Clarkrange in Fentress County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Kate Bradford Stockton

1880-1969

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

1. Kate Bradford Stockton Marker

south side

Inscription. Kate Bradford Stockton was born in Stockton, California, in 1880. Four years later, she moved with her parents to Fentress County. She was the descendant of a distinguished family of radical thinkers, and was the product of the Upper Cumberland radical tradition. In 1936, running on the Socialist Party ticket, she was the first woman to run for governor of Tennessee. Her gubernatorial candidacy was part of a national effort by the Socialist Party to place a candidate on the ballot in every state. Her childhood home was a two-story log structure 1200 yards west of here. An author, poet, and humanist, Kate Bradford Stockton died on August 19, 1969, and was buried in the Stockton Cemetery.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2C 18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 36° 10.703′ N, 85° 1.129′ W. Marker is in Clarkrange, Tennessee, in Fentress County. It is on Alvin

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C York Hwy (U.S. 127) half a mile south of Clarkrange Monterey Hwy/Deer Lodge Hwy (State Route 62), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Old TN-28, Clarkrange TN 38553, 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 Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cumberland Mountain School (approx. 13.7 miles away); Pleasant Hill (approx. 17.1 miles away); Affair at Cumberland Mountain (approx. 17.1 miles away); The Journey of the Bell (approx. 17.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Find A Grave: Kate Bradford Stockton. (Submitted on March 21, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.)

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

2. Kate Bradford Stockton Marker

north side

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

3. Kate Bradford Stockton Marker

view looking south

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

4. Kate Bradford Stockton Marker

view looking north

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 20, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.