MARYVILLE

city, seat (1795) of Blount county, eastern Tennessee, U.S., 16 miles (26 km) south of Knoxville, and a gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The settlement was founded in 1790 around Fort Craig (built in 1785). It was named for the wife of William Blount, governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio. A few miles northeast of the city is a restored log cabin (1794) where Sam Houston, who later became president of the Republic of Texas, taught school in 1812. Maryville College was founded in 1819. In 1910 the first of a series of power dams was begun on the nearby Little Tennessee River and its tributaries. The purchase of these dams by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) led to the procurement of land north of Maryville for a plant site. This area was incorporated as Alcoa in 1919. The city's economy now depends mainly on the aluminum industry. Other activities include the manufacture of building materials and textiles. Maryville College was founded in 1819. Maryville's original 1837 charter was dissolved in 1879; it was reincorporated in 1907. Pop. (1990) 19,208; (1994 est.) 22,469. city, seat (1845) of Nodaway county, northwestern Missouri, U.S. It lies north of St. Joseph. Founded in 1845, it was named after Mary Graham, the first girl born there. The community's agricultural-based economy depends on corn (maize), wheat, and livestock raised in the surrounding area. Maryville is the seat of Northwest Missouri State University (established 1905). The first incorporation (1856) of Maryville was annulled, and the city was reincorporated in 1869. Pop. (1991 est.) 10,748.