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Photo by See-Tennessee.com Tennessee's oldest schoolhouse is named in honor of Sam Houston, former Tennessee and Texas governor who taught at the school in 1812. Built in 1794, the school is located in a rural area near Maryville. County Seat Maryville (pop. 23,120) County Government Blount County Government Towns/Communities Alcoa (pop. 7,734) Friendsville (pop. 890) Louisville (pop. 2,066) Maryville (pop. 23,120) Rockford (pop. 852) Seymour Tallassee Townsend (pop. 244) Walland Travel Information Blount County Chamber of Commerce 201 S.Washington St., Maryville, 37804-5728 Phone: 865.983.2241 Townsend Business Association Townsend Chamber of Commerce Townsend Visitors Center 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy., 37882 Phone: 865.448.6134 Smoky Mountain Visitors Bureau 201 S. Washington St., Maryville, 37804 Phone: 800.525.6834 Middle East Tennessee Tourism Council 4420 Bucknell Dr., Knoxville, 37938 Phone: 800.440.0447 Blount County Genealogy The following resources are helpful to people conducting genealogical research: Blount County Geneaology Blount County Genealogical & Historical Society P.O. Box 4986, Maryville, 37802-4786 Blount County Public Library 301 McGhee St., Maryville, 37801-6811 Phone: 865.982.0981 Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library 120 Tiger Dr., Townsend, 37882 Phone: 865.448.1441 Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Tennessee State Library & Archives 403 Seventh Ave. N., Nashville, 37243-0312 Phone: 615.741.2764 Do you have a correction for See-Tennessee.com? Please e-mail us at seetennessee@bellsouth.net.

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