| Tennessee (Marion County), Jasper — 2B 19 — Betsy Pack |
| | Born Elizabeth Lowery, daughter of Chief John Lowery of the Cherokee, she lived in a house about 60 yards southeast after her marriage. She donated the ground on which the town of Jasper was laid out in 1820, when the county seat was moved here from Cheekville, near Whitwell about 12 miles northeast. — Map (db m1985) |
| Tennessee (Marion County), Jasper — 2B 7 — Nickajack Cave |
| | 5¼ miles southeast was the town of Nickajack or Anikusatiyi, destroyed by Ore's force, Sept. 14, 1794. The town occupied a space between the river and the cave in which was a storehouse for plunder. It was also used by the Confederacy during the War Between the States as a source of saltpeter. — Map (db m4490) |
| Tennessee (Marion County), South Pittsburg — 2B 30 — Birthplace of Jobyna Lancaster Ralston-Arlen — 1899 -1967 |
| | (Obverse)
Born November 21, 1899, Jobyna L. Raulston became a silent movie actress, appearing in more than 90 films during her career. She made her stage-acting debut at Wilson Theatre (opera house) in South Pittsburg at age nine. Raulston later studied theater in New York, around 1915, where she dropped the letter "u" from her surname. She became a Broadway chorus dancer, and about 1920, she made her silent film debut in short comedies. She starred in some Marx Brothers' . . . — Map (db m16126) |
| Tennessee (Marion County), South Pittsburgh — 2B 20 — Bean-Roulston Graveyard |
| | Seven miles west are buried soldiers who took part in every war beginning with the Revolution. Among these is Capt. Robert Bean, credited with significant action at the Battle of King's Mountain. — Map (db m26025) |
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