Lafayette in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Woodmore Hotel

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

1. Woodmore Hotel Marker

Inscription. These large limestone slabs were the steps to the Woodmore Hotel, located on the west site of the square. Moses and Bettie Woodmore owned and operated the hotel in the late 1800’s. It was later operated by their daughter and by their granddaughter until it closed in 1937.

Erected by Great-Grandaughter, Marion Casady, Emogene Rhodes, Sarah Tucker, and Betty Jordan.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 36° 31.24′ N, 86° 1.557′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on Public Squrare. The marker is located on the grounds of the Macon County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lafayette TN 37083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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: Macon County Confederate Soldiers Monument (a few steps from this marker); Macon County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Macon County (within shouting distance of this marker); Russell Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Macon County in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Key Park (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); World War II Maneuvers (approx. 1.8 miles away); A Family Tragedy (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lafayette.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

2. Woodmore Hotel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.