Near Unicoi in Unicoi County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Other Limestone Cove Tragedy Victims

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 17, 2025

1. Other Limestone Cove Tragedy Victims Marker

Inscription. In memory of other Union men tortured and killed by Witchers’s Confederate troops at Limestone Cove: Brothers John and Elias Fry; their nephew, John Campbell; and Mr. Robert Dowdell. May their sacrifice never be forgotten.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 36° 10.657′ N, 82° 16.234′ W. Marker is near Unicoi, Tennessee, in Unicoi County. It can be reached from the intersection of Tennessee Route 107 and Lower Stone Mountain Road, on the right when traveling east. It is at the gravesite. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2198 Deer Haven Road, Unicoi TN 37692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also 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

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Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Garland (a few steps from this marker); Bell Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Cordell Hull (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Laurels (approx. 4.9 miles away); Mary Patton (approx. 7.2 miles away); Williams-Taylor House (approx. 8.4 miles away); Blue Ridge Pottery (approx. 8.4 miles away); To the Women of the Confederacy (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Unicoi.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Limestone Cove Tragedy (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Limestone Cove Tragedy Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 17, 2025

2. Limestone Cove Tragedy Gravesite

This marker is on the ground in front of the concrete slab that covers the grave.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.