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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rhea County, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Rhea County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Rhea County, TN (29) Bledsoe County, TN (17) Cumberland County, TN (27) Hamilton County, TN (606) Meigs County, TN (31) Roane County, TN (49)  RheaCounty(29) Rhea County (29)  BledsoeCounty(17) Bledsoe County (17)  CumberlandCounty(27) Cumberland County (27)  HamiltonCounty(606) Hamilton County (606)  MeigsCounty(31) Meigs County (31)  RoaneCounty(49) Roane County (49)
Dayton is the county seat for Rhea County
Adjacent to Rhea County, Tennessee
      Bledsoe County (17)  
      Cumberland County (27)  
      Hamilton County (606)  
      Meigs County (31)  
      Roane County (49)  
 
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1 Tennessee, Rhea County, Akeman Crossroad — Watts Barlength 2960 feet, height 112 feet
Built by TVA 1939 - 1942 as a unit of its multi-purpose system of dams.Map (db m165897) HM
2 Tennessee, Rhea County, Akeman Crossroad — Watts Bar Turbine
This is one of four original turbines installed at Watts Bar Dam when in was constructed in the 1940s. this turbine - the one for Unit 4 - was placed here with a crane in 2014 when a new, modern turbine took its place in the dam. Built by . . . Map (db m165898) HM
3 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Bailey HardwareScopes Trial Trail
This building has a loft that was used during the Scopes Trial as the Press Hall — a place where many of the 120 reporters worked and had their sleeping quarters. W. C. Bailey also owned Scopes' boardinghouse.Map (db m177936) HM
4 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Broyles-Darwin HouseScopes Trial Trail
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this historically. restored building is the oldest house within the Dayton city limits and was built in 1861 by S.D. Broyles, who was an early resident of Smith's Crossroads and a developer of . . . Map (db m182774) HM
5 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Bryan CollegeSoutheast Tennessee Religious Heritage Trail
During the Scopes Trial, William Jennings Bryan expressed the wish that a school might be established in Dayton to teach from a Biblical perspective. Following his death on July 26, 1925, a national association was formed to establish such an . . . Map (db m177943) HM
6 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — 2B 27 — Bryan College
Bryan College was named to honor William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), American statesman, orator, three-time democratic presidential candidate, former secretary of state, and spokesman for religious orthodoxy in the modernist-fundamentalist . . . Map (db m150437) HM
7 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Cedar HillScopes Trial Trail
This building was erected in 1929 by Dr. Walter Agnew Thomison and local businessmen as Dayton's first hospital. It was leased by Bryan University from 1932-38 and used as a women's dormitory, college dining hall, and kitchen. From 1938-46, it was . . . Map (db m182764) HM
8 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — David Campbell Memorial
1750 1812 Revolutionary War soldier David Campbell Major-VA 1st Clerk of Washington County, VA Marker placed by Judge David Campbell Chap., NSDAR 2011Map (db m150531) WM
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9 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — F.E. Robinson's Drug Store, Aqua Hotel, Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchScopes Trial Trail
This is the site of the drug store where the first local plans for the Scopes Trial were made by Robinson, George Rappleyea, and others. Next door on the west side was the Aqua Hotel, where the following trial participants roomed, ate, or conferred: . . . Map (db m182756) HM
10 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — First United Methodist ChurchScopes Trial Trail
Here William Jennings Bryan made his last public appearance when he attended the morning worship on Sunday, July 26, 1925, and was asked to lead in prayer. The current building has been renovated and expandedMap (db m182768) HM
11 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — John Morgan FurnitureScopes Trial Trail
In business since 1909, this company rented its second-floor living quarters to Scopes Trial reporters from periodicals such as Harper's Weekly.Map (db m182753) HM
12 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — McKenzie Law OfficeScopes Trial Trail
This office is that of James W. McKenzie, grandson of B.G. McKenzie and nephew of J. G. McKenzie, Scopes Trial prosecuting attorneys.Map (db m177938) HM
13 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Old Cornerstone / Smith's CrossroadsScopes Trial Trail
Old Cornerstone In 1832, the tree that marked the corner between John Abel and Robert Cosby was replaced with the stone by this plaque. Smith's Crossroads On Highway 30 west at the outskirts of Dayton, there is a Trail of Tears . . . Map (db m55805) HM
14 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Rhea County Courthouse
