Decaturville in Decatur County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Revolutionary War Veterans Monument
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020
1. Revolutionary War Veterans Monument
of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
place this marker
on the event of the
American Revolution Bicentennial
in honor of their
Revolutionary Ancestors
Samuel Houston · Joshua Dodson · Wm. C. Maples · Daniel Murphy · Elijah Robertson · Richard Strawn · William Bullock · Caleb Dodson · James Wofford · John Donelson, Sr. · Anthony Raines · Rowland Ledbetter · Thomas Joyner
Erected 1976 by Peter Houston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 35° 35.076′ N, 88° 7.198′ W. Monument is in Decaturville, Tennessee, in Decatur County. It is at the intersection of Pleasant Street and West Market Street, on the left when traveling north on Pleasant Street. Marker located on grounds of Decatur County Courthouse, at northeast corner of building. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address:
this page online
Regionally, this memorial monument is in West Tennessee. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Decatur Countians who have served in the Tennessee Senate (a few steps from this marker); Decatur County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Brownsport Furnace (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Decatur County School Gymnasium (approx. 0.2 miles away); Decatur County Training School Crowder High School 1925-1965 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Divided Loyalties (approx. 4 miles away); Little David Wilkins (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2020
2. Revolutionary War Veterans Monument
Revolutionary War Veterans marker on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
