Near Pelham in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Coffee County / Grundy County

Coffee County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

1. Coffee County Marker

Inscription. Coffee County Established 1836; named in honor of
Major General John Coffee soldier, surveyor, and close friend of Andrew Jackson. Tennessee troops under his command took a decisive part in the New Orleans Campaign, December 23, 1814 to January 8, 1815.

Grundy County Established 1844; named in honor of
Felix Grundy of Virginia. Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court; Rep. in Congress from Tenn. 1811-1814. U.S. Senator 1829-38. Attorney Gen. in President Van Buren's Cabinet. At the time of his death in 1840, he was again a U.S. Senator.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2 E 3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, the Former U.S. Presidents: #08 Martin Van Buren, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 35° 19.403′ N, 85° 54.239′ W. Marker is near Pelham, Tennessee, in Coffee County. Marker is at the intersection of Hillsboro Highway

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(U.S. 41) and Tyree Cove Road, on the right when traveling south on Hillsboro Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 74 Hillsboro Highway, Pelham TN 37366, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Grundy County (here, next to this marker); Struggling Through the Mountains (approx. 6 miles away); The Dawn Redwood of Monteagle (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Amphitheater (approx. 6.6 miles away); Grundy County / Marion County (approx. 6.7 miles away); Tullahoma Campaign (approx. 6.7 miles away); Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx. 6.8 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pelham.

Grundy County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

2. Grundy County Marker

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

3. Coffee County Marker

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

4. Grundy County Marker

Internet Archive

5. John Coffee

From Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1905 by Benson John Lossing and Woodrow Wilson 1905, Vol. 2, page 230.

Felix Grundy of Tennessee image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

6. Felix Grundy of Tennessee

c1837 Engraving by P. Haas — Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 5, 6. submitted on January 24, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.