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Rhea County Tax List Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0643

  • Staff Only

This collection houses tax lists, summons, warrants, lists, notes, deeds, wills, and inventories documenting the history of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Dates

  • 1808-1853

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)

Abstract

This collection houses tax lists, summons, warrants, lists, notes, deeds, wills, and inventories documenting the history of Rhea County, Tennessee.

Biographical/Historical Note

One of the oldest counties in East Tennessee, Rhea County was partitioned from Roane County by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly on December 3, 1807. Its county seat was established in Washington in 1812, and the city remained a center for political and commercial life until the Cincinnati Southern Railway bypassed it in the 1880s. As Washington shrunk, Dayton emerged as a major industrial center. Dayton became internationally famous when it hosted the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925. Today, Rhea county remains a major East Tennessee manufacturing and industrial center.

Arrangement

Collection consists of 22 folders in one box.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480