First State Capital of Tennessee

by Jim Cook

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First State Capital of Tennessee

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Jim Cook

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Photograph - Digital Art, Photography

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Between the years of 1769 and 1772 William Cobb built a large (for it�s day) log cabin near the Watauga River in area called Rocky Mount. Located not far from the village of Piney Flats Tennessee.
During the American Revolutionary War he supplied members of the Overmountain Men with horses, gunpowder, food and blankets. He and two sons marched with the militia and were part of that epic event. These men changed the course of the war at now famous Battle of King Mountain.
The years 1790 to 1792 saw the two story cabin become the First State Capital of the Southwest Territory. George Washington appointed William Blount as Governor. He lived with the Cobb family as their guest and used the property as a state capital until 1792 while a home he later moved into was being constructed. 1796 saw Tennessee become a U.S. State.
Mr. Cobb and his wife Barsheba moved west and left the home to their daughter Penelope who married Hal Massengil thus the home is referred to both as the Cobb House as well as the Cobb � Massengil House.
Through the years the home was well maintained by the families it was passed onto. In 1958 Pauline DeFriece, a cousin of the owner of Rocky Mount, John Masengill became the moving force behind the sale of the property to the state of Tennessee. She also helped to bring about the Rocky Mount Historical Association. It is still in existence today. On site there is a wonderful museum with the artifacts and history of the early pioneers who settled the region. More of my work can be viewed in my galleries here in FAA

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May 17th, 2017

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