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THE MARYVILLE WEEKLY INDEX March 5, 1880
Friday, March 5, 1880



We had the pleasure of a conversation the other day with Mr. Wesley Norwood,

an old citizen of this town, who came to Blount County in 1809. We learned

many interesting things from this old gentleman and his wife.



We have been shown a book belonging to W.D. McGinley, Esq., published in 1803

by George Raulstone, the first printer in Knoxville.



The old brick Court House, burned last year, seems to have been built about

1840 or 1850, and about the same time, the stone church referred to (New

Providence) was pulled down and a brick one built, which structure still

stands.



During the late Civil War, Maryville suffered considerably from both armies.

In December 1863, Sherman’s army passed through the town on the way to the

relief of Knoxville, and in Aug., 1864, some of Gen. Wheeler’s Confederate

Cavalry penned up in the Court House a small company of Union soldiers,

commanded by Capt. Dorton, a son-in-law of F.M. Hood, who was with them in the

Court House. The boys ib blue made a gallant defense, and the Confederates

attempted to smoke them out by burning the adjacent house.  The fire spread,

burned down the buildings as far as Gen. Hood’s dwelling house, swept across

the street, and burned from the house now occupied by Dr. Cowan to the Walker

& Faulkner corner, where it destroyed a large brick store house. The “boys” in

the Court House failed to be smoked out, however, and a piece of artillery was

placed near Dr. Cowan’s present dwelling house. The house was pretty well

battered, and the occupants forced to surrender. Another pretty lively fight

occurred near the place where the railroad water tank now stands, when a

regiment of Gen. Woolford’s men, who were encamped near by, were suddenly

attacked by Confederates and scattered to the four winds.



Post Office---Capt. W.H. Kirk was appointed under Grant’s first administration

to the postmastership at Maryville, and has retained that position ever since.

Mr. James L. Lowe is assistant P.M. Last year this office sold stamps and

postal cards to the amount of $ 1,161.58; 682 money orders were issued, and

about 300 paid.



Mr. Pleas Hill, who lives on the Montvale Road, says he dug some sweet

potatoes the other day which had been left in the ground all winter without

any other protection.



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