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

Nathan Nesbitt

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 6, 2011

1. Nathan Nesbitt Marker

Inscription. Lived and is buried about 3½ miles southeast. On December 9, 1822, he made a trail through the woods to the new county seat, carrying a crosscut saw. Arrived at Huntingdon, he sawed a door in the new log courthouse and thus, as Chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, opened the first session of the court.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1860.

Location. 36° 0.421′ N, 88° 24.39′ W. Marker is in Huntingdon, Tennessee, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 70) and Buena Vista Road, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. 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,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hawkins Cousins (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alvin Hawkins / Gordon Browning (approx. 0.6 miles away); Log Cabin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Thomas Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Carroll County War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Divided Land (approx. 1.3 miles away); Honoring Two Former Governors from Carroll Co. (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntingdon.

Photographed by Ken Smith, February 18, 2012

2. Nathan Nesbitt Marker

This is near the parking lot of Wendy's Restaurant.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,322 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 14, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.