Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Ball Camp

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 8, 2021

1. Ball Camp Marker

Inscription. About 3 miles NW, on Plumb Creek, Nicholas Ball, trapper and Long Hunter, established a camp which was used by westbound emigrants. Several years after founding this camp he was killed by Indians near Wells Station, Dec 23 1793.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 23, 1737.

Location. 35° 54.676′ N, 84° 5.272′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of Kingston Pike (U.S. 11, 70) and Cedar Bluff Road and Kingston Pike, on the right when traveling east on Kingston Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9236 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN 37922, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 marker, measured as the crow flies: The Baker-Peters-Rogers House (approx. 0.3 miles away); States View (approx. half a mile away); Cavett's Station (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fallen Military Heroes of Bearden High

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); In Grateful Memory to the Defenders of Cavett Blockhouse (approx. 2.3 miles away); Admiral Farragut's Birthplace (approx. 4 miles away); Archibald Roane (approx. 4.1 miles away); Memorial for Cofounders of Campbell Station (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. States' View (was approx. half a mile away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Donald Raby, July 4, 2010

2. Ball Camp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2010, by Donald Raby of Knoxville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 4,078 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on July 4, 2010, by Donald Raby of Knoxville, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.