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

Garland

Patriot Soldiers of the Revolutionary War

 
 
Garland Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 17, 2025
1. Garland Monument
Inscription. In honor –GARLAND– patriot soldiers of the Revolutionary War from this area.

Rowan County N.C. Militia: Joseph Garland • Samuel Garland • Wm. Gutridge Garland

N.C. Continental Line: John Garland • Elisha Garland • Humphrey Garland

Marker placed and dedicated July 17, 1999, by descendant G.F.R.A. members. Ritual by Ann Robertson Chapter, N.S.D.A.R.
 
Erected 1999 by NSDAR — National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 36° 10.661′ N, 82° 16.242′ W. Memorial is near Unicoi, Tennessee, in Unicoi County. It can be reached from Tennessee Route 107 near Lower Stone Mountain Road, on the right when traveling east. It is in Bell Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2198 Deer Haven Rd, Unicoi TN 37692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East Tennessee and in the Tri-Cities Area. It is also in
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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, 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: Other Limestone Cove Tragedy Victims (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 a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).
 
Garland Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 17, 2025
2. Garland Monument
 
 
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 328 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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