Marion County, TN Courthouse - Jasper, TN
Marion County, located in the southern part of the Cumberland Plateau and the Sequatchie Valley, was established in 1817 out of Cherokee lands, the county was named for General Francis Marion, a Revolutionary War leader in South Carolina. When Tennessee became a state, the Sequatchie Valley was a part of Roane County. The upper end of the valley was established as Bledsoe County in 1807. This county included all of the valley, but treaties with the Cherokees kept white settlers out of the lower end.

In 1819 the county seat was moved from Whitwell to its current site in Jasper, so named in honor of  Sgt. Jasper, another Revolutionary War hero.  The first courthouse was built in 1820 on the site where the current courthouse now stands.  The current version was built in 1925.  After a fire in 1984, a remodel was completed in 1986 with Volkhart Architecture leading the design and Warren Construction Company completing the work.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix to create this HDR image.  Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

&quot;For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.&quot;  ~Jeremiah 29:11
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