Bakerville in Humphreys County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hattie Wyatt Caraway

1878-1950

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 18, 2021

1. Hattie Wyatt Caraway Marker

Inscription. Hattie W. Caraway was born February 1, 1878, one-half mile south of here. In 1902, she married Thaddeus H. Caraway and moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas. Following the death of her husband, a United States Senator, in 1931 she entered the Senate from Arkansas by gubernatorial appointment. A year later, Caraway became the first woman elected to the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress. During her 13-year tenure, she became the first woman to preside over the Senate and to chair a Senate committee. A Democrat, she was a champion of Roosevelt's "New Deal” programs. Senator Caraway's term of office in the U.S. Senate ended in 1944. Hattie W. Caraway died in December 1950.

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 35° 56.658′ N, 87° 52.491′ W. Marker is in Bakerville, Tennessee, in Humphreys County. It is on Bakerville Road (County Road 570) 0.1 miles north of Sycamore Landing Road (County Road 1647), on the

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left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12964 Bakerville Rd, Waverly TN 37185, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain William Robert Anderson (here, next to this marker); Jesse James (approx. 5.2 miles away); Pisgah United Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Hurricane Mills (approx. 5½ miles away); a different marker also named Hurricane Mills (approx. 5.6 miles away); Home Place of Loretta Lynn (approx. 5.6 miles away); Battle of Johnsonville (approx. 7.3 miles away); Parker's Crossroads (approx. 8.9 miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 18, 2021

2. Hattie Wyatt Caraway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.