Union City in Obion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Firehouse

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

1. The Firehouse Marker

Inscription. The Firehouse was built in 2012, and is modeled after the firehouse in Harper's Ferry Arsenal, West Virginia, the site of abolitionist John Brown's 1859 slave revolt and capture by Robert E. Lee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Architecture • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 36° 26.204′ N, 89° 4.221′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is on Graham Drive. Marker is located in Freedom Square at Discovery Park of America. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210-260 Graham Dr, Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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: Abraham Lincoln (here, next to this marker); Thomas Jefferson (here, next to this marker); The United States of America (a few steps from this marker); The Confederate States of America (a few steps from this marker); Ayn Rand 1905-1982 (a few steps from this marker); Prometheus (within shouting distance of this marker); Ronald Reagan (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.

Also see . . . John Brown at Harpers Ferry, 1859. John Brown (1800–1859),

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an abolitionist who considered slavery to be a sin, led an anti-slavery movement in Kansas and hoped to arm slaves and lead a violent revolt against slavery. With 18 armed men on October 16–17, 1859, he took hostages and freed slaves in Harpers Ferry, but no slaves answered his call and instead local militia surrounded Brown and his men in a firehouse. The President sent in a unit of U.S. Marines led by Robert E. Lee; they stormed the firehouse and took Brown prisoner. Brown was convicted of treason against the state of Virginia and hanged. (Submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

2. The Firehouse Marker

The Firehouse Fire truck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

3. The Firehouse Fire truck

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

4. The Firehouse Fire Truck

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

5. The Firehouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.