On Tallahassee Highway (U.S. 27) at Amsterdam Road, on the right when traveling north on Tallahassee Highway.
Side 1 "The village," located one mile south, was a community for workers of the Attapulgus Clay Co. featuring 20 houses, a telephone, and a company store. It stood from 1930-1955. Those who lived there worked 12 hrs. daily mining a type of . . . — — Map (db m170371) HM
On Tallahassee Highway (U.S. 27) 0 miles north of Amsterdam Road, on the right when traveling north.
Amsterdam, Georgia
In 1891, A. Cohn & Co. purchased 14,000 acres for tobacco cultivation and named it Amsterdam. At that time, the property was the largest tobacco plantation in the world under one ownership. In 1907, seven of the larger . . . — — Map (db m56069) HM
On Englehard Way at Clay Street, on the right when traveling east on Englehard Way.
Attapulgite
There are many types of Fullers Earth clay. Attapulgite is a unique type, found in the USA only in Decatur County, GA and Gadsden County, Fl. It is also found in Spain, Russia , and China. The unique nature of Attapulgite is, . . . — — Map (db m40870) HM
On East Griffin Avenue (Business U.S. 27) at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Griffin Avenue.
Attapulgus was one of the first settlements in Decatur County, Georgia. It was first known as the Borough of Pleasant Grove. The name was changed when a post office was established in 1838. “Attapulgus” was taken from a Creek Indian . . . — — Map (db m40944) HM
On Williams Street at Clay Street, on the left when traveling west on Williams Street.
This property was given to the Attapulgus Cemetery Inc. on Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001, by Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ross Hatcher Jr., To the Glory of God, Our Father, And in memory of his parents, Charles Ross and Vivian Miller Hatcher Sr. . . . — — Map (db m57447) HM
On South Church Street, 0.1 miles south of Miller Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
A male academy was established in Attapulgus in 1836 and a female academy in 1852. A four-room frame building was built on the site after establishment of public education in Georgia in 1872. In 1921 Mariola School joined Attapulgus and a frame . . . — — Map (db m40742) HM
On Main Street (Georgia Route 241) at Church Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Perpetual Care Foundation
Lot given by J. H. Gibson 1850
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church
Cemetery 1854 Resolution 1966
Record Decatur Co, GA.
In Memory Gibson, Chestnut, Cook,
Pound & others by descendants.
Initial gift W.P. Cook . . . — — Map (db m57360) HM
On Tallahassee Highway (U.S. 27) 0 miles north of Amsterdam Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1926, brothers John, Earl, Wayne and Gilbert Gragg came from North Carolina to establish a sawmill six tenths of a mile north of here on the east side of Amsterdam Road. As the Gragg Lumber Co., they leased cutting rights on 16,000 acres . . . — — Map (db m56071) HM
On Colquitt Highway (U.S. 27) at Industrial Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Colquitt Highway.
In August, 1942, on this 2,053 acre tract, the U.S. Army constructed a basic flight training field. It remained open until 1945. At its peak 9600 officers, enlisted men, trainees and WACS were stationed here; there were 700 civilian employees, . . . — — Map (db m55574) HM
On Albany Road (Georgia Route 97) 0 miles north of Carter Street, on the right when traveling north.
In this vicinity was fought the Flint Battle of 1702 between the English under Captain Antonio with Creek allies from Achito (near Columbus) and the Spaniards under Captain Francisco Romo Uriza with 800 Indians from Bacuqua (north of Tallahassee). . . . — — Map (db m55600) HM
On Albany Road (Georgia Route 97) at Carter Street, on the right when traveling north on Albany Road.
In this vicinity was fought the Flint Battle of 1702 between the English under Capt. Antonio with Creek allies from Achito (near Columbus) and the Spaniards under Capt. Francisco Romo Uriza with 800 Indians from Bacuqua (north of Tallahassee). In a . . . — — Map (db m55598) HM
On East Shotwell Street (Business U.S. 84) at Broad Street (Business U.S. 27), on the right when traveling west on East Shotwell Street.
On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First Seminole Indian War as a hospital base to which the sick soldiers from Fort Scott were sent to recover. A Federal Monument on the . . . — — Map (db m55668) HM
On Faceville Highway (Georgia Route 97) at Green Shade Road, on the left when traveling south on Faceville Highway.
