Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-12-31
The New County (9) Of PoCeu'



An act to establish the countt Of Powell.
Section /. Be II enactrd by the General
Assembly OF the State of Tennessee, That a
new county be, aud the same Is hereby es-
tablished by taking a part of the counties
OF Sullivan, Hawkins, Greene ahd Washing
ton, with the cotDty site ~ Fail Brauch,
and be known by the name OF Powell coun-
~, in honor OF SAMUEL Pow ], late one of
the Judses of the Circu Court.
Sec. 2. Be IL furh r ena;ted, That the
be eginniDg corner Of Pove,i comfy and he
boundary thereof, shall be,ss follows, viz
Commencing ct a poplar, tree near the
Ia,e widow W6eticck's, on the Sullivan and
Washington county lines; thence north 70
degreess east eight miles TO Spanish oak
on said line thence north 30 degrees west
three and one. half miles to q. black oak
near Andrew Coins field thence north IL
degrees west one aud one half miles, cross
Ing Holston river TO tho mouth of creek
on the north side of the river, which 10 the
end of the meridian line ten miles from
Bloutville thence en- the same line one
atd one. half miles 10 stake thence north
4 degrees east three miles TO Spanish oak ;
thence north 81 degrees east ore and four
hfths of a mile TO Q stake on the virginia
line thence with said line south 81 degrees,
west twenty -one miles to stake on said
Virginia line thence south 20 degrees east
,saysn and one. tenth miles to a, stake near
Uolston river thence south 23M degrees
east two and half miles 10 stake In Wes'
lev Phipps Geld which is the end Of the me-
,ridiaa iine twelve miles from Rogersville T;
thence south % degrees east, crossing the
river two aud one-half miles 10 white oak +;
theuce south degrees east three miles to a
stake; thence south degrees west seven
sights OF mile 60 pine tree on the top OF
Stone mountain. thence with the Green
and uawGius county line south 81 degrees
west one and dse-eights mile thence north
81 degrees west tEs-thirds OF mile TO a
stake In Myers gap; thence north 90 de.
green west three lourths OF a mile to q stake
an the TOD Of Piney mountain: thence suuth
at degrees west one aud three-eights miles
20 a stake on Pine naountaip; tbence north
Is degrees west three-ei gbts Of nile 10 a
stake on the top OF Middle InOuutain thence
south a. degrees west one aud one-eighth
mile 10 q stake In BAagel Gap thence sOuth
IS degrees west one mile TO STAKE on
mouutAin hear q. Browns; thence south
40 degrees west two and three eights miles
10 a stake In II. Cartcr's ield thence 1 rth
40 degrees vest one and one-eighth miles 70
a atake on the top Of Q mountain near s. G'
Lees thence north iS degrees west thirty
Asyeu chains TO q stake thence south ~
degrees west six and one-fourth miles To
the top Of Pine mountain thence north 6u
degrees west slxty-nino chains to stake
ON The top OF q mountain near Days; thence
south AZ degrees west three aud seven
.Irbts miles 70 q stake on the Hawkins
county line thence south "a degrees east
two miles and seven chains to Guthrie''
bridge thence north 90 degrees east up
LICK creek one mile and four chains TO q
stake; thence north IA degrees east one
and two. iif(hs miles to q stake thence
north 2S degrees east three niles 10 q
stake; thence north ~ degrees east three
miles TO stake near Geo kinney's; thence
north S9L degrees west two miles and one
eighth 10 hickory tree on the spur OF
mountain thence north 90 degrees easI
three miles TO small gum tree near W
Smith'st thence north ~ degrees east
three miles 10 . stake on the top Of ridge
near J. RutherfOrd's; thence 80. 6e4 deg. easl
three miles TO . gum tee oL the babb''
mill road thence south 5A degrees eas
three miles 10 . black oak thence nortt
39s. degrees west three aud three'eighth'
Iniius 10 large sycamore tree on the wash
inRton county line ; thence with the same
north eleven and half miles 10 . black
ost near Barnett Baxtet's, which y the enc
of ths meridian line tQeIss milsa from
Jopcsboro' thence north 90 "a degrees cas-
one and four hfths miles 10 the beginning.
Sec. s. Bs II further enacted, That Iol
the purpose Of Orgeniztng the county o
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