Belvidere in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

"Kentuck"

1850-1922

Photographed by Tom Gillard, January 3, 2010

1. "Kentuck" Marker

Inscription. The homestead which David Crockett occupied and named in 1812 is now marked by a well standing in a field 3-1/2 miles south and to the east of this road. From here he went to the Creek War; his first wife died here. In 1816 he married Elizabeth Patton, a widow, and, late in 1817, moved to Lawrence County.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 32.)

Series. This historical marker is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 6.04′ N, 86° 13.33′ W. Marker was in Belvidere, Tennessee, in Franklin County. It was on U.S. 64 0.2 miles west of Walnut Grove Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Belvidere TN 37306, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself 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 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Polly Finlay Crockett (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Ruch (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jesse Bean (approx. 2 miles away); David and Polly Crockett: A Consise History (approx. 2½ miles away); First United Church, U.C.C. (approx. 2.7 miles away); Captain Samuel Handly

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(approx. 3.9 miles away); Hunter's Grocery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Huntland Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belvidere.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Falls Mill (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Polly Finley Crockett

Also see . . . Biography of Elizabeth Patton Crockett. (Submitted on January 24, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Gillard, January 3, 2010

2. "Kentuck" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,447 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.