Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Peyton Smokehouse
Photographed By Karen Emerson-McPeak, September 23, 2017
1. Peyton Smokehouse Marker
Inscription.
Peyton Smokehouse. . The smokehouse originally stood on the Wharton Place three miles Southeast of Lebanon on Sparta Pike. Jesse Wharton of Davidson County bought the 912 acre farmland in 1811 from John Gray Blount of North Carolina. Jesse deeded the farm to his son, Joseph Philips Wharton, after his marriage to Caroline Hewitt in September, 1830. The smokehouse dates back to this time.
Joseph Wharton's daughter married a Peyton and later named the farm Peyton Place. The smokehouse was moved to Fiddlers Grove in 1994. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haskin and family
The smokehouse originally stood on the Wharton Place three miles Southeast of Lebanon on Sparta Pike. Jesse Wharton of Davidson County bought the 912 acre farmland in 1811 from John Gray Blount of North Carolina. Jesse deeded the farm to his son, Joseph Philips Wharton, after his marriage to Caroline Hewitt in September, 1830. The smokehouse dates back to this time.
Joseph Wharton's daughter married a Peyton and later named the farm Peyton Place.
The smokehouse was moved to Fiddlers Grove in 1994.
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haskin and family
Location. 36° 11.859′ N, 86° 16.293′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. Marker can be reached from Fiddlers Grove Court. Located in Fiddler's Grove Historic Village
James E Ward Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Karen Emerson-McPeak, September 23, 2017
2. Peyton Smokehouse
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.