Near Pelham in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Grundy County

Photographed by Sharon N. Goodman

1. Grundy County 2E3 Marker

Inscription. Established 1844: named in honor of Felix Grundy of Virginia. Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court; Rep. in Congress from Tenn. 1811-1814. US Senator 1829-38. Attorney Gen. in President Van Buren's Cabinet. At the time of his death in 1840, he was again a US Senator.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #08 Martin Van Buren, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 35° 19.406′ N, 85° 54.237′ W. Marker is near Pelham, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It is on Hillsboro Highway (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling south. Located at the Grundy County/Coffee County line on Highway 41. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pelham TN 37366, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coffee County / Grundy County (here, next to this marker); Struggling Through the Mountains (approx. 6 miles away); The Dawn Redwood of Monteagle (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Amphitheater (approx. 6.6 miles away); Grundy County / Marion County (approx. 6.7 miles away); Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx. 6.8 miles away); a different marker also named Monteagle Sunday School Assembly (approx. 6.9 miles away); Welcome to Monteagle (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pelham.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Tullahoma Campaign (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Felix Grundy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by U. S. Presidential History

2. Felix Grundy

Portrait by George Drury — U. S. Department of Justice.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2010, by Sharon N. Goodman of Round Rock, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,208 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2010, by Sharon N. Goodman of Round Rock, Texas. 2. submitted on January 24, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.