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

Hayslope

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 19, 2009

1. Hayslope Marker

Inscription. 0.4 mi. Built 1785 by Col. James Roddye, from North Carolina. He was subsequently delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention, magistrate and register of Jefferson County under territorial government and member of Tennessee's first Constitutional Convention. The house was also a tavern on the Kentucky Road.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B 27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 36° 15.31′ N, 83° 11.957′ W. Marker is in Russellville, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. It is on E Andrew Johnson Highway (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Russellville TN 37860, 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,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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: Longstreet's Billet (approx. ¼ mile away); Longstreet's Headquarters (approx. ¼ mile away); Cheek's Crossroads (approx. ¾ mile away); Coffman House (approx. 1½ miles away); Bethesda Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Russellville Area (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bent Creek Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Tidence Lane (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Russellville.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 19, 2009

2. Hayslope Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,906 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on March 17, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.