McMinnville in Warren County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cumberland Caverns

Registered Natural Landmark

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 18, 2023

1. Cumberland Caverns Marker

Inscription. Cumberland Caverns has been designated Registered Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the Nation's natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man's environment.
1976
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 35° 39.965′ N, 85° 41.015′ W. Marker is in McMinnville, Tennessee, in Warren County. It is on Cumberland Caverns Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McMinnville TN 37110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Cumberland Caverns (a few steps from this marker); Higgenbotham's Cave (approx. 1.6 miles away); Kentucky-Alabama Road (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Birthing Tree (approx. 4 miles away); Forrest's Bivouac (approx. 4.7 miles away); Anthia Brady Hughes (approx. 4.9 miles away); Carl T. Rowan (approx. 4.9 miles away); Charles Faulkner Bryan (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McMinnville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 18, 2023

2. Cumberland Caverns Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.