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

Willie Blount

Marker Close-up image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Landry, April 11, 2010

1. Marker Close-up

Inscription. This statesman settled 2 mi. N., 1802. Born 1768, was secretary to the governor, Territory South of the River Ohio, later a judge in the state's first Superior Court of Law & Equity. Elected governor after a term in the Legislature, he served six consecutive years. A member of the Constitutional Convention of 1834; he died in 1835.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3C 17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 36° 27.891′ N, 87° 9.14′ W. Marker is near Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 41A and Mt. Carmel Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 41A. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarksville TN 37040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pat Head Summitt (approx. 4.8 miles away); Port Royal (approx. 5.2 miles away); Renfroe's Station (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Town of Port Royal (approx. 6.2 miles away); 1859 Masonic Lodge & General Store

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(approx. 6.2 miles away); Stores of Port Royal (approx. 6.2 miles away); Clifton Methodist Church (approx. 7 miles away); Clifton Forebears are Buried in Old Church Cemetery to Southeast (approx. 7 miles away).

Marker and Surroundings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Landry, April 11, 2010

2. Marker and Surroundings

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2010. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on April 18, 2010. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2010, by Paul Landry of Nashville, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.