Del Rio in Cocke County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Grace Moore
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 6, 2011
1. Grace Moore Marker
Born in a house which stood just across the creek, on Dec. 5, 1901, she was educated at Ward Belmont College, in Nashville, and after further musical study in Washington and New York, she became one of the outstanding operatic sopranos of her day. She was killed in an airplane accident near Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan 26, 1947.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C 22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 26, 1891.
Location. 35° 53.483′ N, 83° 0.093′ W. Marker is in Del Rio, Tennessee, in Cocke County. It is on Tennessee Route 107 0.1 miles north of Blue Mill Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Del Rio TN 37727, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee and in the Great Smoky Mountains. 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, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Floyd Arrowood (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tennessee / North Carolina (approx. 5.3 miles away); Robert E. Lee (approx. 5.3 miles away in North Carolina); Swaggerty Fort (approx. 9.3 miles away); Johnson's Parrottsville Slaves
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Robert E. Lee (was approx. 9½ miles away in North Carolina but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Grace Moore - The Life of a Legend. Biography, pictures, and music. (Submitted on March 7, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 6, 2011
2. Grace Moore Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 27, 2019
3. Grace Moore Marker
Photographed by Carl Van Vetchen, January 5, 1933
4. Portrait of Grace Moore
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten Collection, [LC-USZ62-112489]
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,558 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on November 29, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4. submitted on March 7, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
