Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
General Griffith Rutherford
1721-1805
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020
1. General Griffith Rutherford Marker
General Griffith Rutherford, surveyor, North Carolina legislator, commander of Revolutionary War forces of Western North Carolina, and President of the Legislative Council of the Southwest Territory from 1794 to statehood, lived 3
miles south of here from 1792 to his death in 1805. Counties in North Carolina and Tennessee are named for him. His unmarked grave is said to be in Shiloh Graveyard 300 yards north.Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 43.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1721.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 36° 23.664′ N, 86° 24.902′ W. Marker was in Gallatin, Tennessee, in Sumner County. Marker was at the intersection of Hartsville Pike (Tennessee Route 25) and Belle Breeze Place, on the right when traveling east
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. In Memory of all American Veterans (approx. 1.1 miles away); King Solomon Masonic Lodge #6 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Williamson and Adams Carriage Factory (approx. 1.4 miles away); Howard Schools (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tennessee's First African-American Civil War Volunteers (approx. 1.8 miles away); Peter Vertrees (approx. 1.8 miles away); Randy's Record Shop (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gallatin Public Square (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gallatin.
Also see . . . Griffith Rutherford. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020
2. General Griffith Rutherford Marker
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 22, 2021
3. General Griffith Rutherford Marker Location
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on August 22, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
