Madisonville in Monroe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Estes Kefauver

1903–1963

Photographed by R.E. Smirth, July 11, 2007

1. Estes Kefauver Marker

Inscription.
Born and buried on this land near Madisonville. Graduate of University of Tennessee, Yale Law School. Attorney; State Commissioner of Finance and Taxation January-May 1939; U.S. Representative from the Third Congressional District 1939–1948; U.S. Senator 1948–1963; Candidate for Presidential Nomination Democratic Party, 1952; Vice-Presidential Nominee Democratic Party, 1956; Statesman whose interests were Congressional Procedural Reform, Atlantic Union, Crime Prevention, Anti-Monopoly Legislation.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 35° 30.65′ N, 84° 21.75′ W. Marker is in Madisonville, Tennessee, in Monroe County. It is on Tellico Street South near Kefauver Lane, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madisonville TN 37354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 location: John Crawford Vaughn (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Memory of Those Who Served (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monroe County Iraq and Afghanistan KIA Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monroe County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Comes to Madisonville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monroe County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monroe County Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monroe County World War I Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madisonville.

Also see . . . Remembering Estes Kefauver.

Estes Kefauver Facing North image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R.E. Smirth, July 11, 2007

2. Estes Kefauver Facing North

1996 essay by Theodore Brown, Jr. and Robert B. Allen (Submitted on July 12, 2007.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,132 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on March 20, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.