Burial Site of Nancy Ward, "The Pocahontas of Tennessee"

Nancy Ward was a princess of Cherokee Nation, and some call her The Pocahontas of Tennessee. Known to the Cherokee as Nanyehi, she was a Beloved Woman of the Cherokee, which means that she was allowed to sit in councils and to make decisions, along with the chiefs and other Beloved Women. She believed in peaceful coexistence with the European-Americans and helped her people as peace negotiator and ambassador. She also introduced them to farming and dairy production bringing substantial changes to the Cherokee society.

She died in 1822 and was buried atop a hill that overlooks the Ocoee River in Polk County. A century later, the Nancy Ward chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution built this memorial at her gravesite. Today, this gravesite is easily accessible as a State Park, located along Old US411 a mile southwest of Benton. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Nancy Ward Tomb.

Read more about her here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Ward
See the D.A.R. marker here: seemidtn.com/gallery/index.php?album=historical-markers%2...
See the TN Historic Marker: seemidtn.com/gallery/index.php?album=historical-markers%2...
See the TN Overhill Experience marker: seemidtn.com/gallery/index.php?album=historical-markers%2...

See Rock City Today

Originally known as the Tennessee Road, US411 was the highway used from Northwest Georgia to reach the Smokey Mountains. This Rock City barn in a cornfield is seen by northbound travelers in Bartow County along this highway.

This is now one of 85 different Rock City Barns I have photographed and uploaded to Flickr in my Rock City Barns set. People often ask me how I've found so many of them. I have drawn from many resources such as books and web sites and sometimes luck, but there's not really one "go to" place to find them all. Well, now on my website, I have tried to create a one stop source for the locations of all of the barns I've been to. On my Map of Rock City Barns page, I have plotted each barn on a Google Map.

St. John's Lutheran Church - Knoxville, TN

From Wikipedia:

St. John's Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church located at 544 Broadway NW (Emory Place) in Knoxville, Tennessee. The church building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, both individually and as a contributing property in the Emory Place Historic District.

The St. John's congregation was formed in 1888. It was the first English-language Lutheran congregation in Knoxville. The founding members were Lutherans of German heritage who preferred English over German, which was then used in other local Lutheran churches. Initially, they met for worship in the First German Evangelical Lutheran Church in downtown Knoxville. In 1889, the group leased the former the Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church building, on the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue, for worship use. In 1890, the congregation incorporated, affiliated with the United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South, and purchased the former Broad Street Methodist property.

Development of the current church building began in 1910 after church member Martha Henson donated land one block north of the church building. After adjoining land was acquired, construction of the new church building began in August 1911. The new church was completed and dedicated in 1913. R. F. Graf was the architect of the Gothic Revival style building. Martha Henson contributed almost $90,000 toward the $100,000 cost of the project as a memorial to her husband, James A. Henson. Gothic elements in the building include arches at windows and doorways, exterior buttresses, and tracery. The church's interior utilizes quarter sawn oak. Hammerbeam trusses vault the sanctuary, rising to almost 40 feet. The sanctuary is surrounded by 61 stained glass windows, including a series of nine pictorial windows that depict scenes from the Bible in chronological sequence. The windows were designed by Von Gerichten Art Glass of Cincinnati and assembled onsite during building construction.

Old Car City, USA - White, GA

Walk 6 miles of trails!

Located along highway US411, this roadside attraction might be the perfect spot for the old car lover.

This place opened as a car dealership in 1931. At some point over the years, the business became a junkyard. As the decades went by, they kept adding more cars (over 4,000) and expanded to 34 acres. At some point, they realized they were better off as a tourist attraction than a junkyard. They offer the chance to see classic car relics up through the 70s.

I didn't even know this place existed when I drove past it. They were already closed for the day. I didn't even realize it was a tourist destination when I stopped, as I just wanted to take a picture of their fence, which had their name spelled out in hubcaps. According to their website, they have two different admission prices, depending on whether or not you're going to bring a camera. $25 if you are going to take photos and $15 if you are not. oldcarcityusa.com/

See Rock City - World's 8th Wonder - Barn now gone

There's several commonly seen Rock City barns in and around Sevierville, and before it was removed a few years ago this one might have been the least frequently seen. Vacationers coming from the east travel along US 411. I think in the 80's, the Dolly Parton Highway was built to accommodate the growing traffic. It runs parallel to Old TN Highway 35, the old Newport Highway. This barn is located along the old highway.

