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Farm first settled in 1830 by Joseph Williamson and family in the small community of Liberty just east of Granville. Historic home built in 1850 by Andrew Jackson Vantrease. Samuel Sampson Carver purchased property in 1890, operating a saw mill, blacksmith shop, and general store in addition to his agricultural uses.
The area was a stopping point along the Trail of Tears, memorialized by the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park and nearby Blythe Ferry. Much of Birchwood, along with nearby communities in the eastern part of Hamilton County, was part of James County, Tennessee from its creation in January 1871 until its dissolution in December 1919. [6]
SR 312 west (Birchwood Pike) – Birchwood: Southern end of SR 312 concurrency: SR 312 east (Mahan Gap Road) – Cleveland: Northern end of SR 312 concurrency: Georgetown: SR 60 (Georgetown Road) to I-75 – Dayton, Birchwood, Hopewell, Cleveland: Meigs SR 306 south (Brittsville Road) – Hopewell: Northern terminus of SR 306 Bridge over ...
January 12, 1965 (Knoxville: Knox: The home of William Blount from 1792 to his death in 1800. A Continental Congressman of the Congress of the Confederation and the Constitutional Convention where he represented North Carolina, Blount then became governor of the Southwest Territory, led Tennessee to statehood, and later served in the US Senate.
Walkway map at Cherokee Removal Memorial Park depicting the route of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears, June 2020 The park is a partnership between the government of Meigs County, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), National Park Service (NPS), and Friends of the Cherokee.
State Route 312 (SR 312) is a secondary state route in Hamilton and Bradley counties in the US state of Tennessee that runs from Birchwood to Cleveland. The route runs east and west; however, much of the route in Hamilton County runs north and south.
After a turn to the northwest, the route continues through wooded areas with a few farm fields fully within Hamilton County, reaching an intersection with SR 312 (Birchwood Pike). At this point, SR 60 turns north again and passes through the residential community of Birchwood. From here, the road becomes Hiwassee Highway and curves northwest ...
The Cherokee were the last to go. They were gathered in internment camps in Tennessee and Alabama before being forced on the long overland journey to Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma), in a 19th-century event known as the "Trail of Tears." Many crossed the Tennessee River at Blythe Ferry, in the southwestern part of Meigs County. [1]