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A HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY 3 A HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY TENNESSEE CHAPTER ONE THE PIONEERS Tennessee history begins with the log cabin of William Bean, the first white settler on the Watauga River, in 1769. For many years the “Watauga Settlement” was the rendez-vous for all adventurous spirits headed for the unknown and perilous West.
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Named in honor of Israel Putnam (1718-1790), French and Indian War soldier and commander at the Revolutionary War battles of Bunker Hill and Long Island.
Created 1854 from Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White and Overton counties; named in honor of Israel Putnam (1718-1790), French and Indian War soldier and commander at the Revolutionary War battles of Bunker Hill and Long Island. Putnam County was formed in 1854 from Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Smith and White counties (Acts of Tennessee 1842, Chapter ...
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 403 square miles (1,043 km2), of which, 401 square miles (1,039 km2) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km2) of it (0.37%) is water.
Cookeville, the largest town in Putnam County, is the home of Tennessee Technological University, which is known for engineering, education, business, and the arts. The largest college at Tennessee Tech is the College of Arts and Sciences. The Putnam County school system enrolls approximately 11,000 students in 18 schools throughout the county. All...
Putnam County History. After its original formation in 1842 was declared unconstitutional, Putnam County was firmly established 11 February 1854 when Richard Fielding Cooke's bill, with amendments, cleared the Tennessee House. Putnam County was again a reality. It is named in honor of General Israel Putnam, who rose to prominence in the ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Stephanie Summitt-Campbell has announced her campaign for re-election for Putnam County Council in the May 7 primary. Summitt-Campbell would be bringing a combination of 19 years of governmental ...
The Jared family is one of the oldest and largest in the county. William Jared, born in Virginia in 1765, was the first pioneer of name, coming over the Walton Road in 1810. He died at his home on Big Indian Creek, Putnam Co., TN, in 1827. His sons, progenitors of large families, were Moses, Samuel, William, Joseph and John.
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Many of the first settlers in what would become Putnam County came from Virginia and North Carolina via the Walton Road in the late 1700s and the early 1800s. Most of these settlers were of English and Scotch-Irish descent. Development of the area was slow, as Putnam County was not established until 1842.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY Putnam County, situated in the semi-mountainous region known as the Upper Cumberland, was formed February 11, 1854, by the 30th Tennessee General Assembly when it enacted a law permanently establishing the new county of Putnam. It was the state’s 81st county to be chartered.
