I. Books
on Local History and Genealogy
Greasy Cove,
by Pat Alderman
A basic history
of Unicoi County including local folklore, pictures and maps.
48 pages, Overmountain
Press, 1975 ISBN: 9780932807038
Nancy
Ward and Dragging Canoe,
by Pat Alderman
The story of
Nancy Ward, Cherokee Chieftainess
who was the most honored woman of the
Cherokee Nation
and Dragging Canoe,
Cherokee-Chickamauga
War Chief.
86 pages, Overmountain Press, 1978 ISBN:
0932807054
One Heroic Hour at
King's Mountain,
by
Pat Alderman
Includes
photographs, illustrations and descriptive narrative of events leading
up to the Battle of King's Mountain
94 page, Overmountain Press, 1990 ISBN:
9780932807403
The Overmountain Men,
by
Pat Alderman
Historical review of the Battle
of King's Mountain, Cumberland Decade, State of Franklin
and Southwest Territory. Covers the exploration, settlement, and
founding of the first free government in America
and its struggle for
survival, culminating in the battle of King's Mountain.
303 pages, Overmountain Press, 1986 ISBN: 0932807151
Tilson Grist Mill,
by
Pat Alderman
Includes
local folklore and genealogy. Tilson Grist Mill displayed at Tennessee
State Museum, Nashville.
48 pages, Overmountain Press, 1981 ISBN:
0932807070
Appalachian Gold, by William P. Campbell, Jr.
Described as a rockhound's handbook and "layman's"
guide to gold and gem hunting in the Southern Appalachian Region.
52
pages, Overmountain Press,
1976, ISBN:
0932807046
Building the
Clinchfield: A Construction History of America's Most Unusual Railroad
by
James
A. Goforth
Presents in condensed form what was built, when it
was built, and who built the Clinchfield railroad.
122 pages, Overmountain Press, 1989
When Steam Ran the Clinchfield,
by
James
A. Goforth
Contains
illustrations and narrative.
105 pages, published in 1993
John Biggs (Pat) Alderman, by Gloria Harrell
Biography of Erwin native musician, ecologist,
historian, and author.
257 pages, published in 1991
Around Home in Unicoi County,
by William W. Helton
History and
development of Erwin containing sections on early history, Southern
Potteries, and family genealogy/photos.
626 pages, Overmountain Press, 1986 ISBN:1-57072-002-9
Silver in the
Unaka, by Buddy Johnson
Explores the folklore surrounding the lost Garland silver mine. 147
pages, published in 1988
The Day They Hung the
Elephant, Charles Edwin Price
Describes the
events surrounding the hanging of Mary the circus elephant from a
Clinchfield railroad derrick in 1916.
44 pages, published 1992
Tall Tales of the Rails,
J. L. Lonon
History of the
Clinchfield railroad and narrative of stops on the road. 215 pages,
published 1989
Ervin, Viola Ruth E. Swingle
Biography of the man
for whom Erwin is named, D. J. N Ervin; family history, photographs and
documents.
61 pages, published 1975
Images of America, Erwin and Unicoi County, by Linda Davis March
An historical
photo album
spanning through 100+ years
with captions of historical
information about the families of Erwin and the Unicoi County area.
128 pages,
Arcadia Publishing, 2007 ISBN: 978-7385-5264-4
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