Signal Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Corral Road
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 36.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 35° 11.26′ N, 85° 20.99′ W. Marker is in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker is at the intersection of Corral Road and Taft Highway (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling north on Corral Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Signal Mountain TN 37377, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Judge M.M. Allison (approx. 4.6 miles away); Charles H. Coolidge (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Charles H. Coolidge (approx. 4.7 miles away); Boats on the Tennessee (approx. 4.8 miles away); Civil War Signaling (approx. 4.8 miles away); Attack at Suck Creek (approx. 5˝ miles away); Red Bank Veteran's Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Reinforcing Chattanooga (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Signal Mountain.
Also see . . . History & Culture - Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. In north Georgia and south Tennessee, Union and Confederate armies clashed during the fall of 1863 in some of the hardest fighting of the Civil War. The prize was Chattanooga, a key rail center and the gateway to the heart of the Confederacy. (Submitted on June 25, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
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