Near Hohenwald in Hickman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hickman County
⎯⎯⎯
Lewis County

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 18, 2023

1. Hickman County / Lewis County Marker

Inscription.
Hickman County
Established 1807: named in honor of
Edwin Hickman
Long Hunter and gallant explorer
who was killed by Indians near the
present site of Centerville in 1791.

Lewis County
Established 1843; named in honor of
Meriwether Lewis Captain in the Army of the United States and onetime secretary to Pres. Jefferson. Later, co-commander of the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Pacific Northwest. Enroute to Washington in 1809, he died violently, at the spot on the Natchez Trace now marked by the National Monument bearing his name.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3 F 16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 35° 37.712′ N, 87° 32.342′ W. Marker is near Hohenwald, Tennessee, in Hickman County. It is on Centerville Highway (Tennessee Route 48) ¼ mile north of Richard Dorning Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2506 TN-48, Hohenwald TN 38462, 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

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee's Mormon Massacre (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lewis County War Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); Civil War in Lewis County (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hattie Louise "Tootsie" Bess (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hohenwald Neighborhood (approx. 5.7 miles away); New Switzerland (approx. 5.7 miles away); New Switzerland II (approx. 5.7 miles away); Founding of Hohenwald (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hohenwald.

Hickman County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 13, 2021

2. Hickman County Marker

Lewis County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 13, 2021

3. Lewis County Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 13, 2021

4. Hickman County / Lewis County Marker

View of marker from the north.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 13, 2021

5. Hickman County / Lewis County Marker

View of marker from the south.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Hickman County⎯⎯⎯Lewis County

Hickman County
⎯⎯⎯
Lewis County