Dresden in Weakley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Weakley County

Photographed by Ken Smith, May 2, 2009

1. Weakley County Marker

Inscription. Weakley County was established Oct. 21, 1823, and named for Robert Weakley, then Speaker of the State Senate. In 1825, John Terrell gave 39 acres for the county seat. Martin Lawler, Richard Ridgeway, John R. Shultz, Perry Vincent, and Mears Warner, Commissioners, planned the town of Dresden, named for the German birthplace of Warner's father. Weakley County was one of the homes of Davey Crockett. Present courthouse, built in 1950, is the fourth building to serve that function.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 39.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 36° 17.512′ N, 88° 42.513′ W. Marker is in Dresden, Tennessee, in Weakley County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Tennessee Route 89/54) and North Poplar Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 W Main St, Dresden TN 38225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Divided By Conflict (here, next to this marker); Weakley County Tennessee Confederate Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Weakley County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.1 miles

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away); Janes Mill (approx. 6.8 miles away); Gleason Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); The University of Tennessee at Martin (approx. 9.2 miles away); Civil War Skirmish (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dresden.

Also see . . . Weakley County, Tennessee. (Submitted on February 3, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Weakley County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, May 2, 2009

2. Weakley County Courthouse

Weakley County Marker (<i>wide view; Weakly County Courthouse - south side - in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2010

3. Weakley County Marker (wide view; Weakly County Courthouse - south side - in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,262 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 28, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.