McEwen in Humphreys County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Yellow Bank Trestle

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 19, 2014

1. Yellow Bank Trestle Marker

Inscription. Located 1/2 mile east is the site of a wooden railroad trestle built for the Nashville & Northwestern Railroad during the Civil War. The 12th and 13th U.S. Colored Infantry constructed the trestle and 1305 feet of earthworks. They built another trestle two miles east of this location on Hurricane Creek along with a blockhouse to protect the railroad from Confederate raiders.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3E 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Bridges & Viaducts • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1305.

Location. 36° 6.45′ N, 87° 38.016′ W. Marker is in McEwen, Tennessee, in Humphreys County. It is at the intersection of Broadway of America HIghway (US 70 and Bold Springs Road (SR 933) on Broadway of America HIghway (US 70. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Ewen TN 37101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enochs Grist Mill (approx. 3.6 miles away); Enochs Mill (approx. 3.6 miles away); Camp Gillem (approx. 6.7 miles away); Irish Shanty

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(approx. 6.7 miles away); Civil War on Yellow Creek (approx. 7.7 miles away); “Maple Drive” (approx. 8.4 miles away); Porch-Reed School (approx. 8.9 miles away); Waverly Disaster (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McEwen.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 19, 2014

2. Yellow Bank Trestle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,499 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.