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But Henry Timberlake recorded visiting Chilhowee on a peace mission in 1761, and he engaged in a pipe-smoking ceremony with the town's head men. [5] Timberlake's map, Draught of the Cherokee Country (1762), published with his memoir, shows 18 dwellings and a townhouse at Chilhowee; he listed Yachtino as the town's headman and noted 110 warriors ...
Colonial Revival-style house along Woodbine, built early 1920s. Before the Civil War, what is now Chilhowee Park was primarily part of two large farms, one of which had been established by Revolutionary War veteran Alexander McMillan, and the other by entrepreneur Joseph A. Mabry (1826—1882). The development of the East Knoxville area began ...
These commercial buildings were largely constructed after a fire in 1909 destroyed the commercial block. Notable buildings include the Chilhowie Hardware Company (1909), the Beaux-Arts style National Bank of Chilhowie (1909), Chilhowie Drug Company (1916), Bonham Motor Company (c. 1920), and Southern Air Restaurant (1947). [3]
Happy Valley Missionary Baptist Church. Happy Valley is situated in a narrow valley of the same name on the northwestern fringe of the Great Smoky Mountains. Chilhowee Mountain— an elongate ridge stretching for roughly 35 miles (56 km) between the Little Tennessee River and the Little Pigeon River watersheds— spans Happy Valley to the north.
It was constructed as a five room cottage to house executives visiting the nearby tannery. This was the last stop of the Knoxville and Augusta line of the Southern Railway System, and the starting point for the Little River Railroad. The Inn was named by Mrs. Rachel Fisher, wife of the builder, Mr. A. J. Fisher who was also superintendent of ...
The community lies in an area called The Flats, on a spur of Chilhowee Mountain in East Tennessee.The surrounding country is rugged. [5] The Foothills Parkway passes just to the northwest, and the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies just to the southeast. [6]
The Town House may refer to: Places. Townhouse Studios, recording studios in London, England officially named "The Town House" The Town House (Los Angeles, California), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) The Town House (Springfield, Illinois), NRHP-listed; Other. The Town House, 1959 historical novel by Norah Lofts
Chilhowie / tʃ ɪ l ˈ h aʊ i / is a town in Smyth County, Virginia, United States, on the Middle Fork of the Holston River. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census. The name Chilhowie is said to come from a Cherokee word meaning "valley of many deer". [5] It is also notable for having only one traffic light in the entire city. I-81 runs ...