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

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John Rush Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Gillard, January 3, 2010

1. John Rush Marker

Inscription. Lived here. He came to Franklin Co. in 1872 from Ohio. In 1892, with the aid of J. B. Killebrew, agricultural agent of the N. C. & St. L. RR. and former State Commissioner of Agriculture, he imported from France the first crimson clover seed, thereby founding a new industry and adding materially to the economy of the region.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 35° 7.079′ N, 86° 12.09′ W. Marker is in Belvidere, Tennessee, in Franklin County. It is on U.S. 64, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belvidere TN 37306, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First United Church, U.C.C. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Polly Finlay Crockett (approx. 2.1 miles away); Captain Samuel Handly (approx. 2.2 miles away); David and Polly Crockett: A Consise History (approx. 3.1 miles away); Jesse Bean

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); Hunter's Grocery (approx. 6 miles away); Huntland Veterans Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); The Blind Knight (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belvidere.

Other markers no longer nearby. "Kentuck" (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Falls Mill (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Albert Smith Marks (was approx. 6.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Gillard, January 3, 2010

2. John Rush Marker

Crimson Clover image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2010

3. Crimson Clover

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 1,647 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on January 24, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. 3. submitted on June 7, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.