US Territorial Capital
1790-1792 200
Hyder Hill Rd
Piney Flats, Tennessee
When
William Cobb arrived with his family in the western frontier
of
North
Carolina in 1769, he did not realize that his new home would
play
such an important role in shaping the future of our country.
Passing
through the door of William Cobb's home, visitors step back in time to
the year 1791. George Washington is President of the United
States
and has appointed William Blount as Governor of the Southwest
Territory.
Governor Blount has taken up residence at Rocky Mount to conduct the
business
affairs of the new territory. The tour
experience invites one to become
part of the happenings of the year
1791 through
the
first person interpretation of daily lifestyles, domestic and work
skills,
food, clothing, furnishings and games. Rocky Mount also
offers a
variety of special
events, educational
programs, and meeting facilities.
Upcoming Events
Veterans Day
Friday, Nov. 11; 5:30-7:30
Join Rocky Mount for a candlelight tribute to Veterans of all
American wars. Beginning at 5:30 there will be a walk through
historical camps, visiting reenactors representing each time period.
A temporary exhibit "The Poland Men WWI & WWII - Father and
Son Cover the Wars in Photography" will be featured. At 7:00 PM
Linda Poland, storyteller, will present "Those Grande Old Newsreels" -
a story about her grandfather and father. This event is free to
the public-- a donation of food items for Second Harvest will be
collected.
Annual Fundraiser: Randell Jones - author of "Before They Were
Heroes at King's Mountain"
Thursday, Nov. 17; 6:30
Randell Jones scholar, author and storyteller will
present
the program “Before They Were Heroes at King’s
Mountain” at the Annual
Fundraising Program on Thursday evening, November 17, 2011 beginning
with a
reception and hors d’oeuvres and special book signing beginning
at 6:30 p.m.
and the program at 7:00 p.m.
Mr.
Jones traces his ancestors to East Tennessee contemporary to the period
of
David Crockett, a subject of one his previous books “In the
Footsteps of Davy
Crockett”.Randell is the recipient
of
numerous awards including the Willie Parker Peace History Book Award
and the
2006 Paul Green Multimedia Award from the North Carolina Society of
Historians.
Mr. Jones’ most recent book “Before
They Were Heroes at
King’s Mountain” tells not only the events
immediately leading to the victory at King’s
Mountain in October 1780 but tells of the six or more years of
preparation for ‘the
shirtmen’ in countless skirmishes with the native populations and
Tories.Randell refers to them as the
“ghost legions”
of backwoods militiamen that would surely turn the tide of the war in
the South
and the history of our fledgling nation that day in October 1780 at a
place
called King’s Mountain.
Come, enjoy, learn and be inspired by this
wonderful
storyteller that weaves a history to important “not to known and
surely not to
forget”!Randell promises to have
many
of his books to sign and sell during an evening too good to miss. RSVP
at (423) 538-7396
A Candlelight Christmas: Now Taking Reservations
Friday, Saturday: Dec 2,3,9,10; Tours begin at 4:30
The Cobb family invites you to their home to celebrate their
traditional Christmas Eve of 1791, a simple but heartfelt celebration,
before today's commercialization of the holiday season. The site
will be fully lit with candles as visitors are led from building
to building by lantern guides, starting at the Cobb Home, where they
are greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Cobb. 1791 was an important Christmas
for the Cobb family; Gov. William Blount had just returned from North
Carolina, with his wife and children. A visit to the dining room
comes next, decorated in traditional greenery and fruit. There is
always a shindig in the kitchen, now that the work of preparing for
Christmas Eve is complete. Christmas isn't complete without a visit to
the servant's quarters where heartwarming stories capture the
season. The visit concludes with a modern reception in the
visitor center.
Tours leave the visitor center every fifteen minutes beginning at 4:30.
Reservations are highly recommended (but not required).
Call M-F 9-5 at (423) 538-7396 or (888) 538-1791 for reservations
and for more information.
Pictures from Overmountain 15K now available!
On October 8, Rocky Mount held it's first 15K Overmountain Men
Victory Run. Images from the race are now available for sale here.
Let us know what you think about this site or your visit to Rocky
Mount.
E-Mail us at info@rockymountmuseum.com
or contact us at:
P.O. Box 160
Piney Flats, TN 37686
1-888-538-1791 (toll free)
1-423-538-7396 (voice)
1-423-538-1086 (fax)
When
William Cobb arrived with his family in the western frontier
of
North
Carolina in 1769, he did not realize that his new home would
play
such an important role in shaping the future of our country.
Passing
through the door of William Cobb's home, visitors step back in time to
the year 1791. George Washington is President of the United
States
and has appointed William Blount as Governor of the Southwest
Territory.
Governor Blount has taken up residence at Rocky Mount to conduct the
business
affairs of the new territory. The tour
experience invites one to become
part of the happenings of the year
1791 through
the
first person interpretation of daily lifestyles, domestic and work
skills,
food, clothing, furnishings and games. Rocky Mount also
offers a
variety of special
events, educational
programs, and meeting facilities.