Etowah in McMinn County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Revolutionary Soldiers
Photographed by Mary Ruden, October 26, 2020
1. Revolutionary Soldiers Marker
1775 - 1783
Erected by Ocoee Chapter D.A.R., Cleveland, Tenn.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 35° 19.471′ N, 84° 31.589′ W. Memorial is in Etowah, Tennessee, in McMinn County. It is on Ohio Avenue just south of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the front exterior wall of the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall. It is under the carved inscription of names of local Revolutionary war patriots. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 718 Ohio Ave, Etowah TN
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Regionally, this memorial 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Etowah Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); The City of Etowah Fire Department (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lights (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Balcony (about 500 feet away); Gem (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Gem (about 500 feet away); World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away); Company "A" 278th Inf R.C.T. (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Etowah.
More about this memorial. The building used to be the
Photographed by Mary Ruden, October 26, 2020
2. Revolutionary Soldiers Marker
Regarding Revolutionary Soldiers. Also inscripted in stone above marker is: " Man was not born unto himself alone, but unto his Country". This was done circa 1910, it is thought.
Photographed by Mary Ruden, October 26, 2020
3. First Christian Church Fellowship Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2021, by Mary Ruden of Sevierville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2021, by Mary Ruden of Sevierville, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
