Near College Grove in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Newton Cannon

Photographed by Tom Gillard, March 28, 2012

1. Newton Cannon Marker

Inscription. 0.7 mile. The grave of this combat veteran and statesman is on the land to which his father, a Revolutionary veteran, brought his family from North Carolina in 1791. In addition to his distinguished military record, he was twice a member of Congress and twice governor of Tennessee.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 28.)

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 1791.

Location. 35° 49.045′ N, 86° 39.7′ W. Marker is near College Grove, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of Horton Highway (U.S. 31) and Taliaferro Rd, on the right when traveling north on Horton Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: College Grove TN 37046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kirkland Elementary School for African American Students (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); College Grove Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); College Grove, Tennessee (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bostick Female Academy (approx. 2.4 miles away); Kix Brooks

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(approx. 2½ miles away); Triune (approx. 2.7 miles away); Wilson Creek Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Triune United Methodist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Grove.

Also see . . . Newton Cannon. (Submitted on April 1, 2012, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Gillard, March 28, 2012

2. Newton Cannon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2012, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,170 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2012, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.