White Pine in Jefferson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

White Pine

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 22, 2022

1. White Pine Marker

Inscription. White Pine derived its name from the white pine tree which stood here in 1893. The name was suggested by Richard White to satisfy government officials who requested a name to make the post office a legal reality. The original pine tree was destroyed by lighting in 1897. Another white pine tree symbolic of our town and commemorating the original tree was planted July 4, 1970.

Erected by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, White Pine Lions Club, White Pine Jaycees, and American Legion Post 201.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1970.

Location. 36° 6.402′ N, 83° 17.245′ W. Marker is in White Pine, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. It is on Main Street (Tennessee Route 113), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Pine TN 37890, 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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kimbrough's Crossroads (approx. 3½ miles away); St. Paul Presbyterian Church Lowland (approx. 5.2 miles away); Tennessee Civil War Trails (approx. 5.4 miles away); Rural Mount (approx. 5.7 miles away); Pine Chapel (approx. 5.8 miles away); Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. (approx. 5.8 miles away); Colonel Robert McFarland (approx. 5.9 miles away); Battle of Hay's Ferry (approx. 5.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fighting at Dandridge (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 22, 2022

2. White Pine Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 22, 2022

3. White Pine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.