Sparta in White County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Joseph Kerr Monument

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013

1. Joseph Kerr Monument Marker

Inscription. This historical monument honors Joseph Kerr hero of the battle of Kings Mountain who lived and died in White County and those soldiers who fought in the American Revolution and who also made their home in White County
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Erected with deep pride and profound gratitude by the Lions Club of Sparta and Doyle, the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and the Tennessee American Revolution Bicentennial Commission 1976

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 35° 55.543′ N, 85° 27.859′ W. Monument is in Sparta, Tennessee, in White County. It is at the intersection of Liberty Square and North Main Street (TN84) on Liberty Square. The marker is on the lawn of the White County Courthouse. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Sparta TN 38583, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

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 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 walking distance of this marker: The Double Eagle Memorial (here, next to this marker); POW*MIA Monument (here, next to this marker); White County (a few steps from this marker); White County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The War Around Sparta

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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013

2. Joseph Kerr Monument Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,005 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.