Also located in the area is the Old Covered Bridge.

A couple of years ago I spotted This picture. It is the remains of the barn I photographed and it's now located inside the Ole Smokey Moonshine Distillery in Gatlinburg.

See Beautiful Rock City To-day

Not far from Sevierville, TN, this See Rock City Barn is located along the Chapman Highway (U.S. 441 and U.S. 411) at the intersection with Garner Hollow LN. Those going westbound will see this.

Of note to Rock City Barn enthusiasts, the way the "Today" is painted is different than it used to be. It is all block letters now, but used to be in cursive script. The cursive part has been painted over in black but barely can be seen below the TY in CITY. Click the photo below to see a closeup.

Fleetwood Coffee Roof Ad

In all my travels in Tennessee and beyond, this is the third Fleetwood Coffee painted advertisement I've come across (all in East TN), but the first one not painted on a barn. This building is located south of Benton, TN along US411. Of the two other barns I've seen so far, one is in Meigs County and the other is near Oliver Springs.

See Rock City: Turn Right on US64

TURN RIGHT ON US64
ROCK CITY GARDENS
ATOP LOOKOUT MTN.

This old Rock City barn with the paint-chipping roof is located along US411 south of Madisonville, TN about halfway to Englewood. It's facing southbound traffic where you'll see it on the left (east) side of the street. From here, US64 is about 30 miles away and that highway will take you all the way to Chattanooga. If you were to stay on the route they suggest, you'd be about two hours away, although if Rock City was your destination, you could save half an hour by taking the Interstate.

This is now one of 82 different Rock City Barns I have photographed and uploaded to Flickr in my Rock City Barns set. People often ask me how I've found so many of them. I have drawn from many resources such as books and web sites and sometimes luck, but there's not really one "go to" place to find them all. Well, now on my website, I have tried to create a one stop source for the locations of all of the barns I've been to. On my Map of Rock City Barns page, I have plotted each barn on a Google Map.

Home of the Cat Head Biscuit

Located in Benton, TN, I saw the sign and wanted to try Lottie's Diner as the Cat Head Biscuit had piqued my interest. But, alas, the day I was driving through town I was making good time and it was too early for me to stop and eat. I posted this to my facebook friends and as it turned out, one of my high school classmates had stopped here before. Instead of being shaped like a cat's head, the biscuits are as large as a cat's head.

When you see Rock City you see the best

This is along the very touristy Chapman Highway between Knoxville and Sevierville, TN. This is a relatively newer painted barn in the Rock City barn advertising program, and not one of the classic Clark Byers painted barns. The O in YOU on the top row is partially obscured by a Christmas decoration. Along with a wreath on the barn's front door, you'd think it might be Christmas, but this photo was really in a September. They also have a UT flag flying in the wind.

Capitol Theater - Maryville, TN

Today, it gets use as a movie theater and a wedding venue, hence the Aaron and Sarah on the marquee.

For the history:
www.bookthecapitol.com/historic_capitol.php

The Capitol and the nearby Princess Theater are on the same block of Broadway (US411) in the historic business district of Maryville, TN

See Beautiful Rock City To-day

Not far from Sevierville, TN, this See Rock City Barn is located along the Chapman Highway (U.S. 441 and U.S. 411) at the intersection with Garner Hollow LN. Those going westbound will see this.

Of note to Rock City Barn enthusiests, the way the "Today" is painted is different than it used to be. It is all block lettes now, but used to be in cursive script. The cursive part has been painted over in black but barely can be seen below the TY in CITY. Click the photo below to see a closeup.



Right behind me is a small hill that many people choose to climb when photographing this barn.

William Chaney's Rock City Barn

This old tobacco barn was painted in the early 1940's to advertise to westbound motorists coming from Newport to Seveirville along highway US411.

SEE
BEAUTIFUL
ROCK CITY
World's 8th Wonder
www.SeeRockCity.com
NEAR Chattanooga Tenn.

We can safely assume the website address wasn't there in the 40's. That's because this once crumbling barn was restored.

In 2000, this barn became a project for the Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark Project. On June 15 that year, Hamptom employees and local volunteers met together to restore this barn by rebuilding the walls, doors and roof, and then repainting it. Then Tennessee First Lady Martha Sundquist was on hand assisting the efforts to restore the six decade icon.