Near Hickman in Smith County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Gwaltney Home

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 22, 2023

1. The Gwaltney Home Marker

Inscription. John and Elizabeth Carroll Gwaltney of Virginia settled here in the 1700s, building four log rooms, with an outside dirt-floor kitchen. Elizabeth's father, Charles Carrol of Wales, was among the signers of the Declaration of Independence. John and Elizabeth had 14 children. During the Civil War, seven of their children went to the North and seven remained in the South. Noted for its show horse Kentucky Squirrel, the 200-acre farm has remained in the Gwaltney family for over two centuries.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 78.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.

Location. 36° 7.346′ N, 85° 56.467′ W. Marker is near Hickman, Tennessee, in Smith County. It is on Jenkins Hill Road 0.3 miles west of Temperance Hall Highway (Tennessee Route 264), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 216 Jenkins Hill Road, Alexandria TN 37012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee Central Crash Kills 10 (approx. 3.7 miles away); Morgan in Alexandria

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(approx. 6 miles away); Gen. John H. Morgan CSA (approx. 6 miles away); Morgan's Ohio Raid (approx. 6.3 miles away); DeKalb County Fair (approx. 6.4 miles away); Wheeler School (approx. 6½ miles away); Carthage Junction Depot (approx. 6.7 miles away); Center Hill Dam / Center Hill Powerhouse (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 22, 2023

2. The Gwaltney Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,494 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.