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McMinnville in Warren County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Elisha Pepper II

Pioneer

— 1777-1869 —

 
 
Elisha Pepper II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013
1. Elisha Pepper II Marker
Inscription.
First white settler
to Warren County Tennessee-1800

Son of
Elisha Pepper I

A Revolutionary Soldier
killed in
the Battle of Kings Mountain
South Carolina
7 October 1780

 
Erected 1976 by Descendants of Elisha Pepper II.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 7, 1780.
 
Location. 35° 40.9′ N, 85° 46.367′ W. Marker is in McMinnville, Tennessee, in Warren County. It is on East Court Square north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located on the grounds of the Warren County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McMinnville TN 37110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s 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
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America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Symbol of Strength (here, next to this marker); POW and MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Uncle Dave Macon (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Benjamin J. Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan's Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Occupation of McMinnville (within shouting distance of this marker); 16th Tenn. Reg’t. C.S.A. Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Faulkner Bryan (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McMinnville.
 
Elisha Pepper II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013
2. Elisha Pepper II Marker
Elisha Pepper II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013
3. Elisha Pepper II Marker
Elisha Pepper II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013
4. Elisha Pepper II Marker
Monument across the street from the Warren County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
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