Tracy City in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Lone Rock Coke Ovens

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 18, 2012

1. Lone Rock Coke Ovens Marker

Inscription. The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company in 1883 built 120 coke ovens 6 miles east to help supply its growing iron works. The company contracted with the state, and convicts worked the ovens until 1896. On August 13, 1892, Tracy City miners, who opposed the use of convict labor, burned the stockade and put the convicts on a train and sent them back to Nashville as had been done in Anderson County, Tennessee in 1891.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 61.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 35° 15.518′ N, 85° 43.533′ W. Marker is in Tracy City, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It is at the intersection of 7th Street (U.S. 41) and 9th St, on the left when traveling west on 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 458 7th St, Tracy City TN 37387, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland

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Rim.

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 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 walking distance of this marker: Henry Flury & Sons Grocery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christ Church Episcopal (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Christ Church Episcopal (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fiery Gizzard (approx. 0.6 miles away); "Skirmish at Tracy City" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mountain Goat Railroad & Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Tracy City (approx. 0.6 miles away); Roho The Coalminer (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tracy City.

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 18, 2012

2. Lone Rock Coke Ovens Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,804 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.