Jonesborough
Haskins, Sonya A.![Jonesborough](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/206/20608954/CHSBZCOP0320608954.jpg)
Originally established in 1779 as the seat of Washington County, North Carolina, Jonesborough is the oldest incorporated town in Tennessee. Early pioneers were given land grants to settle west of the mountains, but by 1784, they no longer trusted their political leaders in North Carolina. They created their own local government and established the state of Franklin, naming Jonesborough the original capital of the "lost" 14th state. Never recog...