Charles James Munnerlyn 1822 ~ 1898
As a delegate to the Georgia Convention at Milledgeville, he voted for secession. After the start of the Civil War, he volunteered as a private. When his health failed he returned home and was elected to . . . — — Map (db m55947) HM
On North Broad Street (Business U.S. 27) at East Water Street, on the left when traveling north on North Broad Street.
In this neighborhood Hernando de Soto and his army discovered the inland waters of the Flint River (“the River of Capachequi”) on Friday, March 5, 1540. Leaving the vicinity of the present Tallahassee, Florida, the Spaniards marched northwest, . . . — — Map (db m55921) HM
On Water St at West Street, on the right when traveling south on Water St.
Decatur County was created by Act of Dec. 8, 1823 from Early County. Sessions were cut off later to form part of Seminole and Grady Counties. It was named for Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), naval officer who served with great gallantry at Tripoli and . . . — — Map (db m39417) HM
Near West Jackson Street west of North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west.
Decatur County was once a frontier region shared by the Creek and the Seminole Nations. The Creeks, comprised of dozens of loosely associate groups, lived primarily along the southern reaches of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers in Alabama and . . . — — Map (db m117156) HM
On North Broad Street (Business U.S. 27) at East Broughton Street, on the left when traveling north on North Broad Street.
In this vicinity was the Indian trail which, during the period of Spanish occupation, became known as El Camino Real or King’s Highway. This road, connecting St. Augustine and Pensacola, Florida, crossed the Flint River at the trading post of James . . . — — Map (db m55920) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at South Boulevard Drive, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
First Flint River Baptist Normal Institute
In 1876, the First Flint River Missionary Baptist Association was formed to help “lift the veil of ignorance from its people” using land purchased in 1896 and 1915. The Association . . . — — Map (db m40946) HM
On South West Street at Troupe Street, on the left when traveling north on South West Street.
The First Presbyterian Church once stood here. It was a handsome building with a lofty ceiling, vestibule and three sided gallery. The lot was one-half acre in size, cost $110 and was bounded by Troup, West and Crawford Streets. The congregation was . . . — — Map (db m55493) HM
On West Shotwell Street (Business U.S. 84) at South Florida Street, on the right when traveling west on West Shotwell Street.
Founded in 1823, title to this property was conveyed to the church in 1830 by the Inferior Court, Bainbridge. An initial building was erected about 1840 and was also used during the 1850’s for services by Baptists and Presbyterians. In 1854 an . . . — — Map (db m55804) HM
On West Calhoun Street (Business U.S. 27) at North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west on West Calhoun Street.
Four blocks west is the site of Fort Hughes, built in 1817, by the 7th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry under the command of Captain John M. McIntosh. This fort served as a protection for foraging parties and as a trading post and U.S. Arsenal during . . . — — Map (db m55507) HM
On Hutchinson Ferry Road (Georgia Route 97 Spur) at Wingate Road, on the left when traveling north on Hutchinson Ferry Road.
In June 1816 Lt. Col. D. L. Clinch and a detachment of the 4th U.S. Infantry set up camp one mile west of here, calling it Camp Crawford. They began construction of a fort on the site in September 1816, naming it Fort Scott. Need for a fort was . . . — — Map (db m55511) HM
On West Jackson Street, 0 miles west of North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west.
This monument was originally located in Land Lot Number 224 in the 21st District of Decatur County, Georgia, 16 miles southwest of Bainbridge and on the site of Fort Scott built in 1816 and abandoned in 1821.
It was removed to its present . . . — — Map (db m55902) HM
Near West Jackson Street at North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west.
Here passed the trail used by General Andrew Jackson and his troops on his way to Fort Hughes [now Bainbridge] and Fort Scott fourteen miles southwest during the First Seminole Indian War, March 8, 1818 — — Map (db m121849) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at Progress Street, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
The first school for former slaves in this county was established in 1869 and was known as the Whittier School and Tabernacle for Colored Children. It was on Shotwell Street and had grades 1-7. The name soon changed to Whittier Normal School . . . — — Map (db m40945) HM
On West Broughton Street at North Broad Street (Business U.S. 27), on the right when traveling west on West Broughton Street.
