History’s Home
The Department of Records Management and Archives preserves the oldest public records of Tennessee in the state’s oldest town, Jonesborough. Located at 103 West Main Street in a yellow-brick, former bank built in 1915, the archive houses records to aid in researching family, local, and regional history.
The Archives will be closed to the public Friday (2/27) afternoon.
New to our website
NEW!! Bricker’s Republic The Archives recently learned of a local event that happened during the Civil War, that is largely unknown today. Have you ever heard of “Bricker’s Republic?”
Tennessee voted to secede from the Union in June 1861. Washington County voted to stay in the Union, but the state as a whole voted to secede. Many in northeast Tennessee were dissatisfied, and one district in Washington County was so angry, they voted to secede from the county and become their own country! They also encouraged other districts to follow their example, but that didn’t happen. We have researched this incredible story and you can read about it by clicking the link above.
**America 250**
Read about Moses Crawford and his trial for Treason during the Revolutionary War.
Moses Crawford Treason Transcription
**America 250**
The February installment of our Early Landowners of Northeast Tennessee is here! This is a largely unknown landowner, but he was very important to the history of Jonesborough, Tennessee. His name is Jesse Walton. Have you heard of him? Click on the link to learn more! Jesse Walton, Founder of Jonesborough
**America 250**
Click here to check out Cassimore May, an early landowner in the Dry Creek area!
Celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial with us!
We will be posting our projects related to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on our Friends Facebook page and on our website under the America 250 tab.
Washington County, Tennessee Department of Records Management and Archives 