Tullahoma in Coffee County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Oakwood Cemetery

Tullahoma History Trail

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 1, 2021

1. Oakwood Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This land was donated to the city for use as a cemetery in 1875 by J.E. Hogain, a son-in-law of one of Tullahoma's five founders, Dr. T.A. Anderson, a physician whose home was at Belmont. It is the burial site for many of Tullahoma's leading families since then. Those family names include Campbell, Davis, Aydelott, Eoff, Muse, Wilkins, and Harton.

Erected by Historic Preservation Society of Tullahoma, Inc. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 35° 22.042′ N, 86° 13.015′ W. Marker is in Tullahoma, Tennessee, in Coffee County. It is at the intersection of Wilson Avenue (Tennessee Route 130) and North Jackson Street (Alternate U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Wilson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tullahoma TN 37388, 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

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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: Dr. Thomas A. Anderson and Pierce B. Anderson (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Rains Along Fort Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); L.D. Hickerson House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tullahoma Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Fortress Tullahoma (approx. half a mile away); The Red Caboose (approx. half a mile away); A Railroad Town (approx. half a mile away); Verandah Hotel — RR Depot and Dr. Cowan House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tullahoma.

Also see . . . Oakwood Cemetery (Find a Grave). (Submitted on May 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 1, 2021

2. Oakwood Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,329 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.