In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers
Who Settled and Died in Decatur County
Joel Darcy
Private – Capt. Bickham’s Company
Militia of Burke Co., GA.
Commanded by Col. Asa Emanuel
Thomas Fain
Private – N. . . . — — Map (db m61052) HM
On West Water Street, 0 miles west of South Bruton Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1827 the Fanny was the first of more than 220 steamboats to visit Bainbridge and ply the waters of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system. These boats docked at the city's landings below the high bluff on the Flint River. Boatyards . . . — — Map (db m56031) HM
Near North Broad Street (U.S. 27) at West Broughton Street.
The Bainbridge Volunteers
Later
The Bainbridge Independents
Organized 1859, by
Captain Charles G. Campbell,
assembled here in March 1861 and
entered service under the command
of Captain John W. Evans . . . — — Map (db m57419) HM
Near West Jackson Street west of North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Battle of Fowltown, fought just a few miles to the south of this spot, marked the beginning of the First Seminole War. Fowltown was a Seminole village led by Chief Neamathla which had been allied with the British during the War of 1812. It lay . . . — — Map (db m117158) HM
Near West Jackson Street west of North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west.
The area that became Decatur County played a major role in the First Seminole War. Located on the border with Spanish Florida, the region witnessed persistent violence and raiding between American settlers, Creeks and Seminoles in the early . . . — — Map (db m117154) HM
On West Jackson Street, 0 miles west of North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west.
The J.D. Chason Memorial Park
The J.D. Chason Memorial Park stands a permanent honor in memory of the late Doctor J.D. Chason. Members of his immediate family graciously presented it on December 29, 1921 to the city of Bainbridge. It is an . . . — — Map (db m55894) HM
Near West Jackson Street west of North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west.
Conflict between Creeks, Seminoles and Americans continued in the years after the First Seminole War. Beginning in the 1820s in Florida, the United States pressured the Seminoles to relocate to the West. At the same time in Georgia and Alabama, the . . . — — Map (db m117160) HM
On Albany Road (Georgia Route 97) 0 miles north of Carter Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Tonge Factory, owned by S. D. Tonge, stood on the South bank of the Flint river one-fourth mile West of here. The cloth produced by this plant was used by the women of Bainbridge to make uniforms for the Confederate soldiers of Decatur county. . . . — — Map (db m55646) HM
On Faceville Highway (Georgia Route 97) at McLauchlin Road (Private), on the left when traveling south on Faceville Highway.
In this vicinity stood the Seminole village of Fowltown, scene of battle, Nov. 21, 1817, which marked the beginning of the First Seminole Indian War. The engagement resulted when Major Twiggs with 250 soldiers from Fort Scott attempted to arrest its . . . — — Map (db m116793) HM
On Industrial Boulevard at 3rd Ramp, on the left when traveling west on Industrial Boulevard.
Side 1
"Bill" Lynn, namesake of the community of Lynn Station, was born in Alabama in 1846 (d. 1919). He was the son of Martin R. Lynn and Sarah Ann "Nicey" Conway. According to family tradition, his mother was of Creek Indian ancestry. Lynn . . . — — Map (db m175172) HM
On Dothan Road (U.S. 84) at Yates Spring Road (Georgia Route 310), on the right when traveling east on Dothan Road.
Brinson
First settled in the 1850’s present day Brinson was originally known as Spring Creek. The name was changed in 1889 when the town was laid out and established by Simeon Brinson. In that same year the Alabama Midland Railroad . . . — — Map (db m55981) HM
On Dothan Road (U.S. 84) at Cyrene Road, on the right when traveling west on Dothan Road.
Cyrene
Approximately 1.6 miles north of this location is the village of Cyrene. Founded about 1890 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, Cyrene was typical of the many mill towns established along the railroad to utilize the vast forests of . . . — — Map (db m55958) HM
On W Broad Street at Drane St, on the right when traveling east on W Broad Street.
Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga., and the Chattahoochee River. The town was laid out and named in 1883 after a branch rail line was built to Chattahoochee, Fla. Later, a second branch rail line was built to . . . — — Map (db m124901) HM
On Faceville Highway (Georgia Route 97) at Florida Street, on the right when traveling west on Faceville Highway.
