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

Old Racetrack

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

1. Old Racetrack Marker

Inscription. Built about 1818 in the area to the east. Here also were held barbecues, barn dances, prize fights and cockfights. Here, according to court records, David Crockett “participated in an affray,” while attending the races. He was fined six coonskins.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Entertainment • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 35° 57.781′ N, 88° 24.514′ W. Marker is near Huntingdon, Tennessee, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 22 and Lexington Street (Business Route 22), on the right when traveling north on Tennessee Route 22. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntingdon TN 38344, 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,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Isaac R. Hawkins (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mudslingers Studio (approx. 2.8 miles away); A Divided Land (approx. 2.8 miles away); Honoring Two Former Governors from Carroll Co. (approx. 2.8 miles away); Carroll County Veterans Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Carroll County War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Alvin Hawkins / Gordon Browning (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntingdon.

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

2. Old Racetrack Marker

Old Racetrack image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

3. Old Racetrack

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,515 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.