Shields Station (Blaine, Tenn.)

Scope and Contents Photographs by Jane Gray Buchanan. Early Inns & Taverns of East Tennessee: Devault, Amis, Hickman, Hale Springs, Roper. Shields Station, Netherland [includes John Netherland desk], and Chester Inn. Also: Cades Cove Chapel; Tennessee scenics; Key West, Florida; and Casa Bepi, Italy.Box 1: (13) black & white photographs + advert for Buchanan Art in 6 folders: Inns and Taverns: Devault, Amis, Hickman, Hale Springs, Roper. Shields Station, Netherland, Chester. Exterior and...

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Samuel Shields store ledger, Shields Station, Blaine Tennessee, 1834. It covers the period January 1, 1834-May 13, 1834. It is one unlined and handwritten ledger with a listing of items purchased by individuals during that period. It is a dry goods store ledger and items recorded include coffee, cloth, liquor and other goods. It includes the buyers' names and the goods purchased. One volume.

Scope and Contents Thomas Edward Roach (1936-1985) was a member of the East Tennessee Historical Society and an avid genealogist. He restored two structures on the National Register of Historic Places and donated a collection of Shields family papers to the library. He wrote a series of local history articles published in the Grainger County News and the Jefferson Standard. These pieces and other writings were collected in “Gleanings from a Scrapbook” (1983). Tom started a periodical “East Tennessee Roots” and...

Scope and Contents Thomas Edward Roach (1937-1985) was a member of the East Tennessee Historical Society and an avid genealogist. He restored two structures on the National Register of Historic Places and donated a Shields family papers to the library. He wrote a number of local history articles published in the Grainger County News and the Jefferson Standard. These pieces and other writings were collected in “Gleanings from a Scrapbook” (1983). Tom started a periodical “East Tennessee Roots” and published a...