Tag: revolutionary-war

• The Founding Father Hidden in Kingsport’s Land Records

  I find tidbits of Kingsport history in the most unexpected places. This week, it came from a Retired Police Officers magazine out of Long Island, New York, where Kingsport has quietly placed a small ad for years. Inside was an article on the burning of Norfolk in 1776, and there, in the middle of that…

  Jeff Fleming

  March 14, 2026

  History, People

  America 250, American History, american revolution, bill of rights, constitution, founding fathers, genealogy, History, revolutionary-war, Sullivan County, tennessee

• Sullivan 250 | From Fort Robinson to Fort Patrick Henry: Building a Defense Network in the Holston Valley

  Second in a 12-part monthly series to commemorate Sullivan County’s role in the 250th birthday of the United States of America February 2026 | 2 of 12 As British colonial interests pushed beyond the Appalachians, travel followed established Indigenous routes such as the Warriors’ Path through Virginia’s Great Valley to Long Island of the Holston—an…

  Jeff Fleming

  February 13, 2026

  History, People

  America 250, American Independence, american revolution, genealogy, History, politics, revolutionary-war, Sullivan 250, Tennessee 250