Lenoir City in Loudon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Lenoir Cotton Mill

c. 1821

— A National Register Landmark —

Lenoir Cotton Mill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 28, 2013

1. Lenoir Cotton Mill Marker

Inscription. The Lenoir Cotton Mill, built by Major Wm. Ballard Lenoir between 1810 and 1821, is one of several structures that made up Lenoir's Station. Lenoir and his sons also built Lenoir Inn (family home which also served as stagecoach station and hotel, a flour mill, a warehouse, a general store, a brick mill, a planning mill, and a church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 35° 47.461′ N, 84° 15.8′ W. Marker is in Lenoir City, Tennessee, in Loudon County. It is on South Hill Street south of East Depot Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lenoir City TN 37771, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

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

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in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 walking distance of this marker: Lenoir's Station (here, next to this marker); Company B - Korean War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Lenoir Cotton Mill (about 400 feet away); Lenoir Plantation (about 500 feet away); Battle of Lenoir's Station (about 500 feet away); Lenoir City Company (about 500 feet away); Loudon County Korean War/Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Loudon County World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lenoir City.

Ruins of Lenoir Cotton Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 28, 2013

2. Ruins of Lenoir Cotton Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.