Georgetown in Meigs County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hiwassee Campground

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 21, 2014

1. Hiwassee Campground Marker

Inscription. Early 19th Century Methodist revival meetings were held 300 yds. SE on the farm of Thomas Palmer, Jr. Later, David Campbell gave 1¼ acres to the Hiwassee Cumberland Presbyterian Campground and Church October 1, 1844. Troops bivouacked here during the Civil War. George Anderson, James County pioneer, is buried in the Campground Cemetery 75ft. NW.

Erected by the Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A-78.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 1, 1804.

Location. 35° 18.92′ N, 84° 58.021′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Tennessee, in Meigs County. It is on Tennessee Route 60 1.3 miles north of Route 58, on the right when traveling north. Located across the street from Anderson Cemetery behind the guardrail partially in the trees. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7400 Tennessee 60, Georgetown TN 37336, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Conner Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of Salem Baptist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Dr. Luther Lee Friddell (approx. 3.3 miles away); Joseph Roark Homestead (approx. 3.4 miles away); Old Agency (approx. 5.1 miles away); Native Americans of the Hiwassee Area (approx. 6 miles away); This Venerable Oak Tree (approx. 6.4 miles away); Prelude (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Hiwassee Campground Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 21, 2014

2. Hiwassee Campground Marker Area

Anderson Cemetery (Across Street) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 21, 2014

3. Anderson Cemetery (Across Street)

Grave of George Anderson (Area Pioneer) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 21, 2014

4. Grave of George Anderson (Area Pioneer)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,476 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.