Church Hill in Hawkins County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Rice's Mill

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 26, 2015

1. Rice's Mill Marker

Inscription.

On the site of this mill, Henry Rice built and fortified a mill in 1775. Here, in 1776, the settlers took refuge from warring Cherokee. In April, 1777, Capt. James Robertson and eight other pioneers had a fight with 30 or 40 Cherokee near here, in which Frederick Calvatt was scalped.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B 16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 36° 31.185′ N, 82° 44.679′ W. Marker is in Church Hill, Tennessee, in Hawkins County. It is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 11W) and West Main Blvd, on the left when traveling east on Lee Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Church Hill TN 37642, 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

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carter's Store (approx. 0.8 miles away); Patterson's Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away); First Settlers (approx. 4.6 miles away); New Providence Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Maxwell Academy (approx. 4.6 miles away); Gov. McMinn’s Home (approx. 5.6 miles away); Fighting in Hawkins County (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Great Indian Warpath (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Church Hill.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 26, 2015

2. Rice's Mill

Department of Conservation Photograph Collection, June 1, 1955

3. Rice's Mill Marker

The Tennessee Historical Commission marker at Rice's Mill, on U.S. Highway 11-W near Church Hill, Tennessee. Courtesy Tennessee State Library and Archives

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,789 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.