Near Brownsville in Haywood County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bradford's Landing

Photographed by Ken Smith, February 25, 2012

1. Bradford's Landing Marker

Inscription. Hiram S. and Miles Bradford inaugurated this landing in 1824. Together with Brownsville Landing, 10 miles upriver, it was a river terminal for the first settlers and commerce in this area. Hiram Bradford established the first cotton gin and store in Brownsville.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4D 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 35° 31.401′ N, 89° 20.954′ W. Marker is near Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 70 and River Bend Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 70. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brownsville TN 38012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stanton Masonic Lodge And School (approx. 5.1 miles away); Stanton (approx. 5.2 miles away); Flagg Grove School (approx. 5.9 miles away); Wesley (approx. 6.1 miles away); James Bond (approx. 6.3 miles away); Yellow Fever (approx. 6½ miles away); Joseph Wingate Folk (approx. 6.6 miles away); Haywood County's C.S.A. Colonels (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Photographed by Ken Smith, February 25, 2012

2. Bradford's Landing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,206 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.