Near Lake Tansi in Cumberland County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

“Red Fox” Flynn

October 29, 1825 - October 17, 1905

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2021

1. “Red Fox” Flynn Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War, Richard Lafayette Flynn and his wife, Ezyiphia, ran an Underground Railroad stop in Cumberland County on Big Laurel Creek assisting Unionist refugees, slaves who had escaped, and soldiers, including Andrews' Raiders, from Chattanooga on their way to Kentucky. A Federal scout, Flynn earned the name “Red Fox” for his ability to slip through the area as furtively as a red fox. He died in 1905 and is buried in the Flynn Cemetery.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2C 22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 29, 1825.

Location. 35° 51.26′ N, 85° 9.105′ W. Marker is near Lake Tansi, Tennessee, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from the intersection of Flynns Cove Cemetery Road and Flynns Cove Road. At the intersection, turn left at the “National Historic Marker” sign onto Flynns Cove Cemetery Road. Follow the road to the end (at a garage), then turn left onto a path in the grass to reach the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 Flynns Cove Rd, Crossville TN 38572, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Crossville (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Journey of the Bell (approx. 8.8 miles away); Pleasant Hill (approx. 8.8 miles away); Affair at Cumberland Mountain (approx. 8.8 miles away); Cumberland Mountain State Park Bridge (approx. 9.2 miles away); Cumberland County Families (approx. 9.2 miles away); In Honor Of George Washington (approx. 9½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9½ miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2021

2. “Red Fox” Flynn Marker

Richard “Red Fox” Flynn grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2021

3. Richard “Red Fox” Flynn grave marker

The stone is largely unreadable.

Ezylphia Wyatt Flynn grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2021

4. Ezylphia Wyatt Flynn grave marker

She is buried next to her husband, Richard "Red Fox" Flynn.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,473 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 24, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.