Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Artifacts in the Exhibit Area

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 18, 2025

1. Artifacts in the Exhibit Area Marker

Inscription. The butterfly, created by Artist Jamey O. Chernicky, is a study in motion and balance. He also created the bird feeder south of the terrace. It was installed in 2023 by Jose Santisteban who laid the sandstone apron into which the stem of the bird feeder is mounted.

Santisteban also laid the sandstone terrace 2023. The centerpiece of the terrace is a J.W. Fiske & Company of New York City antique cast iron fountain circa 1900. The fountain rests in a fabricated steel basin that was waterproofed by Chernicky to hold a pool of water for recirculation through the fountain. The basin is set in a sandstone seating surround laid by David Hamby 2022. J.W. Fiske & Company was the most prominent American manufacturer of decorative cast iron and cast zinc products in the second half of the 19th century.

The landscaping is by Dan Pate Landscaping of Sewanee, Tennessee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 35° 15.66′ N, 85° 44.217′ W. Marker is in Tracy City, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It is at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Scenic U.S. 41, on the right when traveling south on Railroad Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 Railroad Ave, Tracy City TN 37387, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shook School Traffic Control (here, next to this marker); Wooten Mine (a few steps from this marker); Mountain People (a few steps from this marker); Golden's No. 1 New Model Sorghum Mill (a few steps from this marker); Why President Taft Came to Sewanee (Part II) (a few steps from this marker); Farquhar Steam Engine and Boiler (a few steps from this marker); The Formation of Coal on the Plateau (a few steps from this marker); Leonard L. Tate (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tracy City.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 18, 2025

2. Artifacts in the Exhibit Area Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.