Gruetli/Laager in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Gruetli

Photographed by Tom Gillard, December 27, 2009

1. Gruetli Marker

Inscription.

Apparently named for a commune in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, it was founded by Peter Staub, native of that locality, and 100 Swiss families who bought land here, on April 11, 1869. Since 1880, normal increases in population and the desire for self-betterment have driven many inhabitants to neighboring cities.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1861.

Location. 35° 22.256′ N, 85° 39.6′ W. Marker is in Gruetli/Laager, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 108 and 20th Ave South, on the right when traveling east on Tennessee Route 108. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gruetli Laager TN 37339, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Creighton's Store (approx. 3.3 miles away); United Methodist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Long’s Mill and the Chickamauga Trace (approx. 4.9 miles away); Greeter Homeplace (approx. 5 miles away); The Northcutt-Moffitt “Manor” (approx. 5.4 miles away); Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid (approx. 5.4 miles away); Grundy County Confederate Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); Altamont, Tennessee World War Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Melchior Thoni, Jr (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Gillard, December 27, 2009

2. Gruetli Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2009. This page has been viewed 1,116 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on June 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.