Mountain City in Johnson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Amazing Grace

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 25, 2020

1. Amazing Grace Marker

Inscription. Clarence "Tom" Ashley's arrangement of this beloved hymn is sung in churches all over the world today.

Painted by J.P. Burnham, Pam Steinke, and Nancie Svensen

Erected by East Tennessee Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 36° 28.478′ N, 81° 48.251′ W. Marker is in Mountain City, Tennessee, in Johnson County. It is at the intersection of North Church Street and West Main Street, on the left when traveling north on North Church Street. The marker and painting are on the east side of the Farmers State Bank building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 N Church St, Mountain City TN 37683, 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,

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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: Handsome Molly (here, next to this marker); Train 45 (here, next to this marker); House of the Rising Sun (here, next to this marker); Tom Dooley (a few steps from this marker); The Ballad of Finley Preston (a few steps from this marker); G.B. Grayson (a few steps from this marker); Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's (a few steps from this marker); Little Ragged Joe 1947 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain City.

Amazing Grace Painting image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 25, 2020

2. Amazing Grace Painting

Series of song murals. Amazing Grace is third from the left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 28, 2026

3. Series of song murals. Amazing Grace is third from the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on May 1, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.