Crossville in Cumberland County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Cumberland County's First Steam Engine
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013
1. Cumberland County's First Steam Engine Marker
Donated to Cumberland County by Mason Hatfield in 1956.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 35° 56.872′ N, 85° 1.56′ W. Marker is in Crossville, Tennessee, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 127) and East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crossville TN 38555, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mandy Barnett (here, next to this marker); Cumberland County at War (within shouting distance of this marker); Milo Lemert Memorial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); In Remembrance of the Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker); Cumberland County Civil War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cumberland County Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Snodgrass Law Office Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crossville.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 26, 2013
2. Cumberland County's First Steam Engine
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 928 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
