Savannah in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Joseph Hardin
1734-1801
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 1, 2009
1. Joseph Hardin 1734~1801 Marker
Colonel Hardin was born in Virginia but moved to North Carolina in 1772. During the Revolutionary War, he fought at King's Mountain and elsewhere in the South. He was Speaker of the House of the State of Franklin in 1785 and a member of the Territorial Assembly in 1794. After the war, he received a 3000~acre land grant located within the present boundaries of Hardin County, and family members and friends settled on it in 1816. The county, created in 1819, was named for him.Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 34.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.
Location. 35° 13.499′ N, 88° 15.022′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Located in front of Hardin County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Hardin County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lost Petrified Forests of Savannah, Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); War Comes to Savannah (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Approach to Shiloh (approx. ¼ mile away); Grant at Cherry Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cherry Mansion (approx. 0.4 miles away); War on the River (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Also see . . . Joseph Hardin Sr. Colonel Joseph Hardin, Sr. (April 18, 1734 – July 4, 1801) was an American farmer, soldier and statesman. As a member of the North Carolina Colonial Militia, he fought in several campaigns against hostile Native American populations both before the outbreak of hostilities with Britain and afterward. (Submitted on March 16, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 1, 2009
2. Hardin County Courthouse
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, October 10, 2010
3. Joseph Hardin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,052 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on September 7, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
