Unaka man was last one hung in Tennessee

  • George W. Rose was born in Unaka, and at 68 was the oldest person hung in Tennessee history.
    George W. Rose was born in Unaka, and at 68 was the oldest person hung in Tennessee history.
In the days of the Cherokee, residents did not recognize state lines. Their boundaries instead were defined by geographic features like rivers and mountains. Before the Tennessee Valley Authority…

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