Near College Grove in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cross Keys

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

1. Cross Keys Marker

Inscription. Laban Hartley, Jr. built a stone house here ca. 1818 and operated a tavern for which this community was named. Mt. Pisgah, located 1/2 mile southwest, was used as a reference point when surveyors created the 1783 Military Reservation line, which established the southern North Carolina land grant boundary. Pull Tight Hill is the highest point in the county, rising 1,256 feet above sea level. Two churches, Mt. Zion Methodist U.S.A. (1869-1994) and Cross Keys Baptist, est. 1954, are area landmarks. Choctaw School operated from 1871 to 1946. Joe D. Trice opened a store at this crossroads in 1910. Other early families include Anderson, Bigger, Crafton, Creswell, Giles, Hargrove, Henderson, Irvin, McCall, Skinner, and Walton.

Erected 1998 by Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 35° 45.223′ N, 86° 45.852′ W. Marker is near College Grove, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of Pulltight Hill Road and Cross Keys Road, on the right when traveling west on Pulltight Hill Road. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6724 Cross Keys Rd, College Grove TN 37046, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Cove (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bethesda (approx. 2.1 miles away); Moses Steele Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Rucker Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old Reed’s Store (approx. 2.7 miles away); Edwards Grove Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Owen Hill (approx. 3.2 miles away); Sam and Kirk McGee (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Grove.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

2. Cross Keys Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,955 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.