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

Column Orders

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

1. Column Orders Marker

Inscription. A column is a form of architecture that has existed since ancient times. Classical architects established various orders that laid out guidelines for style and proportion. The Ancient Greeks developed the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian column orders, and the Ancient Romans later added the Tuscan and Composite column orders. Each of the column's elements had to look a specific way depending on its order.

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

Location. 36° 26.387′ N, 89° 4.132′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is at the intersection of Graham Road and Welcome Circle on Graham Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Graham Rd, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Maze (within shouting distance of this marker); The Japanese Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); C. Grooms Smithy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brewer-Austin Mill (about 400 feet away); Hugh Wade Feed Store (about 400 feet away); The Schoolhouse (about 500 feet away); The Roosevelt Cabin (about 600 feet away); The Loom House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

2. Column Orders Marker

Custom Design image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

3. Custom Design

Capitol Shaft Base A column's design can follow a certain order of Architecture, be a variation of an order, or be something entirely unique. Try to spot the similarities and differences between the Classical Order of Architecture columns depicted here and the columns displayed at Discovery Park. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, Composite

This European Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 21, 2025

4. This European Garden

is sponsored by the Elburn and Peter Kimmelman Family Foundation, Inc.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.