Marble City in Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Votes for Women
Road to the 19th Amendment
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Photographed by David Rozzelle, October 24, 2024
1. Votes for Women Marker
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 81.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 35° 57.144′ N, 83° 56.64′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is in Marble City. It is at the intersection of Kingston Pike and Alcoa Highway (Tennessee Route 115), on the right when traveling west on Kingston Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2511 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN 37919, 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: 2111 Terrace Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Dog Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Longstreet's Headquarters (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bleak House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Sanders U.D.C. Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Assault Upon Fort Sanders (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different
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Other markers no longer nearby. Death of Gen. William P. Sanders (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Fort Sanders (was approx. Ύ mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Janie Bitner
2. Votes for Women Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2023, by Janie Bitner of Knoxville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on May 22, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2024, by David Rozzelle of Knoxville, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 8, 2023, by Janie Bitner of Knoxville, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
