Harriman in Roane County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Robert King Byrd

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2020

1. Robert King Byrd Marker

Inscription. Served as 1st Lt., Co. C., 4th Tenn. Infantry in Mexican War. During Civil War he organized and was Col. of 1st Tenn. Infantry, USA. Later commanded brigade. Saw action in East Tenn., Battle of Stones River, and in Atlanta campaign. Member of Union Party Convention of 1865, State Senator, 1879. Owned land on which Harriman was later built.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 35° 55.895′ N, 84° 33.301′ W. Marker is in Harriman, Tennessee, in Roane County. It is at the intersection of North Roane Street (U.S. 27) and Emory Drive, on the right when traveling south on North Roane Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harriman TN 37748, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harriman: Utopia of Temperance (approx. ¼ mile away); Dixie Lee (approx. 1.4 miles away); Honoring the Kingston Coal Ash Cleanup Workers (approx. 2.6 miles away); 9/11 Memorial

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(approx. 3 miles away); Kingston Colored School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Southwest Point (approx. 4.3 miles away); Capitol for a Day (approx. 4.7 miles away); Roane County Revolutionary War Monument (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harriman.

Also see . . . Robert K. Byrd. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on May 21, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2020

2. Robert King Byrd Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.