Dandridge in Jefferson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

In Memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. In Memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here Marker

Inscription. (Front side)
1930
Erected by
Martha Dandridge
Garden Club
in memory of the
Revolutionary soldiers
buried here John Blackburn 1741-1808 • Abednego Inman 1752-1831 • Samuel Lyle 1747-1834 • Richard Rankin 1756-1827 • Samuel Rankin 1738-1828

(Rear side)
Burial ground at the site of
The original
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
First Church in Jefferson Co.
1785

Erected 1930 by Martha Dandridge Garden Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 36° 0.931′ N, 83° 24.879′ W. Memorial is in Dandridge, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. It is on East Main Street west of Graveyard Alley, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dandridge TN 37725, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blant’s Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dike That Saved Dandridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Attack on Dandridge

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson County Jail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. C. Turnley's Mill Place Grindstone (about 300 feet away); Battle of Dandridge (about 300 feet away); Dandridge and the TVA: “Good News Came to Dandridge” (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dandridge.

Original site of Hopewell Presbyterian Church (rear side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 25, 2024

2. Original site of Hopewell Presbyterian Church (rear side)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

3. In Memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here Marker

Burial site of James McCuistion, Revolutionary War soldier not listed on the monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 25, 2024

4. Burial site of James McCuistion, Revolutionary War soldier not listed on the monument

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on November 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on November 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on November 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.