1762History
Ensign Henry Timberlake passed through the village in 1762 while returning from his expedition to the Overhill villages to the west.
1785Military
In 1785, Revolutionary War veteran John Craig built a wooden palisade enclosing cabins at what is known as Fort Craig (or Craig's Station) in present-day Maryville.
1795Government
Incorporated as a city on July 11, 1795, the settlement was named in honor of Mary Grainger Blount, wife of the territorial governor William Blount.
1808History
The family of Sam Houston moved to Maryville from Virginia in 1808, when Houston was 15.
1811Education
After his return to Maryville about 1811, Houston started a one-room schoolhouse.
1812Military
He signed up for the army during the War of 1812 and rose rapidly in rank, beginning his military and political career.
1819Government
It was founded in 1819 by Presbyterian minister Isaac L.
1839Government
1839–1843
Sam Houston, Texas revolutionary, politician and governor of Tennessee and Texas; lived in Maryville intermittently c.
1861History
When Tennessee voted on the Ordinance of Secession in 1861, only 19 percent of Blount Countians voted in favor of seceding from the Union.
1864Military
Although staunchly pro-Union throughout the Civil War, Maryville was not liberated by federal troops until May 1864.
1869Government
The city elected William Bennett Scott Sr., the country's second African-American mayor, in 1869.
1940History
Senator Lamar Alexander was born in Maryville in 1940.
1957Architecture
Maryville is home to one of 24 Alcoa Care-free Homes built in the United States in 1957–1958.
1979Government
Alexander served as Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and Secretary of Education (1991–1993) under President George H.
1992Education
Eubanks, Christian preacher and president of Johnson Bible College
Phillip Fulmer, former Tennessee Volunteers football coach (1992–2008)
Guy Garman, scuba diver
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1996Culture
He ran unsuccessful campaigns for president in 1996 and 2000, both times announcing his candidacy for the Republican Party from his hometown of Maryville.
2002Government
In 2002, he was elected to the U.S.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 27,465 people, 10,712 households, and 7,028 families.
2015History
On July 2, 2015, a CSX freight train carrying hazardous materials went off of its tracks.
2020History
As of the 2020 census, 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.