Morristown in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hannah J. Price

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Hannah J. Price Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 19, 2022

1. Hannah J. Price Marker

Inscription. Founded Morristown Equal Suffrage League, 1911 & led meetings here. Wrote novel "The Closed Door" advocating votes for women. Lived Here.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 159.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 36° 13.007′ N, 83° 17.34′ W. Marker is in Morristown, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. It is at the intersection of East 1st North Street and North James Street, on the left when traveling east on East 1st North Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 East 1st North Street, Morristown TN 37814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

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: Phillips House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morristown College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hamblen County Jail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamblen County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamblen County Mideast Wars Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Morris Cemetery

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Caught in the Crossfire (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morristown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Morristown College (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 19, 2022

2. Hannah J. Price Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 19, 2022

3. Hannah J. Price Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 19, 2022

4. Hannah J. Price Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 19, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.