Niota in McMinn County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Harry Thomas Burn

1895-1977

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 28, 2013

1. Harry Thomas Burn Marker

Inscription. A native of Niota, Harry T. Burn held public office for much of his adult life; State House of Representatives, 1919-23; State Senate 1949-53; State Planning Commission 1952-58; delegate of Roane County to the Constitutional Conventions of 1953, 1959, 1965. However, he is best remembered for an action he took during his first term in the legislature. On August 18, 1920, he changed his vote to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and it became law, giving women the right to vote.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 80.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 35° 30.924′ N, 84° 32.957′ W. Marker is in Niota, Tennessee, in McMinn County. It is on West WilIson Street (U.S. 11) north of Burn Road (a.k.a. - Lanetown Rd), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niota TN 37826, 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 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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Niota Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Niota Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Tyler Morgan

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); Free Hill — A Forgotten Community (approx. 5.2 miles away); St. Mark A.M.E. Zion, “Free Hill” (approx. 5.3 miles away); Petty-Manker Hall (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Nocatula Legend (approx. 5.4 miles away); First United Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niota.

Also see . . . Harry Thomas Burn at Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 20, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 28, 2013

2. Harry Thomas Burn Marker

Harry Thomas Burn burial site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 17, 2021

3. Harry Thomas Burn burial site

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on April 8, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 20, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.