Near Waynesboro in Wayne County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Sweetwater Branch

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

1. Sweetwater Branch Marker

Inscription. This small branch receives its name from the clean and fresh, or “sweet”, flavor of its water. Thousands of years of erosion and flooding have gradually built up the fertile bottom lands that you see under cultivation near here.
The branch is still carving and shaping the valley, you may follow the struggle of trees and other vegetation to gain a hold in the shallow rocky soil in the bottom in a 15-minute stroll along this nature trail.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list.

Location. 35° 15.03′ N, 87° 39.147′ W. Marker is near Waynesboro, Tennessee, in Wayne County. It is on Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 363), 7 miles south of Waynesboro Highway (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waynesboro TN 38485, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dogwood Mudhole (approx. 3.8 miles away); Wayne Furnace (approx. 6.2 miles away); Natchez Trace (approx. 6.4 miles away); Forty Eight Forge (approx. 6.4

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miles away); Army of Tennessee (approx. 6½ miles away); Divided Loyalties (approx. 7.1 miles away); Wayne County Veterans Park (approx. 7.2 miles away); Sons of Confederate Veterans (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.

Also see . . . Natchez Trace. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on June 24, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

2. Sweetwater Branch Marker

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

3. Sweetwater Branch Marker

View to the west

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 635 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.