Lancaster in Smith County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Edgar Evins State Park
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2025
1. Edgar Evins State Park Marker
This rustic state park consisting of approximately 6,000 acres was built jointly by the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the State Department of Conservation named in Edgar Evins, farmer, teacher, merchant, banker, businessman, conservationist, civic and political leader of Smithville and DeKalb County, Tennessee.
Here beauty and nature merge for environment to renew and refresh the spirit.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1975.
Location. 36° 5.265′ N, 85° 48.781′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Tennessee, in Smith County. It is on Highland Rim Trail north of Edgar Evins State Park Rd, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1630 Highland Rim Trail, Silver Point TN 38582, 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: Center Hill Dam / Center Hill Powerhouse (approx. one mile away); Dunham Cemetery Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); Tennessee Veterans (approx. 3.6 miles away); U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. (approx. 3.6 miles away); Tennessee Civil War Trails
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War in Tennessee (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2025
2. Edgar Evins State Park Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2025
3. Edgar Evins State Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
