Summertown in Lawrence County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Pleasant Garden

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 20, 2009

1. Pleasant Garden Marker

Inscription. About four miles west, this was the scene of the first known settlement in Lawrence County. The Crosthwaite family came in 1804, the Walkers in 1809. A Cumberland Presbyterian church was established here shortly thereafter. Descendants of both families still live in the neighborhood.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3F 23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 22.742′ N, 87° 16.415′ W. Marker was in Summertown, Tennessee, in Lawrence County. It was at the intersection of Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 43) and Brace Road, on the right when traveling north on Andrew Jackson Highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Summertown TN 38483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 10 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: McMillan's Stand (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lawrence County World War I Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Fouche Springs Engagement

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(approx. 4½ miles away); Shoal Creek Mill Stone (approx. 9.2 miles away); David Crockett (approx. 9.2 miles away); Red-Tailed Hawk (approx. 9.2 miles away); Welcome to David Crockett State Park (approx. 9.2 miles away); 1786-1836 David Crockett (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summertown.

Also see . . . Pleasant Garden Cemetery. Pleasant Garden Cemetery (Submitted on March 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,407 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on January 16, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photo 1. submitted on March 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.