Ooltewah in Collegedale in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cannonballs

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

1. Cannonballs Marker

Inscription. These cannonballs were retrieved from the James River in Charles City, Virginia, near Williamsburg, sites of both Civil War and Revolutionary War battles

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 35° 3.766′ N, 85° 4.152′ W. Marker is in Collegedale, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Ooltewah. It can be reached from Ooltewah Ringgold Road north of Tennessee Road 317. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5071 Ooltewah Ringgold Rd, Ooltewah TN 37363, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 4 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: M48 A5 Patton Tank (a few steps from this marker); TA-4J Douglas Skyhawk Transonic Attack/Trainer (a few steps from this marker); Corporal Desmond T. Doss (a few steps from this marker); AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter (a few steps from this marker); County of James (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kenneth A. Wright Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Order of the Southern Cross (approx. 3½ miles away); N.B. Forrest Camp U.C.V and U.D.C. Chapters (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collegedale.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

2. Cannonballs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.