Decatur County’s first industrialist was Ira Sanborn, a native of Concord, New Hampshire. Born in 1799, Sanborn came to Apalachicola, Florida about 1830 and later resettled in Quincy, Florida where he married Susan Woodson. In 1833 they moved to . . . — — Map (db m55924) HM
On Booster Club Road, 0.9 miles west of Hutchinson Ferry Road (Georgia Highway 97 Spur), on the left when traveling west.
This medical camp was established on September 15, 1820 by the Southeastern Army of the United States headquartered at Fort Scott. It was used as a recuperation area for soldiers who had contracted malaria and dysentery in the swampy environs of the . . . — — Map (db m55884) HM
Near Booster Club Road at Recovery Road, on the right when traveling east.
Erected on the site of Camp Recovery near which are buried officers and soldiers of the United States Army who died during the Indian Wars in the Flint River and Chattahoochee River countries 1817 to 1821 — — Map (db m116792) HM WM
On East Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built c. 1873 by Dr. William Bracken, this excellent Italianate commercial building displays decorative cornice work and unique rope trim on the upper window hoods. Dr. Bracken originally lived and worked in the west portion, which later housed a . . . — — Map (db m241665) HM
On East Washington Street near North Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Fisher, an entrepreneur who helped
make automobiles a viable form of
transportation, was born in Greensburg,
1874. He co-founded Prest-O-Lite Co.,
1904, which developed acetylene gas
vehicle headlights distributed
nationwide. Co-founder and . . . — — Map (db m207242) HM
On East Main Street just east of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1922, The Citizens’ National Bank (established 1871) building displays the Neo Classic / Classical Revival style, featuring an arch, dentils, and both Doric and Tuscan columns. The Greensburg Building and Loan Association later occupied the . . . — — Map (db m207373) HM
On East Main Street (State Road 46) west of North Lathrop Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side one
Wilder (1830-1917), resident of Greensburg circa 1858-1869, built this home 1865-1866. He was millwright and inventor; provided major employment in the area. Enlisted in Civil War; appointed lieutenant colonel of Seventeenth . . . — — Map (db m44744) HM
On North Franklin Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 421), on the left when traveling north.
1822 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1922
Colonel Thomas Hendricks
Veteran of the War of 1812
Founded this Town in 1821
He built the first cabin and donated one
hundred acres of ground to the new . . . — — Map (db m44769) HM
On East Main Street at South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The original federal style building on this location was built c.1850, with Italianate ironwork columns and lower level storefront windows added c. 1875, utilized as a hotel, the Citizen's National Bank, and the South Side Theatre, the structure was . . . — — Map (db m241662) HM
Built by the Pan-American Bridge Company of New Castle, Indiana, in 1915. This bridge originally carried County Road 700 South over Sand Creek, 2.5 miles East of Letts, Indiana. This bridge was disassembled, rehabilitated, and reconstructed at . . . — — Map (db m22028) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west.
Note: When this Memorial was documented and photographed (Sunday: 7-17-2011), it was being yet constructed (and/or reconstructed.) There were skids of building material setting about in the parking lot, ground opened, concrete just finished, . . . — — Map (db m45063) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west.
( Front Plaque )
In Honor
of the Civil War Soldiers
of Decatur County.
“This monument cannot disclose.
Nor can the skill of mortal make
a record of the countless woes
they suffered for their Country’s sake.” . . . — — Map (db m44943) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of the original court house built in 1827 and occupied until 1854. Present building completed in 1860. Large tooth aspen tree appeared in 1870 on the roof of the 115 foot clock tower. In July, 1863, it became a temporary armory while troops . . . — — Map (db m44757) HM
On East Washington Street east of North Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Side one:
Luther Donnell was convicted in Decatur Circuit Court (1849) of aiding fugitive slaves, Caroline and her four children, to escape to Canada. In Donnell v. State, Indiana Supreme Court reversed the conviction, claiming that under . . . — — Map (db m44752) HM
On County Road N80NE at Road E280N, on the right when traveling south on County Road N80NE.
Caroline and her four children escaped Kentucky slave owner October 31, 1847; they crossed Ohio River near Madison. After passing near here, Fugit Township black and white residents hid family close to Clarksburg. While hidden, family seized . . . — — Map (db m44743) HM
On South Franklin Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South Franklin Street.
