Rocky Mount, Tennessee

Rocky Mount, Tennessee

Rocky Mount, in Piney Flats, Tennessee, was the first territorial capital of the Southwest Territory.

The home of William Cobb, Rocky Mount served as the territorial capital from 1790 to 1792. [cite web | url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=R048 | title=Rocky Mount | work=The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture | accessdate=2006-03-12 ]

Since 1962 the site has operated as living museum [ [http://www.rockymountmuseum.com/history.shtml History of Rocky Mount, The Cobb-Massengill House] ] that recreates the year 1791, when William Blount was in residence as governor. [ [http://www.rockymountmuseum.com/ RockyMountMuseum.com] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.rockymountmuseum.com/ RockyMountMuseum.com]


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