JONESBOROUGH

Why is Jonesborough important?

• First town outside the 13 Original Colonies
• 1779-established as part of the state of Franklin
• Frontiers men would pay their taxes with beaver skins
• Town leaders fell on opposing sides during Civil War; remained friends and would hide each other's valuables

Jonesborough Presbyterian Church
1840s
Sanctuary used to teach slaves to read and write before the Civil War

May-Dishner House but site was home to the Yancey House
-owned by Fredrick Maxwell then James C. Cousins, both free men of color
site also home to The Manumission Intelligencer and The Emancipator, the 1st two publications dedicated to the abolishment of slavery in the US

Chester Inn

• Originally sat on the edge of the Great Stage Road at the far edge of the western frontier
• In 1788, Andrew Jackson took up short-term residence in his log home

CHESTER INN

Andrew Jackson, rumored to host recoption here and fight local fire in his night shirt by throwing wet blankets on roof of the inn

• Andrew Jackson, rumored to host recoption here and fight local fire in his night shirt by throwing wet blankets on roof of the inn

WHAT IS THIS?

What's an upping block?

• Many frontiersmen used the upping block as they traveled on the Great Stage Road
• Daniel Boone, Andrew Jackson, John Sevier, Davy Crockett, Andrew Johnson,

BUILT IN THE LATE 1840S
During Civil War, used to ration salt to residents
Salt was essential for curing eat and was in short supply

Warner Institute
After the Civil War, was part of national effort to train African Americans as teachers

Born a slave
Buffalo Soldier in the US Army (1872-1903)
In the Spanish-American War, Liet. Ray planted the flag on San Juan Hill in Cuba

The Emancipator

• published letters, articles, and poetry that explained why slavery was wrong
• April 1820- first appeared
• Oct. 1820- 2,000 readers
• Published for only 7 months; ceased when Embree died
• Embree's home is believed to be a part of the Underground Railroad