Built c.1850, this Italianate commercial building was used to house the courthouse offices during the construction of the present courthouse from 1854 to 1860. It also housed a community center (Washington Hall) which doubled as the publishing site . . . — — Map (db m241663) HM
On North Broadway Street at Indiana Road 46, on the right when traveling south on North Broadway Street.
Constructed c. 1860 in Classical Revival style, it displays a unique parapet front gable roof with wood topped "steps.” At least four food distributors were located at this site, including Kammerling's Meats in 1908, the Model Grocery in 1914, . . . — — Map (db m187666) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) east of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built circa 1865 by Abraham Reiter, this 3-story Italianate style commercial building continuously housed a series of dry goods companies for over 75 years. After a period of vacancy, in 1948 Holthouse Furniture occupied the space for 10 years. This . . . — — Map (db m207370) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Once featuring a cupola at its peak, this 1867 structure displays Italianate Commercial architecture. The only building with four stories, it was first known as the Seitz House Hotel in 1886 and remained a hotel for over 30 years. It housed the . . . — — Map (db m207335) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west.
( Front Plaque )
( Bronze “Crest” of the “Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902" )
( Obverse Plaque )
( Likeness of the Original Memorial )
Original Spanish American War Memorial
On 24 August . . . — — Map (db m44798) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) east of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1891, corner towers, an original center pediment, and three arches framing the square windows reflect Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. J.M. Woodfill & Sons clothing store occupied the west location at this time, and continued for over . . . — — Map (db m207359) HM
On North Franklin Street south of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The bay window and ornamental corners of this building represent one of the few examples of Queen Anne architecture in the Courthouse Square district. Built in 1908 b George Erdmann, it originally housed a saloon. Later Roy C. Kanouse, known as “The . . . — — Map (db m207274) HM
On North Franklin Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling north.
In 1893 Robert Naegel built this two-story structure featuring an elaborate metal facade that reflects a combination of Italianate and Queen Anne architecture. The Capital Finance Corporation was located here for nearly 40 years, beginning in the . . . — — Map (db m44947) HM
On East Washington St east of North Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
The west side of this 1885 Italianate commercial style building was occupied by the Fair Store from circa 1908 to 1972. Hunter’s Pharmacy replaced the variety store and continued there until 2000. The upper story housed the G.A.R. Hall for nearly 30 . . . — — Map (db m207262) HM
Civil War hero Col. John T. Wilder built this Italianate structure in 1865. The mansard roof and decorative trim added a year later reflected the newly-popular Second Empire architecture., making it the first 3-story building in Greensburg. The . . . — — Map (db m207273) HM
On North Broadway Street north of West Main Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling north.
Believed to be one of the oldest buildings in the district, this Federal Style building constructed circa 1850 displays the low-pitch gable roof indicative of the period. The structure has housed numerous businesses, one of the earliest known being . . . — — Map (db m207260) HM
On W. Layton Drive north of County Road W1100S, on the right when traveling west.
A Single Span Burr Arch Bridge
Built by A.M. Kennedy & Sons in 1880
Clear Span 111 ft. 6 in. Overall Length 130 ft.
Entered on the
National Register of Historic Places
June 25, 1982 — — Map (db m73979) HM
Near Interstate 35 north of County Highway J52, on the right when traveling north.
The Mormon Trail The Mormons of Nauvoo, Illinois, forced from their homes following the murder of their prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr., began their trek across Iowa in 1846 on the way to the Great Salt Lake Valley. From their first permanent . . . — — Map (db m224588) HM
On Linden Street south of Main Street (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling south.
Graceland College began classes here on September 17, 1895 with 18 students and 3 faculty. The college moved to the campus on "the hill" upon completion of the Administration Building in January, 1897. — — Map (db m86719) HM
On Main Street north of 1st Street (Iowa Highway 2), on the left when traveling north.
1850 • Decatur County was organized
1853 • County seat moved from
Decatur City to Independence
1855 • Town name change from
Independence to South Independence
to Leon
1871 • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad arrives in Leon
1874 • . . . — — Map (db m89356) HM
On Main Street south of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south.
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m72390) HM
On 1st Street (U.S. 69) at Church Street (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling west on 1st Street.
