Linden in Perry County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cedar Grove Iron Works

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014

1. Cedar Grove Iron Works Marker

Inscription. Five miles southwest are ruins of the iron furnace built (1834) by Wallace Dixon on the Furnace Branch of Cedar Creek. It was rebuilt in 1846 and discontinued operation in 1862.

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 35° 37.218′ N, 87° 55.386′ W. Marker is in Linden, Tennessee, in Perry County. It is at the intersection of Buckfork Road and U.S. 412, on the right when traveling south on Buckfork Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Linden TN 37096, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cedar Grove Iron Furnace (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Cedar Grove Iron Furnace (approx. 4.8 miles away); Razing the Courthouse (approx. 4.8 miles away); James Dickson House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Amphibious Attack on Linden (approx. 5½ miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 5.8 miles away); Tennessee River

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Perryville (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Linden.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014

2. Cedar Grove Iron Works Marker

Cedar Grove Iron Furnace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014

3. Cedar Grove Iron Furnace

Furnace GPS is N35.5589 W87.9614

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 767 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.