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Contents. hide. (Top) Prehistory. European exploration and settlement. Admission to the Union. Jacksonian America (1815–1841) Antebellum years (1841–1861) Civil War. Reconstruction era and disenfranchisement. Tennessee Centennial. Early 20th century. World War II and economic progress. Civil Rights Movement. Latter half of 20th century.
Tennessee ( / ˌtɛnɪˈsiː / ⓘ TEN-iss-EE, locally / ˈtɛnɪsi / TEN-iss-ee ), [8] [9] [10] officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south ...
Oct 8, 2017 · Nashville writer Will Allen Dromgoole wrote many short stories and novels on Tennessee characters, and her articles in The Arena in 1891 are credited by most historians for popularizing the “mystery” of the Melungeons. By her account, the Melungeons arose from African, white, Indian, and Portuguese ancestry, with an emphasis on the latter two.
- Ann Toplovich
October 18 – Sullivan County is created from Washington County, making it the second-oldest county in what is now Tennessee. 1780. October 7 – Overmountain Men from Washington and Sullivan Counties win the pivotal Battle of Kings Mountain near Kings Mountain, North Carolina, after a march over the mountains.
22nd. 23rd. 24th. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. / 1890s disestablishments in Tennessee (4 C) 1890s establishments in Tennessee (10 C) 0–9. 1890 in Tennessee (3 C) 1891 in Tennessee (3 C, 1 P) 1892 in Tennessee (3 C, 2 P) 1893 in Tennessee (4 C, 2 P) 1894 in Tennessee (4 C)
Oct 31, 2018 · Oct. 31, 1891: Coal Creek War. Time Periods: 1877. Themes: African American, Criminal Justice & Incarceration, Labor. On Oct. 31, 1891, during the Coal Creek War labor uprising to protest convict leasing, a group of miners seized the Knoxville Iron Company stockade at Coal Creek in Tennessee.
