Greeneville, Tennessee

AT A GLANCE GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE WHAT: A town of 15,000 WHERE: Greene County, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains WEBSITE: www.greenevilletn.gov G reeneville is a town in, and the county seat of, Greene County, Tennessee that lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, between the Tri-Cities (Johnson City, Bristol, and Kingsport) and Knoxville. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero, Nathanael Greene, who was the Commander of the Continental Army in the southern theater and considered General Washington’s most gifted and dependable officer. Greeneville is mostly known as the town where Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States, began his political career. The itinerant tailor served many positions before becoming Abraham Lincoln’s Vice President. He was Greeneville’s mayor, he served in the VILLE, EENE Tennessee A HISTORIC TOWN