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

Jefferson County Jail

1845-1935

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Jefferson County Jail Marker

Inscription. First court house and jail erected on this site in 1815 – addition to jail erected in 1935 by Jefferson County in conjunction with Tennessee Emergency Relief Administration.

Building committee J.E. Swann CHM C.C.
Luther Chilton Harry Vance Ben Webb

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 36° 0.943′ N, 83° 24.936′ W. Marker is in Dandridge, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. It is on Gay Street (Tennessee Route 92) south of West Meeting Street ( Route 9/66), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1221 Gay St, Dandridge TN 37725, 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: Attack on Dandridge (within shouting distance of this marker); J. C. Turnley's Mill Place Grindstone (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Dandridge (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Roper Mansion (about 300 feet away); Blant’s Hill

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(about 400 feet away); The Dike That Saved Dandridge (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dandridge.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Jefferson County Jail Marker

Marker is above the door.

Jefferson County Jail Marker placed by the city of Dandridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 25, 2024

3. Jefferson County Jail Marker placed by the city of Dandridge

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on November 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.