Boone's Creek Church

About 1 1/2 miles southwest, this

Christian church was organized

1825 by Rev. Jas. Miler. Here, Aug.

17, 1829, was held the first recorded

conference of Christian churches

in East Tennessee. Other elders

present were Jeriel Dodge, Robt. M.

Shankland, Jno. Wallace, and Wm.

Slaughter. They reported 472

members ...