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  2. Jonesborough, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Jonesborough (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə /; historically also Jonesboro) is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 5,860 as of 2020. It is "Tennessee's oldest town". Jonesborough is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities ...

  3. Jonesborough Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Corbie steps also appear in Jonesborough Greek revival buildings. Most of the porches on Greek Revival homes appear to have been added long after the buildings were constructed. Jonesborough United Methodist Church: Listed separately as a National Historic Place, the Methodist Church is two stories with a rectangular shape. The foundation and ...

  4. Battle of Jonesborough - Wikipedia

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    In the Atlanta campaign, William T. Sherman commanded the Military Division of the Mississippi, which included elements of three Union armies.At the start of the campaign, George H. Thomas led the Army of the Cumberland, James B. McPherson directed the Army of the Tennessee, and John Schofield commanded the Army of the Ohio. [1]

  5. Washington County, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Washington County is Tennessee's oldest county, having been established in 1777 when the state was still part of North Carolina. [4] Washington County is part of the Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is a component of the Johnson City– Kingsport – Bristol , TN- VA Combined Statistical Area , commonly known as the " Tri ...

  6. Tennessee's 1st congressional district - Wikipedia

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    The district typically gives its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; indeed, it elected some of the few truly senior Southern Republican congressmen before the 1950s. Only nine people have represented it since 1921. Two of them, B. Carroll Reece and Jimmy Quillen, are the longest-serving members of the House in Tennessee history. Reece ...

  7. Elihu Embree - Wikipedia

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    Elihu Embree (November 11, 1782 – December 4, 1820) was an abolitionist in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and publisher of Manumission Intelligencier (later renamed as The Emancipator). Founded in 1819, it was the first newspaper in the United States devoted exclusively to the cause of abolishing slavery. [1] [2]