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Meigs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,753.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47121.html )〕 Its county seat is Decatur.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 ==History== Before 1819, the area that is now Meigs County was part of the Cherokee nation. However, white settlers established ferries across the Tennessee River from Rhea County as early as 1807. Colonel Return J. Meigs, who was to become the county's name source, operated a federal Indian agency across the river in Rhea County until 1817, when the agency moved to what is now Meigs County. In 1819, the Calhoun Treaty opened the land to settlement.〔(National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Meigs County ), 1983〕 Meigs County was formed in 1836 from parts of Rhea County.〔 The Cherokee Removal, or "Trail of Tears," crossed the Tennessee River at Blythe Ferry, in the southwestern part of the county.〔 Meigs County was one of the few East Tennessee counties to vote in favor of Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession in June 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War. The county voted 481 to 267 in favor of the Ordinance, which severed the state's ties to the Union. The county would provide troops for both sides during the course of the war.〔 In 1985, the Meigs County Family and Community Education (“FCE”) Club began a large quilt to commemorate the early history of Meigs County as part of Tennessee's 1986 Homecoming celebrations. It includes images of fourteen sites representing the early history of Meigs County. The central quilt design, including a map to locate the sites represented, was made by the late Flossie Bennett, a longtime leader of the FCE. A committee of representatives from Ten Mile, Peakland, Concord, Goodfield, and Decatur, decided which sites would be included. Those chosen were the Elisha Sharp House (now the Sharp-Wasson-Worth House, c. 1825), the Stewart House (1830), R. H. Johnson's stable, Mount Zion church and Cemetery (1830), Zeigler's Mill (1850, previously called Gettys Mill), the Washington Ferry (1808), Pisah Church (1818), the old gymnasium (c. 1822), the old Meigs County Courthouse (1904), the old Volunteer Electric Cooperative BUilding (1935), the Ashley House (1885), and the Sam Eaves Store (c. 1861). The quilt also included Hereford cattle, since Meigs County is noted for its beef cattle. The quilt was awarded the “Best Original Design” at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum's Quilt Show. Initially displayed at the Meigs-Decatur Public Library, the quilt now hangs in the Meigs County Historical Museum in Decatur.〔Johnny Hutsell-Royster, “Meigs history told one stitch at a time,” The Daily Post-Athenian, Athens, Tennessee (Wednesday, February 28, 2001), 12-13; “Meigs County historical quilt on display at library” The Daily Post-Athenian, Athens, Tennessee (date unknown, “1986 revisited”).〕 A new building on Smith Avenue in Decatur was built to house the collection of the Meigs County historical Museum. The new site was opened in July 2002.〔Paulette Jones, “Meigs Historical Society Praises Nell Worth,” The Daily Post Athenian, Athens, Tennessee, (July 23, 2010); Johnny, Hutshell-Royster, “$100,000 gift gives museum a boost,” The Daily Post-Athenian (Thursday, February 15, 2001); and Ron Clayton, “$100,000 gift boosts Meigs museum fund,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Friday, February 16, 2001), B2; and Johnny Hutsell-Royster, “Meigs Museum continues to grow and educate,” The Daily Post-Athenian, Athens, Tennessee (Friday, March 26, 2004), C4〕 The Meigs County Historical Museum houses many court and family records. On permanent display is a mural depicting Main Street in Decatur in the 1930s. The mural was funded by grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the VEC Customershares program, and painted by Bill McDonald, a local artist.〔(Meigs County Historical Museum website ). Retrieved: 11 March 2013.〕 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「Meigs County, Tennessee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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