Near Morristown in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Colonel Robert McFarland

1759-1837

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 18, 2015

1. Colonel Robert McFarland Marker

Inscription. The homesite and grave of Revolutionary War officer, Colonel Robert McFarland, is located two miles north at Springvale. Born in 1759 in Orange County, North Carolina, he served in the Virginia Militia from 1776 to 1781. In 1783, McFarland moved from Washington County, Virginia to Greene County, North Carolina, now Greene County, Tennessee. He became the first sheriff of Jefferson County, part of which is now Hamblen County, Tennessee.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B65.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1759.

Location. 36° 10.834′ N, 83° 14.058′ W. Marker is near Morristown, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. It is on Tennessee Route 160, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located just south of State Route 113. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morristown TN 37813, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American

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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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Paul Presbyterian Church Lowland (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rural Mount (approx. 3.1 miles away); Conestoga Wagon (approx. 3.4 miles away); Young David Crockett (approx. 3.4 miles away); John Crockett: Frontier Ranger (approx. 3.4 miles away); David Crockett – A Tennessee Legacy (approx. 3.4 miles away); Crockett Tavern (approx. 3.4 miles away); Erected in Memory of the 22 Hamblen County Boys Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morristown.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 18, 2015

2. Colonel Robert McFarland Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,537 times since then and 100 times this year. Last updated on January 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.