Monteagle in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Grundy County / Marion County

Grundy County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

1. Grundy County Marker

Inscription. 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.

Marion County Established 1817; named in honor of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion Revolutionary leader in South Carolina, whose brilliantly successful guerilla tactics earned for him the title, “The Swamp Fox”.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2 E 4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #08 Martin Van Buren, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 35° 14.478′ N, 85° 50.514′ W. Marker is in Monteagle, Tennessee, in Grundy County. Marker is at the intersection of West College Street (U.S. 41) and West Main Street (U.S. 41A), on the right when traveling south on West

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College Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 W College St, Monteagle TN 37356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx. ¼ mile away); The Amphitheater (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Dawn Redwood of Monteagle (approx. half a mile away); Tullahoma Campaign (approx. 0.7 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. ¾ mile away); RyeMabee 1930 (approx. ¾ mile away); Crossroads of War (approx. 0.9 miles away); Struggling Through the Mountains (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monteagle.

Marion County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

2. Marion County Marker

Grundy County / Marion County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020

3. Grundy County / Marion County Marker

As seen from Grundy County side.

Felix Grundy of Tennessee image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

4. Felix Grundy of Tennessee

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

Francis Marion image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

5. Francis Marion

From Lives of Celebrated Americans by Benson John Lossing, 1869, Page 185.

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 175 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on January 24, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.