Briceville in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Briceville Church

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

1. Briceville Church Marker

Inscription. Built in 1888 by Welsh coal miners, the church and its cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Miners who fought the Tennessee National Guard over the use of convict labor during the Coal Creek War and the church was a temporary jail for captured miners in 1892.

Twenty-two of the 300 miners killed in the 1902 Fraterville Mine explosion and the 1911 Cross Mountain Mine explosion are buried here. Before he suffocated in the Cross Mountain Mine, Eugene Ault left a farewell message on a barricade wall, which is inscribed on his headstone near the rear of the cemetery.

Erected by Coal Creek Watershed Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Disasters • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Coal Creek Watershed Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 36° 10.683′ N, 84° 10.967′ W. Marker is in Briceville, Tennessee, in Anderson County. Marker is on Briceville Highway (Tennessee Route 116), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Briceville TN 37710, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cross Mountain Disaster (here, next to this marker);

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"The Coal Creek War" (within shouting distance of this marker); Welsh in Coal Creek (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Legacy of Condy Harmon (about 500 feet away); Miners' Circle Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Fraterville Disaster (approx. 2.1 miles away); Itinerant Miners' Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Village of Brothers (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Briceville.

Also see . . . Cross Mountain Mine Disaster. (Submitted on March 27, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

2. Briceville Church Marker

Marker on right.

Briceville Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

3. Briceville Church

Note: "Coal Creek Mine Disaster Burial Site" sign at left of photo.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

4. Briceville Church

Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

5. Briceville Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 825 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 27, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.