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Red Boiling Springs in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Chitwoods Grocery Store

 
 
Chitwoods Grocery Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021
1. Chitwoods Grocery Store Marker
Inscription. This one story Wooden store was owned by Irvin Chitwood and featured a variety of merchandise, groceries, and hardware. It was destroyed in the flood of 1969.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 36° 31.829′ N, 85° 50.765′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on East Main Street (Tennessee Route 151) just east of Oak Grove Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 E Main St, Red Boiling Springs TN 37150, 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 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: Reeves Grocery Store (here, next to this marker); Hudson's General Store (a few steps from this marker); Moss Bowling Alley (within shouting distance of this marker); Leslie Bath House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sampson's Light Housekeeping (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Red Boiling Springs (about 300 feet away); Armour's Hotel Bed and Breakfast (about 300 feet away); Nixon Boarding House and the Whitley Boarding House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Boiling Springs.
 
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Chitwoods Grocery Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021
2. Chitwoods Grocery Store Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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