Birds-eye view of Jonesboro, Tennessee, 1909 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Birds-eye view of Jonesboro, Tennessee, 1909, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Birds-eye view of Jonesboro, Tenn.
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Birds-eye view of Jonesboro, Tennessee, 1909
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Jonesborough, the seat of Washington County in upper East Tennessee, was the oldest town in the state by 1909, having been founded in 1779 and long known for its early courthouse, churches, and academies. By then its economy rested mainly on farming, with corn, tobacco, livestock, and orchard fruit moving through local markets and small businesses on its brick-lined main street. The railroads that reshaped the region in the 1880s and 1890s had bypassed the old town for nearby Johnson City, which grew quickly while Jonesborough's population held nearly steady. Residents in 1909 would have known it as a quiet county seat that prized its age, with its courthouse square, its churches, and its schools as the center of civic and social life.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hensley, omar l. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Tennessee |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,022 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Birds-eye view of Jonesboro, Tenn. |
| Reference | TN 1909 Birds-eye view of Jonesboro |
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