Rosemark near Millington in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Rosemark National Historic District
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021
1. Rosemark National Historic District Marker
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1788
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
Location. 35° 21.733′ N, 89° 46.247′ W. Marker is near Millington, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Rosemark. It is on East Kerrville Rosemark Road 0.1 miles west of Austin Peay Highway (Tennessee Route 14), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8760 East Kerrville Rosemark Road, Millington TN 38053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee and in Greater Memphis. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Peter John Flippin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richland Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away); Paul W. Barret (approx. Ύ mile away); Bobby Blue Bland (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hurst's Raid at Barretville (approx. 0.8 miles away); Anthony Chapel School, Greenwood AME Church & Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wade Bolton and Bolton College / Bolton School (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kerrville Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millington.
Regarding Rosemark National Historic District. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the district:
Rosemark in the twentieth century served as an agricultural crossroads for the area despite it not being a railroad or river town; in fact, early Rosemark was an isolated community with transportation confined to horse and wagon or going to nearby Brunswick to take a train to Memphis. Settlers began coming to the area now known as Rosemark in the 1830s but which was at that time called Richland. Plantations dominated the area until the 1850s when a non-plantation based community began to form. Many settlers that came to Richland (Rosemark) during the 1850s through the 1880s came from Lincoln County, Tennessee following the old stage road.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021
2. Rosemark National Historic District Marker
Photographed by Elizabeth Humphreys and Carroll Van West, March 2012
3. Rosemark National Historic District
A circa 1930 barn in the district.
Photographed by Elizabeth Humphreys and Carroll Van West, March 2012
4. Rosemark National Historic District
First Presbyterian Church.
Photographed by Elizabeth Humphreys and Carroll Van West, March 2012
5. Rosemark National Historic District
View of Kerrville-Rosemark Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
