A few notes 📝 The home was relocated to the park from another location in 1975. It was moved 3x prior to this being its current location. The 8th of August celebration date in some southern states mark liberation from enslavement. Andrew Johnson enslaved Sam Johnson while living in East Tennessee. Sam Johnson was a skilled carpenter. Post emancipation, Samuel Johnson became a commissioner for the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Sam Johnson is credited for organizing the first