Blount County - Since 1795
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Blount County was named for then Governor William Blount, and Maryville, the county seat, takes it's name from the Governor's wife, Mary Grainger Blount.

Blount County Info:
Maryville, Tennessee Home Page
Maryville City Schools
Blount County Government
Blount County Public Library
Blount County Chamber of Commerce
The Daily Times
Maryville Police Department
Maryville College
(One of the South's Oldest Colleges)

Much of the county lies within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the country's most visited national park. Maryville has a twin city in Alcoa, established in 1919 through the efforts of the Aluminum Company of America, which located three plants there. A bridge over Pistol Creek in Bicentennial Park links the two towns. In the early days of Maryville, Sam Houston taught school in a one-room log cabin,which is still open to the public. One of the oldest colleges in the south is also located here, Maryville College. It holds the distinction of awarding the first Bachelor of Arts degree in Tennessee to a woman.