Near Mooresburg in Hawkins County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mulberry Grove

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 25, 2015

1. Mulberry Grove Marker

Inscription. About 2 1/2 miles south, now under water, William Cocke had his plantation. A veteran of the Revolution and the War of 1812, he served in the legislatures of Virginia, North Carolina, Franklin, Transylvania, Territory South of the River Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi. He was U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1796 to 1805.

Erected by Tennesse Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B 34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 36° 20.523′ N, 83° 13.349′ W. Marker is near Mooresburg, Tennessee, in Hawkins County. It is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 11W) and Slate Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on Lee Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mooresburg TN 37811, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Williams Home Place (approx. ¼ mile away); Tidence Lane (approx. 6 miles away); Longstreet's Headquarters (approx. 6 miles away); Longstreet's Billet

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); Hayslope (approx. 6.1 miles away); Coffman House (approx. 6.2 miles away); Cheek's Crossroads (approx. 6.4 miles away); Russellville Area (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 25, 2015

2. Mulberry Grove Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.