Northeast Tennessee
Northeast Tennessee
Ducktown Basin Museum
P.O. Box 458
Ducktown, TN 37326
423-496-5778
Exhibits depict the mining heritage of the Copper Basin. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this museum offers seasonal tours of the Burra Burra Mine Shops and Change House.
Englewood Textile Museum
101 South Niota Road
Englewood, TN 37329
423-887-5455
The history of the textile industry in Englewood and the women who worked there are the focus of this museum.
Fort Loudoun State Historic Area
338 Fort Loudon Rd
Vonore, TN 37885
423-884-6217
www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/parks/fortloudoun/
Originally built in 1756, this reconstructed fort was the first planned British fort in the land of the Overhill Cherokee. Reenactments and other celebrations add to the museum exhibits on site.
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Depot and Railroad Museum
P.O. Box 390
Etowah, TN 37331
423-263-7840
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this restored 18 room Victorian Depot contains a railroad museum, art gallery, and visitor center.
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
512 West Madison
Athens, TN 37303
423-745-0329
With 30 permanent exhibits, the history of McMinn County is told from the Cherokee through the 1940's. Special events and classes are offered throughout the year.
Museum Center at 5 Points
200 Inman St
Cleveland, TN 37312
423-339-5745
Located in historic downtown Cleveland near the railroad depot, the Museum Center at Five Points is the anchor for the Ocoee Region's revitalization project. The history of the area in Bradley County is told through the museum's "River of Time" theme highlighting history eras from the 1700's to present day.
Red Clay State Historic Park
1140 Red Clay Park
Cleveland, TN 37311
423-478-0339
www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/red
Red Clay State Historic Park is located in the extreme southwest corner of Bradley County in Tennessee, just above the Tennessee-Georgia state line.
The park encompasses 263-acres of narrow valleys formerly used as cotton and pasture land. There are also forested ridges that average 200 feet or more above the valley floor. The site contains a natural landmark, the Blue Hole Spring, which arises from beneath a limestone ledge to form a deep pool that flows into Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conasauga and Coosa River system. The spring was used by the Cherokee for their water supply during council meetings.
Sam Houston School House
3650 Old Sam Houston School Road
Maryville, TN 37804
865-983-1550
www.geocities.com/samhoustonschoolhouse
Sam Houston Schoolhouse is the oldest one-room log schoolhouse in Tennessee. It is named for former Tennessee Governor, Sam Houston who opened the schoolhouse and served as one of its instructors.
Built in Maryville in 1794, the Sam Houston Schoolhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites.
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
P.O. Box 69
Vonore, TN 37885
423-884-6246
Located on the banks of Tellico Lake on tribal land the museum examines the history of the Cherokee people and honors Sequayah, creator of the Cherokee written language.