Cottontown in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bridal House

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

1. Bridal House Marker

Inscription. In 1795, Thomas Cotton founded Cottontown. He had been a captain of Hertford County, North Carolina Militia during the revolution. In 1819 Moore Cotton, son of Thomas, built Bridal House for his only daughter, Elizabeth. The House is architecturally significant and recognized primarily for its construction with unusually large logs, measuring about three feet in width.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 45.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 36° 27.104′ N, 86° 32.3′ W. Marker is in Cottontown, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 25 and Bugg Hollow Road, on the right when traveling south on Tennessee Route 25. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cottontown TN 37048, 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,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Revolutionary War Soldier Thomas Cotton (within shouting distance of this marker); Station Camp Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Big South Tunnel (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Clark House (approx. 4.9 miles away); Highland Community (approx. 5.2 miles away); Site of First County Court in Sumner County (approx. 5.3 miles away); History of the Highland Community (approx. 5.3 miles away); Original Church of God / L.M. Swanson's Nursing Home (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cottontown.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 11, 2020

2. Bridal House Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 11, 2020

3. Bridal House Marker

Close up photo of the front of the Bridal House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

4. Close up photo of the front of the Bridal House

Left side of the Bridal House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

5. Left side of the Bridal House

Right side of the Bridal House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

6. Right side of the Bridal House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,121 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 2, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.