Monteagle in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Grundy County
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Marion County
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
1. Grundy County Marker
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. It 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 College
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Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau and in the Highland Rim. 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx. Ό mile away); The Amphitheater (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welcome to Monteagle (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Hotel, the Eagle, and College Hijinks (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Dawn Redwood of Monteagle (approx. half a mile away); Trail of Tears (approx. Ύ mile away); RyeMabee 1930 (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monteagle.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Tullahoma Campaign (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
2. Marion County Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
3. Grundy County / Marion County Marker
As seen from Grundy County side.
Library of Congress
4. Felix Grundy of Tennessee
c1837 Engraving by P. Haas Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540
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 450 times since then and 24 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.
