Union City in Obion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Homra Lodge

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

1. The Homra Lodge Marker

Inscription. The William A. "Bill" Homra and Allen Homra Lodge was donated by the Critchlow family and moved to Discovery Park in 2012. Supposedly, President Andrew Johnson slept in the smaller cabin while passing through West Tennessee in the late 1800s. It now houses a portion of the "Duck, Duck, Goose: Waterfowl of the Mississippi Flyway" exhibit, and a Reelfoot-Lake-style duck blind is located behind the lodge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 36° 26.357′ N, 89° 4.262′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is at the intersection of Graham Drive and Welcome Circle on Graham Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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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 walking distance of this marker: Sleeping Beauty Cabin (a few steps from this marker); David Crockett (a few steps from this marker); The Well House and Woodshed (a few steps from this marker); Settlement Pavilion (a few steps from this marker); Livestock Barn (a few steps from this marker); The Roosevelt Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Loom House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Smokehouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.

Also see . . . The Settlement. Featuring nearly a dozen structures, the little settlement on the North Lake includes farmhouses plus a corn crib, tool barn, smokehouse, hog barn, loom house, doctor’s cabin, well house and woodshed. The collection of hand-hewn log buildings resembles what one might have found in a mid-nineteenth century frontier settlement. All the buildings were generously donated to Discovery Park by families

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

2. The Homra Lodge Marker

from around the region and were moved to The Settlement by Carlos Lewis and Sons House Movers of Indian Mound, Tennessee. The logs are original and joined at the corners using a “chamfer and notch” system. (Submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

3. The Homra Lodge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.