Gatlinburg in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Gladys Trentham Russell
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012
1. Gladys Trentham Russell Marker
Gladys Trentham Russell
Author of: Call me Hillbilly
It happened in the Smokies
Smoky Mountain Family Album
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 35° 42.1′ N, 83° 31.545′ W. Marker is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It can be reached from Parkway (U.S. 441) south of River Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in the woods on the east side of the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gatlinburg TN 37738, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee and in the Great Smoky Mountains. 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, the State of Franklin, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Wonder of the World (within shouting distance of this marker); Rocky Top (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Methodist Church Gatlinburg (approx. 0.9 miles away); Baskins Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); Village Gate (approx. one mile away); Gatlinburg SkyBridge (approx. one mile away); Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza / Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Martha Jane Ogle Cabin (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatlinburg.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012
2. Gladys Trentham Russell Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012
3. Marker in the Great Smokies
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012
4. Gladys Trentham Russell Marker
The birthplace of Gladys Trentham Russell (marker visible in the background) is at the site of a mountain cemetery. Among those buried here include veterans of the Civil War.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2012
5. Confederate Grave
Pvt Co B 7 Tenn Infantry
Confederate States Army
1817 1891
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,379 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 19, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
