1832 - 1910

Anative of Sevier County, Isaac Dockery. an African-American brick maker and mason, established brick kilns near Sevierville. After the Civil War, he built or made bricks for many buildings in Sevierville including the Masonic Lodge (1893), New Salem

Baptist Church (1886), and the Sevier County Courthouse(1896). A talented master builder, he taught several

generations of local brick masons.

Marker is on Commerce Street near Ct Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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