Historic Tennessee Landmarks: The Story of Sam Houston’s Schoolhouse
Tennessee Historical Marker 1E 6, reads “Three miles south is the school-house built in 1796 by Andrew Kennedy and Henry McCulloch for their children. Sam Houston taught here in 1811 or 1812. He later became Governor of Tennessee, Commander-in-Chief of the Texas Army, President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of Texas, and U. S. Senator from Texas.”
The historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education, Patriots and Patriotism, and in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list The historical marker was originally placed in Maryville, Tennessee in Blount County at the intersection of East Broadway Avenue (Tennessee Route 33) and East Lincoln Road on the left when traveling north on East Broadway Avenue.
The marker was moved farther north east and is now on the corner of East Broadway/Old Knoxville Pike and Sam Houston Schoolhouse Road.
At least eight other markers are within two miles of this location measured as the crow flies, including:
Millennium Manor .9 miles away
Babcock Lumber and Land Company and Vose Community 1.4 miles away
Alcoa First Fire Hall 1.4 miles away
Nicely’s Grocery Store 1.6 miles away
The Duck Pond and The Lily Pond 1.7 miles away
The Charles M. Hall School 1.7 miles away
The Hall Community 1.8 miles away
The Commercial Building 1.8 miles away
Tennessee is rich in history! One needs a desire, a willingness to learn, a little curiosity, and a sense of adventure like Sam Houston to discover more about Tennessee.
Note: Schoolhouse and numerous other historical documents recorded the school house was first built in 1794, and Sam Houston taught at the schoolhouse in 1812. Tennessee became a state in 1796; do you remember the Bicentennial Quarters for Tennessee (1796-1996)?