Downtown in Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Site of John H. Crozier Home

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2021

1. Site of John H. Crozier Home Marker

Inscription.

Site of John H. Crozier Home
Headquarters of Major General Ambrose Burnside, U.S.A.

The Civil War Siege of Knoxville
November, 1863

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1863.

Location. 35° 57.862′ N, 83° 55.058′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Clinch Avenue and South Gay Street, on the right when traveling west on Clinch Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 South Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Creation of the Southeastern Conference (here, next to this marker); Site of Blount College (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee Theater (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee Ernie Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Christopher Krutch (within shouting distance of this marker); Gay Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. John Sevier, 1745-1815 (within shouting distance of this marker); Millstone from mill owned by William and Sarah Bowman (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Also see . . . John Henry Crozier at Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 25, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2021

2. Site of John H. Crozier Home Marker

The marker is on the right corner of the hotel seen in this view.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.