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

Legacy of Condy Harmon

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

1. Legacy of Condy Harmon Marker

Inscription. Powell Harmon wrote a farewell letter before suffocating in the Fraterville Mine in 1902 that said, "My boys, never work in the coal mines.: His eldest son, Briceville student Condy Harmon, knew that honoring such a request would subject his family to hardship.

Family came first, so Condy quit school to mine coal and support his mother, brothers, and sisters. he never married, and died at age 24 in the 1911 Cross Mountain Mine explosion. To this day, Harmon descendants, as well as Briceville students, honor his sacrifice by graduating from high school and college. What a fitting tribute that is to a Briceville student from long ago.

Erected by Coal Creek Watershed Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Coal Creek Watershed Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 36° 10.7′ N, 84° 11.067′ W. Marker is in Briceville, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It is on Slatestone Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in front of the Briceville Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Briceville TN 37710, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee and in Greater Knoxville. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Welsh in Coal Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Coal Creek War" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cross Mountain Disaster (about 500 feet away); Briceville Church (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 April 1, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017

2. Legacy of Condy Harmon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,390 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.