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Jonesborough (historically also Jonesboro) is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The population was 5,975 at the 2010 census. It is "Tennessee's oldest town". Jonesborough is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. ==History== Jonesborough was founded in 1779, 17 years before Tennessee became a state and while the area was under the jurisdiction of North Carolina. It was named after North Carolina legislator, Willie Jones, who had supported the state's westward expansion over the Appalachian Mountains.〔"(''Historic Jonesborough - A Little History'' ); Jonesborough.com; retrieved 5-1-2008.〕 The town was renamed "Jonesboro" for a period of time, but it has been subsequently changed back to the original spelling. Jonesborough was originally a part of the Washington District. In 1784, it became the capital of the autonomous State of Franklin (ostensibly named after American founding father, Benjamin Franklin). Franklin, however, was never recognized by Congress, and was re-claimed by North Carolina in late 1788. Jonesborough is often considered to be the center of the abolitionist movement within the states that would join the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Elihu Embree printed his publication, ''The Emancipator'', from Jonesborough. Publication began in 1820, making ''The Emancipator'' the first American periodical to be dedicated exclusively to the issue of the abolition of slavery. While Tennessee would later join the Confederacy, most east Tennesseans had Union leanings. In the 1840s, Jonesborough was home to the ''Jonesborough Whig'', a newspaper published by William G. "Parson" Brownlow. Brownlow, and rival editor Landon Carter Haynes, brawled in the streets of Jonesborough in May 1840. Over the next several years the two newspapermen bashed one another in their respective papers, each managing at times to thwart the other's political ambitions. Haynes left the newspaper business in 1845, and Brownlow, who later served as governor, moved the ''Whig'' to Knoxville in 1849.〔James Bellamy, "The Political Career of Landon Carter Haynes," East Tennessee Historical Society ''Publications'', No. 28 (1956), pp. 105-107.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonesborough, Tennessee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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