Long Island of the Holston
- Vicinity: S Fork of the Holston River
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1777/06/15 | Gen Benjamin McKinley Logan | Work | Ben Logan picks-up supplies at the Long Island of the Holston in Tennessee and returns to Logan's Station within three weeks. | |||
1791/09/00 | Adam Stephen | Commander | After the Island Road reaches Long Island of the Holston, the Virginia militia, under the command of Col Adam Stephen, erect Fort Robinson to treat for peace with Cherokees. | |||
1920/00/00 | Charles "Old Man Bishop" creates a Tennessee Long Island Iced Tea on Long Island in Kingsport, TN. Bishop, a known illegal liquor distiller, makes his libation with rum, vodka, whiskey, gin and tequila, sweetened with a little maple syrup. | Long Island Ice Tea | ||||
1940/00/00 | In the 1940s, Old Man Bishop's son, Ransom, who was said to have operated a still, revises his father's recipe by adding lemon, lime and cola. | Long Island Ice Tea |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Boatyard Historic District (Kingsport, TN) |
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Particulars for Long Island of the Holston: | |
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Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Physiographic feature | Island |
Level of Significance | National |
Historic Use | Pedestrian Related |
Owner | Private |
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