Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Blind Knight

Photographed by Tom Gillard, January 3, 2010

1. The Blind Knight Marker

Inscription. 4½ mi. S.E., near Liberty, Francis Joseph Campbell lived as a boy. Blinded in 1836, when 4 years old, he was educated in the first class of the State School for the Blind, later in Boston and Europe. Settling in England, his success in educating the blind and making them self-reliant earned him knighthood. He died in 1914.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 35° 10.054′ N, 86° 6.38′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Tennessee, in Franklin County. It is on U.S. 64, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester TN 37398, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Franklin County Confederate Memorial Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); To the Confederate Soldiers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Winchester Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mary Sharp College (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Mary Sharp College (approx. 1.2 miles away);

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Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Built 1963 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church / Winchester City Hall (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Albert Smith Marks (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Francis Joseph Campbell. (Submitted on January 3, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Gillard, January 3, 2010

2. The Blind Knight Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 5,074 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.