Columbia in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Zion

Photographed by Judith Barber, February 6, 2013

1. Zion Marker

Inscription. About 1 mile south, in 1807, a Presbyterian colony from South Carolina built a log meeting house and established a community around it. A school soon followed. A brick church was built in 1815, the present structure in 1847. Many descendants of the founders are in the present congregation.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 38.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 35° 36.816′ N, 87° 8.464′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. It is at the intersection of Hampshire Pike (U.S. 412) and Zion Road, on the left when traveling west on Hampshire Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2167 Hampshire Pike, Columbia TN 38401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sam Watkins (approx. 1.1 miles away); Columbia State Community College Tennessee's First Community College (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dr. Lewis E. Moore Jr. Tennis Complex (approx. 2.4 miles away); Forrest and Capron

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); St. John's (approx. 2.7 miles away); Delaying Forrest (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hood's Maneuver (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Judith Barber, February 6, 2013

2. Zion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2013, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 813 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.