North Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
David Beck Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
1. David Beck Memorial
Site of Quarry, Ferry, Thousand Acre Farm and Cemetery owned by the family of
David Beck
(1765-1841)
prominent in the founding of Chattanooga, 1839
and the State of Tennessee 1796
Plaque placed by Prudhomme Fort Chapter Tennessee Society of the National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century
- March 6, 2015 -
Erected 2015 by Prudhomme Fort Chapter, Tennessee Society of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
Location. 35° 3.897′ N, 85° 17.15′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in North Chattanooga. It is on Dorchester Road south of Riverview Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37405, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chattanooga Golf and Country Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln Park (approx. 1.1 miles away);
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. Site of Battery Bushnell (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Becks lived at site of Chattanooga Golf and Country Club; Founded Title Guaranty and Trust. From The Chattanoogan. Posted Sept. 2, 2017. (Submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
2. David Beck Memorial
View of cemetery, with marker to the left.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
3. David Beck Memorial
Beck family cemetery headstone
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
