Maryville (Paperback)
Maryville was incorporated as a city on July ,by a single territorial legislative act that also created Blount County. Maryville,the Blount County seat,was named for Mary Grainger Blount,wife of territorial governor William Blount. The 50-acre site adjoining Capt. John Craig's fort was donated by Craig for the founding of the town,and a seven-man commission laid out 120 lots to be sold to raise funds for building a courthouse,prison,and stocks for the county. This book shares Maryville's rich