Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Sousa and his Band

— John Phillip Sousa, Conductor —

Memorial to The Sousa Band Grand Concert Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

1. Memorial to The Sousa Band Grand Concert Marker

Inscription.
This historical marker is placed as a memorial to The Sousa Band Grand Concert
January 30, 1906
Craigmiles Opera House
Cleveland, Tennessee
presented
October 11, 2004
by
Lee University
Dr. Paul Conn, President
Lee University Wind Ensemble
Dr. David R. Holsinger, Conductor
John Phillip Sousa Foundation
Douglas Harter, Project Chair
Col. John Bourgeois, President
Dr. A.G. Wright, Chairman

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is January 30, 1906.

Location. 35° 9.617′ N, 84° 52.506′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Tennessee, in Bradley County. It is on North Ocoee Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 170 N Ocoee St, Cleveland TN 37311, 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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Bohemia Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley County Courthouse Meleeny Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley County World War II Memorial (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Fillauer Brothers Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away); Methodist Episcopal Church, South (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

2. Memorial to The Sousa Band Grand Concert Marker

Marker is mounted to building to right of tree.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.