Madisonville in Monroe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Old Federal Road

Photographed by Judith Barber, November 13, 2011

1. Old Federal Road Marker

Inscription. This highway follows two miles of the Old Federal Road established by the Treaty of 1805 between the United States and the Cherokee Nation. The Road began at the Tellico Blockhouse on the Little Tennessee River and extended to Vann’s Ferry on the Chattahoochee River in North Georgia. Along this road Col. Gideon Morgan’s Cherokee Regiment marched to join Andrew Jackson in the Creek War of 1813.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F 13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 35° 27.979′ N, 84° 22.329′ W. Marker is in Madisonville, Tennessee, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 68 and County Farm Road, on the right when traveling north on Tennessee Route 68. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5532 State Hwy 68, Madisonville TN 37354, United States of America.

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Estes Kefauver (approx. 3.1 miles away); John Crawford Vaughn (approx. 3.7 miles away); Monroe County Iraq and Afghanistan KIA Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); In Memory of Those Who Served (approx. 3.7 miles away); Monroe County Courthouse (approx. 3.8 miles away); War Comes to Madisonville (approx. 3.8 miles away); Monroe County World War II Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Monroe County Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madisonville.

Photographed by Judith Barber, November 13, 2011

2. Old Federal Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,452 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.