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

Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Area

York General Store and Visitor Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014

1. Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Area Marker

Inscription. Welcome to Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Area. Sgt. York was awarded the nation's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for actions near the French village of Chatel-Chehery on Oct 8, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive against the German forces. Your free tour of the Valley of the Three Forks of the Wolf River, where America's greatest World War I hero lived all his life, begins inside York General Store and Visitor Center with a 10-minute video "Legacy in Action" narrated by York admirer Walter Cronkite. An audio driving tour and map are available here or at www.sgtyork.org.

Erected by Appalachian Regional Commission.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 36° 32.484′ N, 84° 57.564′ W. Memorial is in Pall Mall, Tennessee, in Fentress County. It is on N. York Highway (US 127). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Pall Mall TN 38577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alvin and Gracie York's Home and Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt. Alvin C. York - America's Greatest Civilian Soldier (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sgt. York at Work (approx.

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0.2 miles away); The York Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wolf River Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sgt. Alvin C. York Educational Legacy (approx. half a mile away); Sgt. Alvin C. York's Personal and Spiritual Life (approx. half a mile away); Wolf River Valley (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pall Mall.

Alvin C. York & Sons General Merchandise image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014

2. Alvin C. York & Sons General Merchandise

Sgt. Alvin C. York poster inside Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014

3. Sgt. Alvin C. York poster inside Visitor Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 17, 2014

4. Sgt. Alvin C. York poster inside Visitor Center

York General Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 13, 2016

5. York General Store

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,876 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 7, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on October 17, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.