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The Athens Post was founded in 1848 as a weekly. [4] It ceased publication in 1917. [5] The Athenian was founded in 1883, [6] with an 1886 circulation of about 1,000. [7] In its early history it billed itself as a Republican newspaper published weekly on Fridays. [8]
First United Presbyterian Church is a historic African-American church at 321 N. Jackson Street in Athens, Tennessee.. The church was established in 1889 or 1890 as a mission church, led by minister Jacob L. Cook. [2] Cook, a native of Athens and the son of former slaves, had attended Fisk University as a member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, then went on to graduate from Knoxville College.
McMinn County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in East Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,794. The county has a total area of 432 square miles (1,120 km 2). Most of the county is within the Ridge and Valley area of the Appalachian Mountains. Its county seat is Athens.
Pages in category "People from Athens, Tennessee" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Trinity United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee. The congregation was founded in 1824-5 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Athens. Its first meeting house was a structure of hewn logs built by slaves. It stood at the southwest corner of West Washington and Church Streets in Athens.
Dodson Branch CDP, Tennessee – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010 [6] Pop 2020 [7] % 2010 % 2020 White ...
Stephen Dodson Ramseur (May 31, 1837 – October 20, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, at one point the youngest in the army.He impressed Lee by his actions at Malvern Hill and Chancellorsville, where his brigade led Stonewall Jackson’s flank attack, taking 50% casualties.
George Pearson (1751–1828), MD, FRS. Dodson's father-in-law. From 1863 Burke's Landed Gentry. His father the Rev. John Dodson (1734–1807), BD (1768), DD (1772), matriculated Trinity College (1749), Oxford, MA Oriel College (1756) & fellow; vicar of Cubbington, Warwickshire; (his brother Charles was also vicar of Cubbington and when curate of Leek Wootton where he lived [5] he helped James ...