Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Barnes Boring Hardware

— Elizabethton Walking Tour —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

1. Barnes Boring Hardware Marker

Inscription.
Barnes Boring was officially established as a corporation on February 26, 1900 with J. M. Barnes and J. R. Boring as principal stockholders. The two gentlemen died just months from each other nearly 30 years after beginning their partnership.

Erected by Elizabethton Walking Tour. (Marker Number 12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is February 26, 1900.

Location. 36° 20.894′ N, 82° 12.828′ W. Marker is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is on East Elk Avenue just west of Post Office Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 623 East Elk Avenue, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Burgie Drug (within shouting distance of this marker); Betsy Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Tipton (within shouting distance of this marker); City of Elizabethton Bicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Restoration of the Mill Race (about 400 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); History of the Mill Race (about 400 feet away); Public Library (about 400 feet away); Ritz Theater (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Post Office (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Barnes Boring Hardware Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

2. Barnes Boring Hardware Entrance

(marker is mounted on left side of front entrance)

Barnes Boring Hardware Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

3. Barnes Boring Hardware Building

(looking north across East Elk Avenue)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 954 times since then and 159 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.