Near Dandridge in Jefferson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Samuel McSpadden

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2015

1. Samuel McSpadden Marker

Inscription. Samuel McSpadden, powdermaker and Revolutionary War veteran, built this house in 1804, and died here on August 3, 1844. From a crude powdermill located 1/4 mile north he sent flatboats loaded with gunpowder to New Orleans, where General Andrew Jackson used it in the Battle of New Orleans, the last major battle of the War of 1812.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C 47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 35° 58.215′ N, 83° 30.472′ W. Marker is near Dandridge, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. It is on Tennessee Route 139, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1541 State Route 139, Dandridge TN 37725, United States 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,

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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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dumplin Creek Treaty (approx. 5.7 miles away); Dandridge (approx. 5.7 miles away); Hilldale (approx. 5.8 miles away); Roper Mansion (approx. 6 miles away); J. C. Turnley's Mill Place Grindstone (approx. 6 miles away); Dandridge and the TVA: “Good News Came to Dandridge” (approx. 6 miles away); Jefferson County Jail (approx. 6 miles away); Jefferson County Courthouse (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dandridge.

Samuel McSpadden Marker & Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2015

2. Samuel McSpadden Marker & Home

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 4,257 times since then and 373 times this year. Last updated on January 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.