Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Horace H. Lurton

1844-1914

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2015

1. Horace H. Lurton Marker

Inscription. Horace H. Lurton was a Confederate soldier, prisoner of war, lawyer, and the first president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. A member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, in 1893 he became its Chief Justice. Appointed by President Grover Cleveland to the Sixth Court of Appeal, Lurton subsequently served as presiding judge. In 1909, President William H. Taft appointed him to the United States Supreme Court. Lurton's home, once on this site, was destroyed by the tornado of 1999.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3C 63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland, the Former U.S. Presidents: #27 William Howard Taft, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 36° 31.525′ N, 87° 21.484′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of South 2nd Street (Tennessee Route 76) and Munford Avenue, on the

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right when traveling south on South 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 South 2nd Street, Clarksville TN 37040, 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 walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Colonel Valentine Sevier (here, next to this marker); Clarksville's Most Iconic Structure (within shouting distance of this marker); Dog Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarksville Federal Building (about 300 feet away); Clarksville Federal Building / Post Office / Customs House (about 300 feet away); Pioneer Newspaper (about 300 feet away); Montgomery County Courthouse (about 400 feet away); Austin Peay (about

Former location of Lurton home. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2015

2. Former location of Lurton home.

500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on Lurton. (Submitted on September 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Legal Free Dictionary bio on Lurton. (Submitted on September 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Horace H. Lurton image. Click for full size.

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3. Horace H. Lurton

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View from marker north towards downtown Clarksville. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2015

4. View from marker north towards downtown Clarksville.

South 2nd Street is one-way running south.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.