Near Pikeville in Bledsoe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Rhea County
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Bledsoe County
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 2, 2013
1. Rhea County Marker
(reverse)
Captain in the Colonial Army from Virginia, major in the Revolutionary Army and a colonel of Tennessee militia. One of the first settlers of Sumner County, he was killed near his home by Indians in 1789.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2B8.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 35° 34.194′ N, 85° 6.481′ W. Marker is near Pikeville, Tennessee, in Bledsoe County.
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Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pikeville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 5 miles away); Bledsoe County Jail (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Pratt House (approx. 5.1 miles away); T. A. Pope House (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Eliza S. Ault House
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 2, 2013
2. Bledsoe County Marker
Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia - Bledsoe County. (Submitted on March 6, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia - Rhea County. (Submitted on March 6, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.)
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 2, 2013
3. Rhea County / Bledsoe County Marker
looking northwest on Dayton Mountain Hwy (TN-30)
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 2, 2013
4. Rhea County / Bledsoe County Marker
looking southeast on Dayton Mountain Hwy (TN-30) at the Rhea County side.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 2, 2013
5. Rhea County / Bledsoe County Marker
Marker seen across TN-30 from Walker Road
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 2, 2013
6. Rhea County sign
looking southeast along Dayton Mountain Hwy (TN-30) fro intersection of Walker Road and the road sign for Rhea County.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,146 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 6, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
