Madison in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Indian Captivity

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Indian Captivity Marker

Inscription. Two miles east on Cumberland River was Neely's Lick, later called Larkin's Sulphur Spring. Here, in the fall of 1780 William Neely was killed and his daughter Mary captured by Indians. Carried by her captors to Michigan, she escaped after two years, and made her way to New York State, and thence eventually to her home here.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 55.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 36° 14.964′ N, 86° 41.149′ W. Marker is in Madison, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of Neelys Bend Road and Hospital Drive, on the right when traveling west on Neelys Bend Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison TN 37115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison College (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. (approx. half a mile away); Madison Adventist Origins (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lock 2 Park

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(approx. one mile away); Amqui Station (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tanglewood Historic District (approx. 2 miles away); Smith-Carter House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Odom’s Tennessee Pride Country Sausage (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Also see . . . Mary Neely's story one of woe and survival. Article in Tennessee Magazine (Submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Indian Captivity Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,721 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.