Bluff City in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bluff City

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 27, 2009

1. Bluff City Marker

Inscription. When first a settlement, this was called Choate's Ford. With establishment of the Abingdon, Va-Knoxville stage line, it became known as Middletown. Laid off as a town, following completion of the railroad, it became Union. Early in 1862, it was named Zollicoffer, after the Confederate general. Renamed Union in 1865, it received its present name in 1887.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A 66.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 36° 28.391′ N, 82° 16.015′ W. Marker is in Bluff City, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It is at the intersection of Bluff City Highway (State Highway 44) and Fleming Drive on Bluff City Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bluff City TN 37618, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Womack's Old Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edward Cox Home (approx. 1.6 miles away); John Isaac Cox (approx. 2.3 miles away); Dale Earnhardt (approx. 3 miles away); Richard Petty (approx. 3 miles

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away); Cale Yarborough (approx. 3 miles away); David Pearson (approx. 3 miles away); Darrell Waltrip (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluff City.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 27, 2009

2. Bluff City Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,713 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.