Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
—George Washington, letter to Robert Howe, August 17, 1779
Above: The Washington County Courthouse, located in Jonesborough, the oldest town in Tennessee. When established in 1777 (named of course to honor General Washington), Washington County was on the frontier - and belonged to the North Carolina territory. In 1796, Washington County, NC was transferred to the newly established state of Tennessee.
Here's a photo of the previous 1842 courthouse, which was torn down in 1912 to make way for the courthouse you see above, which was completed in 1913. In all, this is the sixth courthouse to occupy this site.
Jonesborough is home to the International Storytelling Festival, held the first weekend of October.
Click here for more information.
Click here to visit the Historic Jonesborough website. The old downtown is a terrific place to visit - lots of great shops and restaurants.
Funny Thing, just last night I was watching "The Great Food Truck Race" on Food Network and Jonesborough, TN was one of the destinations. I just had to look it up to see exactly where Jonesborough is. Then this morning this blog post appears!
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