Cookeville in Putnam County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Richard Fielding Cooke

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

1. Richard Fielding Cooke Marker

Inscription. Major Cooke (1789-1870), b. Culpepper County, Virginia, veteran of the War of 1812, with his wife Margaret Cox settled on a farm about nine miles southwest of here in 1816. As a State Senator, 1851-55, he secured passage of a bill refounding Putnam County, first established in 1842 but dissolved by court suit. He is buried in the Cooke family cemetery. Cookeville is named in his honor.

Erected 1976 by Putnam County, Tennessee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 36° 9.786′ N, 85° 30.25′ W. Marker is in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of East Broad Street and Fleming Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street. Marker is located near Cookeville city hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 E Broad St, Cookeville TN 38501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia.

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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: Town Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); Citizen's Bank Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Putnam County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Statue (approx. ¼ mile away); Putnam County Courthouses (approx. ¼ mile away); Dedicated to the Memory of Jere Whitson (approx. ¼ mile away); 1907 and 1909 Views of the Cookeville Train Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); Alexander L. Crawford (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookeville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

2. Richard Fielding Cooke Marker

Maj. Richard Fielding Cooke image. Click for full size.

Photographed by City of Cookeville

3. Maj. Richard Fielding Cooke

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.