Near Pelham in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Coffee County
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Grundy County
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
1. Coffee County Marker
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. It is at the intersection of Hillsboro
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Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. 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 7 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); Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx. 6.8 miles away); a different marker also named Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
2. Grundy County Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Tullahoma Campaign (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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 Encyclopζdia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1905 by Benson John Lossing and Woodrow Wilson 1905, Vol. 2, page 230.
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 364 times since then and 26 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.
