Kodak in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Major Hugh Henry

(1756 - 1838)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2022

1. Major Hugh Henry Marker

Inscription. A member of Watauga Association 1772, he served with Bledsoe in 1777. In 1778 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the state in Washington District Court of N.C. He joined the Mountain Men of John Sevier at King's Mountain and was later at the Battle of Boyd's Creek. He was deputy from Washington County to meet in convention at Jonesboro in 1784. The Treaty of Dumplin Creek was held at the home of Major Henry on June 10, 1785. He is buried in Henry Cemetery.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C 56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 10, 1785.

Location. 35° 57.801′ N, 83° 38.186′ W. Marker is in Kodak, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on Bent Road south of Underwood Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4168 Bent Rd, Kodak TN 37764, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Treaty of Dumplin Creek (approx. 0.7 miles away); Henry's Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dumplin Creek Treaty (approx. 2 miles away); The Great Indian Warpath (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Kelly Family Farm (approx. 3.2 miles away); Steamboat Times on the French Broad (approx. 3.3 miles away); Wheatlands (approx. 3½ miles away); Seven Islands Methodist Church (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kodak.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2022

2. Major Hugh Henry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,743 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.