unicoi County

Author: Pat Alderman

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780932807038

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Combining folklore and bits of history, this delightful book is a unique collection of information about Unicoi County. Historical facts include interesting sketches of people and places, with a nostalgic look back at the simple life. For the adventuresome gourmet, there is a tasty selection of mountain recipes from the period.

Cemeteries of Unicoi Country
Cemeteries of Unicoi Country

Author: Unicoi County Historical Society

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1992-08

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9780932807700

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This labor of love began as one of the first major projects of the newly-formed Unicoi County Historical Society in the early 1970s. By 1973, about 35 cemeteries, all in the northern part of the county, had been copied. Fifteen years went by, and then, in the winter of 1987–1988, a new committee was formed and the project was begun again. The committee found that in 1960, 15 cemeteries, mostly in the southern part of the county, had been copied, adding up to a total of 50 cemeteries that had been recorded. Final copying began in April 1988 and was completed a little over a year later. The total of 166 copied included an update of the 50 cemeteries done earlier.

Unicoi and Limestone Cove
Unicoi and Limestone Cove

Author: Janice Willis Barnett

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738566351

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Surrounded by the Cherokee National Forests blue mountain ranges, Unicoi and Limestone Cove are part of Americas first western frontier. From their beginnings in the famed Watauga and Nolichucky settlements of the 1770s until today, Unicoi and Limestone Coves history has reflected the boom times, depressions, and wars of the Appalachian region and the nation. Bell Cemetery in Limestone Cove is still a reminder of the Civil War in northeastern Tennessee. Each year, grounds near Davis Springs provide the stage for the reenactment of a Confederate ambush and massacre of Union recruits at the home of Dr. David Bell in 1863. The streets in the old residential section of Unicoi are a reminder of the model town planned by speculators, who came to Unicoi and Limestone Cove during the industrial boom of the late 1880s, eager to purchase the areas timber and mineral-rich land. Images of America: Unicoi and Limestone Cove contains rare images of Unicoi during this time, including photographs of the train and narrow-gauge railroad built to haul timber from Limestone Cove and Unaka Mountain.

The Day They Hung the Elephant
The Day They Hung the Elephant

Author: Charles Edwin Price

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780932807755

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There is no doubt that in 1916 a five-ton circus elephant was lynched from a 100-ton Clinchfield railroad crane car in the little town of Erwin, Tennessee. The details of the execution and the tragic events leading up to it, however, are clouded in nearly a century of oral tradition. From one retelling to the next, facts are distorted and embellished; legend, instead of truth, is often accepted as fact. This book is an attempt to bring together all the known facts about the hanging and to fill in with educated guesses the missing parts of the puzzle.