Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Marugg Company
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2022
1. The Marugg Company Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1873
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 35° 15.669′ N, 85° 44.271′ W. Marker is in Tracy City, Tennessee, in Grundy County. Marker is at the intersection of Depot Street and Laurel Street, on the left when traveling north on Depot Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 88 Depot St, Tracy City TN 37387, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Roho The Coalminer (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fiery Gizzard (about 500 feet away); Christ Church Episcopal (approx. ¼ mile away); Lone Rock Coke Ovens (approx. 0.7 miles away); Highlander Folk School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Crossroads of War (approx. 5.2 miles away); United Methodist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tracy City.
Regarding The Marugg Company. Excerpt from the National Register nomination, submitted in 1987:
The Marugg Company, which specializes in the mailorderbusiness of scythes, may be one of the oldest extant mailorder businesses in the state. The Marugg Company was founded in 1873 by Martin Marugg, one of the early Swiss settlers of Gruetli. The Marugg Company, which specialized in Austrian scythes and other cutting-edged hand tools, was started in Gruetli. The company moved to Tracy City around 1891 and in 1904 the current building was constructed. The building was, and still is, used for both the manufacturing of handles and the mailorder business.
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Despite interruptions caused by war, several ownership changes and the popularity of gas-powered cutters, the company has continued to operate. (Submitted on March 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
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2. Marugg Company
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2022
3. The Marugg Company Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2022
4. The Marugg Co. Building
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
