Mason in Tipton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bozo's Hot Pit Bar-B-Q
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2022
1. Bozo's Hot Pit Bar-B-Q Marker
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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by
Thomas Jefferson Bozo Williams
in Mason, TN
has been listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 35° 24.612′ N, 89° 32.391′ W. Marker is in Mason, Tennessee, in Tipton County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 70 and B Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 70. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 342 US-70, Mason TN 38049, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee and in Greater Memphis. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Mississippi Delta. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trinity In The Fields (approx. 0.7 miles away); Concordia Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Richland (approx. 3.4 miles away); Vineland (approx. 3.4 miles away); Cypress-Davis Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Charleston United Methodist Church and Cemetery (approx. 6.1 miles away); Rev. James McFerrin (approx. 6.1 miles away); Mt. Carmel Church (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mason.
Regarding Bozo's Hot Pit Bar-B-Q. The restaurant was added to the National Register in 2018. Its nomination is not yet available online.
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Also see . . . The Battle of the Bozos. Bozo's the restaurant was taken to court by Bozo the Clown in a trademark dispute that lasted nearly a decade, reached the Supreme Court and generated national media coverage. (Scott Williams, Haywood County Line blog, posted June 21, 2018) (Submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2022
2. Bozo's Hot Pit Bar-B-Q Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2022
3. Bozo's Hot Pit Bar-B-Q
As seen across U.S. 70.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
