Marble Springs State Park

Marble springs state historic site is also generously supported by knox county and the arts and heritage fund with supplemental funds provided by the governor john sevier memorial.

Marble springs state park.

Hotels near marble springs state historic site. Marble springs was the home of john sevier the first governor of tennessee. 5 22 mi hyatt place knoxville downtown 5 23 mi the tennessean hotel 5 28 mi the oliver hotel 9 58 mi twin valley bed and breakfast and horse ranch 9 73 mi hampton inn and suites knoxville north. View all hotels near marble springs state historic site on tripadvisor.

Marble creek which travels through the national forest for about 20 miles is named for its colorful deposits of dolomite which was mined and used as taum sauk marble many years ago. Marble springs state historic site is funded under an agreement with the tennessee department of environment and conservation tennessee historical commission. Marble springs state historic site is also generously supported by knox county and the arts and heritage fund with supplemental funds provided by the governor john sevier memorial. Sevier named his farm marble springs because of the tennessee rose marble that was quarried on site and the natural springs that flowed on the property.

The several historical buildings c 1830 include a tavern kitchen loom house and main house. This beautiful creek is the focus of marble creek rec area which also offers a primitive campground a picnic area and is the main trailhead for the ozark. John sevier home is a state historic site in south knox county tennessee in the southeastern united states the site was the home of john sevier 1745 1815 a revolutionary war and frontier militia commander and later the first governor of tennessee from 1790 until his death in 1815. A cabin at the site was once believed to have been sevier s.

There is a pavilion for picnics.