From the late 1840s through the 1860s, an exodus of more than 70,000 Mormons passed by here on their way to their "New Zion" in Utah. Starting from Nauvoo, Illinois in February 1846, the first group of at least 13,000 Mormons crossed into Iowa . . . — — Map (db m72391) HM
On East Frontier Parkway (U.S. 36) east of Martin Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
After the 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana, tensions mounted between the U.S. government and the Plains Indians. The U.S. army intensified efforts to remove the Northern Cheyennes to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1877. There the tribe . . . — — Map (db m152717) HM
Near Martin Avenue, 0.1 miles south of East Frontier Parkway (U.S. 36), on the left when traveling south.
At an early age I accompanied my parents on Decoration Day, a term used from the Civil War, to decorate graves. When in the sixth grade I assembled with band members on downtown Main Street, behind Legionnaires, for the march to the cemetery then . . . — — Map (db m177423) WM
On Tennessee Route 114 at Dunbar Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 114.
(side 1)
Dunbar Store, originally called Hermitage, was the center of early settlement here. It served as a store, bar, stagecoach stop, and rest stop for travelers going west. After the Civil War, the bar was no longer profitable. The . . . — — Map (db m142747) HM
On East Main Street (Tennessee Route 100) at South Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
13 miles southeast, this furnace was built, 1848. Iron was mined from nearby hematite deposits and processed here until 1876. The region is also known as “The Coalings”, because of extensive charcoal production here during iron mining . . . — — Map (db m63127) HM
On Pleasant Street at West Market Street, on the left when traveling north on Pleasant Street.
The Capt. Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Dedicates this monument to the memory of our Confederate ancestors who fought so valiantly during the War Between the States
1861 - 1865
In Memoriam . . . — — Map (db m148473) WM
On Lewis Street just east of Crawder Street, on the right when traveling west.
Members and friends of the DCTS-CHS Alumni Association dedicate this monument to the memory of the faculty and students who attended this great institution.
The Faculty
Mr. David C. Crowder, Founder and Principal
Mr. . . . — — Map (db m152592) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 100) just east of North White Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to
the everlasting memory
of those from
Decatur County
who gave their lives
in the service
World War I
Leonard Barber • James C. Moore • Wilsie Brashear • Clarence Nichols • David A. Harrington • James J. Nichols • . . . — — Map (db m148480) WM
On Pleasant Street at West Market Street, on the left when traveling north on Pleasant Street.
The Peter Houston Chapter
of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
place this marker
on the event of the
American Revolution Bicentennial
in honor of their
Revolutionary Ancestors
Samuel Houston · Joshua Dodson · Wm. C. . . . — — Map (db m148468) WM
On East Main Street (Route 100) east of South South Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of Decatur Co. School Gymnasium
Dedicated Oct. 15, 2013
Built with hand chiseled blocks from county's limestone quaries using Works Progress Administration "WPA" Labor
This structure burned on January 22, 1956 This memorial is . . . — — Map (db m178640) HM
Near South Tennessee Avenue (U.S. 641) at West 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1861 West Tennessee overwhelmingly supported secession. Many residents with strong attachments to the Union however, lived in several counties along the Tennessee River. despite enormous pressure from their neighbors to support the Confederacy, a . . . — — Map (db m143707) HM
On Tennessee Avenue South (U.S. 641), on the left when traveling south.
Country singer, songwriter and entertainer Little David Wilkins scored 17 country hits as a performer, mostly in the 1970s, his composition, "Coming on Strong" was a No. 11 pop hit for Brenda Lee in 1966, and he wrote songs for artists as diverse as . . . — — Map (db m205317) HM
On South Tennessee Avenue (Tennessee Route 69) at West Main Street (U.S. 412), on the right when traveling south on South Tennessee Avenue. Reported missing.
The "Pea Vine" A Ghost Railroad
In 1886, Tennessee Midland Railway Company was chartered to build a railroad from Memphis to Virginia. By 1889, 135.6 miles of track were completed to Perryville where it ended for lack of funds. In 1892, . . . — — Map (db m237602) HM
On State Highway 100 at milepost 14.5,, 0.5 miles north of Perryville Road, on the right when traveling south.
In November 1821, the Tennessee General Assembly passed acts directing appointed commissioners to locate the county seat of the 1819-confirmed county of Perry. The appointees selected the community of Midtown to be laid off as a town called and . . . — — Map (db m150304) HM
