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Tazewell is a town in and the county seat of Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The population was 2,165 at the 2000 census and 2,218 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Henry Tazewell (1753–1799), a U.S. senator from Virginia.〔Jim Matheny, "(Why Do They Call It That? Tazewell and New Tazewell )." ''WBIR.com'', 5 November 2010. Retrieved: 4 February 2011.〕 ==History== In 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker of Virginia publicized the location of Cumberland Gap, which brought a stream of long hunters down the Clinch and Powell valleys into what is now Claiborne County.〔John Kivett, "(Claiborne County )." ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2002. Retrieved: 19 February 2008.〕 The land at the time was part of Cherokee and Shawano hunting grounds,〔Edgar Holt, ''Claiborne County'' (Memphis, Tenn.: Memphis State University Press, 1981), 4-6.〕 and hostile attacks by members of these two tribes were not uncommon. To protect themselves, hunters, fur traders and early settlers erected a series of small forts and stations along the Powell and Clinch valleys. One such station, known as Fort Butler, was located just west of modern Tazewell.〔"(Goodspeed's History of Claiborne County )," 1887. Transcribed for web content by Joe Payne, 2001. Retrieved: 19 February 2008.〕 Among the earliest settlers in the Tazewell area was John Hunt (1750–1822), a militia captain who would later be instrumental in the founding of Huntsville, Alabama. In 1804, three years after the creation of Claiborne County, Tazewell was chosen as the county seat due in part to Hunt's influence (although a local legend states that the residents of Tazewell's rival for the seat, Springdale, were too intoxicated to vote on the day of selection). Hunt was named the county's first sheriff, and the government met at his house until a courthouse was constructed.〔Holt, ''Claiborne County'', 10-12.〕 The original courthouse was a wooden structure which had hitching posts for horses in front. In 1862, at the height of the Civil War, Confederate troops occupied Tazewell as part of the greater struggle for the strategic Cumberland Gap. When the Confederates evacuated the town in November of that year, a fire followed, destroying much of Tazewell.〔(National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Claiborne County Jail ), Sec. 8: 5. 20 September 2006. Retrieved: 19 February 2008.〕 The town retains a number of historical structures, mostly from the Victorian era. Notable people from Tazewell include State Representative Boyd C. Fugate (1884-1967). 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「Tazewell, Tennessee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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