Lewisburg in Marshall County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Berlin Rock

1844 - 1925

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 28, 2020

1. Berlin Rock Marker

Inscription.
Used as a rostrum by
Presidents James K. Polk • Andrew Johnson
U.S. Senators A,O.P. Nicholson • E.W. Carmack
Congressmen Geo. W. Jones • M.P. Gentry U.S.& C.S. • James D. Richardson • W.C. Houston
Governors James C. Jones • R.L. Taylor • Jas. B. Frazier • T. C. Rye • Alf Taylor • Benton McMillin
Judges Wm. Polk • Terry H. Cahal • Barkley Martin • Mat Martin • Harvey Watterson • Wm. Martin • Jas. H. Thomas

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #17 Andrew Johnson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 35° 31.733′ N, 86° 49.476′ W. Marker is in Lewisburg, Tennessee, in Marshall County. It can be reached from Franklin Pike (U.S. 431) south of Old Berlin Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at Berlin Springs Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2410 Franklin Pike, Lewisburg TN 37091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Buford Ellington (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ewing Farm (approx. 3.6 miles away); Jones Training School

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(approx. 5.4 miles away); 1949 Whiteway Lighting System (approx. 5.8 miles away); Dixie Theater (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Historic Ladies Rest Room (approx. 5.8 miles away); Abner Houston (approx. 5.8 miles away); Civil War in Marshall County (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisburg.

Also see . . . The Famous Berlin Tennessee Rock. Reprint of October 29, 1925 article in the Marshall Gazette about the site's history. Posted on RootsWeb. (Submitted on June 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 28, 2020

2. Berlin Rock Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.