Mr. Joe Guy is County Historian for McMinn County, Tennessee, our assistant County Mayor and holds positions
on many other prominent organizations in our area.

Joe Guy is a nationally published author,
newspaper columnist, story teller
and historian.
He may be reached via email at
guyjd@hotmail.com or at
PO Box 489,
Englewood, TN 37329.
Joe's books are available for purchase.
If you are interested please contact him
at the email address above.
We most certainly appreciate Joe's generosity in contributing these historical articles for use on this web site.
ARTICLE LINKS
The Van Dyke Legacy of McMinn County
A Decision in 1819 (the Hiwassee Purchase)
The Forgotten Tribe of the Hiwassee (The Yuchi)
The Remarkable Life of Niota's Isaac Lane
The Grave Mystery of Cedar Grove Cemetery
When “Whiteways” Were All the Rage
The Most Prominent Builders in East Tennessee
Cornstalk's Indian Confederacy
The Murder Case That Doomed the Cherokee parts 1 & 2
Caleb Starr's Tennessee Mountain
The Cleage Slaves and the Bricks of History
The Church and School That Jake Cook Built
When The Light Shone on Ridge Road
When The Enemy Was Right Next Door
Englewood's Starlight Movie Theater
A Grave of Ice, A Grave of Fire (the story of Jenkins Grave Gap)
The History of Saliba's Sanatorium
Freehill-A Forgotten Community
Names of White on a Sea of Blue
The Last Battle of the Cherokee