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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.

Spring Courthouse 2020
The Washington County Courthouse in Spring. 

 

Nolichucky River   Art in the Archives Mar 2024  This new article by Ned Irwin, County Archivist, tells the story of how we acquired the artwork that now hangs in our lobby.  

    Tax List - 1788 - Capt Hadly's Co A edited     With the help of a wonderful volunteer, we have begun to transcribe the oldest Washington County Tax Lists.  The 1780, 1781, and 1788 lists have been uploaded to our site and can be viewed here:  Tax List Transcriptions 

  John Sevier   John Sevier, aka Nolichucky Jack, is the latest installment of the Early Landowners of Northeast Tennessee!

 

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