Near Seymour in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Campbell Family Massacre
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2020
1. Campbell Family Massacre Marker
Erected in memory of the pioneer Campbell Family
Father, mother and child which, while passing from McTeer Fort to McGaughy's Fort about the year 1794 were waylaid and killed by the Indians.
Erected 1976 by Mary Blount Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. 35° 49.696′ N, 83° 47.466′ W. Marker is near Seymour, Tennessee, in Blount County. It can be reached from Barbra Estates Drive 0.1 miles east of Boling Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is alongside a private driveway about 20 feet from the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1525 Barbra Estates Drive, Seymour TN 37865, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee, in the Great Smoky Mountains, and in Greater Knoxville. 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eusebia Church (approx. half a mile away); McTeer's Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Fort McTeer (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Bethlehem Methodist Church
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Also see . . . Campbell Family Massacre. On the site for the Mary Blount Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Submitted on June 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2020
2. Campbell Family Massacre Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,552 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
