Mountain Creek in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

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Williams' Island

Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 23, 2007

1. Williams' Island Marker

Inscription. Named for a pioneer occupant, this island was the site of an Indian village and probably of an 18th Century French trading post. Here, on May 31, 1862, James J. Andrews, leader of the Andrews Raid, was captured following his escape from jail in Chattanooga. He was hanged in Atlanta, June 7.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 65.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1862.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 5.135′ N, 85° 19.595′ W. Marker was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It was in Mountain Creek. It was on Signal Mountain Road (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Union Army Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilder's Artillery Position (approx. one mile away); Reinforcing Chattanooga

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Chattanooga High School (approx. 1½ miles away); Sherman's Hideout (approx. 1½ miles away); Hill Overlooks & Industrial Past (approx. 1.8 miles away); Brown's Ferry Federal Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); A "Trace" of the Past (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stringer's Ridge (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Marker appears, according to Google Street View, to have gone missing sometime between 2011 and 2014. Reported by David Whipple of Knoxville, TN.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 23, 2007

2. Williams' Island Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,572 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.