Petersburg in Lincoln County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Lincoln County
⎯⎯⎯
Marshall County

Lincoln County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

1. Lincoln County Marker

Inscription.
Lincoln County
Established 1809; named in honor of
Major Gen. Benjamin Lincoln of the Revolutionary Army. After service at Saratoga, he was put in Chief Command in the Southern Colonies. Later, he was Secretary of War under the Confederation, 1781-83.

Marshall County
Established 1836; named in honor of
John Marshall of Virginia. Serving in Congress in 1799, he was Secretary of State from 1800 to 1801, and Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3 G 19.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 35° 19.002′ N, 86° 38.575′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Tennessee, in Lincoln County. It is on Lewisburg Highway (U.S. 431) ¼ mile south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3314 Lewisburg Highway, Petersburg TN 37144, 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: King's Mountain Messenger (approx. 0.4 miles away); Petersburg Colored Elementary School (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named

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Kings Mountain Messenger (approx. 3.1 miles away); John Medearis (approx. 4.7 miles away); J. C. Tate General Merchandise Store (approx. 7.9 miles away); Jake Donelson (approx. 11.6 miles away); Cornersville Methodist Episcopal Church, South (approx. 11.6 miles away); St. Paul AME Church (approx. 11.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Marshall County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

2. Marshall County Marker

Lincoln County Marker (far view) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

3. Lincoln County Marker (far view)

Marshall County Marker (far view) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

4. Marshall County Marker (far view)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Lincoln County⎯⎯⎯Marshall County

Lincoln County
⎯⎯⎯
Marshall County