Atwood in Carroll County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Gordon Browning

1889 - 1976

Photographed by Ken Smith, January 24, 2009

1. Gordon Browning Marker

Inscription. Governor Browning was born in Carroll County. After graduating from Cumberland Law School in 1915, he began practicing in Huntingdon. He commanded Battery D, 114th Field Artillery in France in World War I. In 1922 he was elected to Congress and served six terms, and in 1937 he was inaugurated as governor. During World War II Colonel Browning served in Military Government in the Belgrum - Luxembourg Mission and in Germany. Reelected governor of Tennessee in 1948, he held office until 1953.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 35° 57.744′ N, 88° 41.606′ W. Marker is in Atwood, Tennessee, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Atwod Highway (U.S. 79) and Jax Road, on the right when traveling east on Atwod Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atwood TN 38220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carroll County / Gibson County (approx. ¼ mile away); Gibson County

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Gordon Browning Boyhood Home (approx. 2.7 miles away); Milan Veterans War Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Former Site of Milan Army Ammunition Plant Housing Area (approx. 4.4 miles away); U.S. Post Office (approx. 4.7 miles away); Civil War Memorial - Milan, Tennessee (approx. 4.7 miles away); Trezevant Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atwood.

Photographed by Ken Smith, January 24, 2009

2. Gordon Browning Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 8, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 3, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.