(left brick column near sidewalk) Rhea County Courthouse 1891 Site of Scopes Evolution Trial 1925 National Historic Landmark 1977 (right brick column near sidewalk) Scopes Evolution Trial . . . Map (db m82313) HM
15 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Rhea County Veteran's Memorial
In honor of the gallant men and women of Rhea County who participated in the struggle to keep American mighty and free WORLD WAR II (left plaque) U.S. Army Allen, Glen C. • Atkins, William M. • Baker, John C. • . . . Map (db m54246) WM
16 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Site of F.R. Rogers HomeScopes Trial Trail
Although this is not the original Rogers house, the retaining wall bordering the property is original. During the trial, the Rogers family moved out to let William Jennings Bryan and his family stay here. It was here that Bryan died on July 26, 1925.Map (db m182771) HM
17 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Site of Rhea County High SchoolScopes Trial Trail
On the north side of this site, 75 yards south of the creek, was the school where in 1924-25 John T. Scopes coached football, basketball, and baseball as well as taught mathematics, physics, and chemistry. The building was used by Bryan University . . . Map (db m182748) HM
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18 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — 2B 28 — Smith’s Crossroads
Named for pioneer settler William Smith, a New England teacher and merchant, who settled here in 1820, it was the junction of the Kiuka War Trace (later Black Fox Trail) to the Cumberland and the main north-south Indian trail to the Great Lakes. . . . Map (db m4053) HM
19 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — 2B 23 — The Scopes Trial
Here, from July 10 to 21, 1925, John Thomas Scopes, a county high school teacher, was tried for teaching that man descended from a lower order of animals, in violation of a lately passed state law. William Jennings Bryan assisted the prosecution; . . . Map (db m82314) HM
20 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — W.C. Bailey BoardinghouseScopes Trial Trail
John T. Scopes lived here the year he taught in Dayton. During the Scopes Trial, Scopes' father and columnist Bugs Baer stayed here.Map (db m182750) HM
21 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — Walter F. Thomison HomeScopes Trial Trail
This house was built in 1890 by Dr. Walter F. Thomison, who was the chief doctor for the Dayton Coal and Iron Company, the local surgeon for the Southern Railway System, and the attending physician to William Jennings Bryan at his death.Map (db m182772) HM
22 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — 2B 31 — Washington Ferry
About 1807, Conley Hastings established a ferry at this site. Originally, it provided transportation between the town of Washington to the west and the Cherokee Territory to the east of the river, and later between the Rhea and Meigs County seats of . . . Map (db m150312) HM
23 Tennessee, Rhea County, Dayton — William Jennings Bryan
(Marker front): William Jennings Bryan 1860 - 1925 Presidential Nominee Secretary of State Congressman Christian Statesman Author and Orator (On the statue's proper left): "Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a . . . Map (db m54243) HM
24 Tennessee, Rhea County, Grandview — 2B 24 — Grandview Normal Institute
Founded 1884 by the American Missionary Assoc., this school prepared students from the hill country of East Tenn. for college entrance, Christian works, or teaching in elementary schools. Improved public schools caused Grandview to close its doors . . . Map (db m69233) HM
25 Tennessee, Rhea County, Graysville — Graysville Academy
On this site was founded Graysville Academy by a group of Seventh-day Adventists who were organized as a church on Sept. 8, 1888. Recognizing the need for training young people in order that the work of the church in the South could be expanded, a . . . Map (db m26018) HM
26 Tennessee, Rhea County, Graysville — 2B16 — Rhea County / Hamilton County
Rhea County Established 1807; named in honor of John Rhea Revolutionary veteran, who fought at King's Mountain. Delegate to the North Carolina Convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution; member of the Tennessee Constitutional . . . Map (db m26017) HM
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27 Tennessee, Rhea County, Spring City — Hargus Melvin “Pig” Robbins — Tennessee Music Pathways —
Prolific Nashville session pianist Hargus Melvin “Pig” Robbins has played on records by artists as diverse as Alan Jakson, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Bob Dylan, Charlie Rich, Conway Twitty, Crystal Gayle, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Joan Baez, . . . Map (db m178590) HM
28 Tennessee, Rhea County, Spring City — The Rhea County SpartansWomen's Cavalry
Walden’s Ridge, directly ahead, was a natural obstacle to east-west military movements during the war. In 1862–1863, Confederate authorities ordered three Rhea County cavalry companies to patrol the passes there between Emory Gap (north) and . . . Map (db m69235) HM
29 Tennessee, Rhea County, Washington — Town of Washington, TennesseeEstablished 1812
First County Seat of Rhea CountyMap (db m165899) HM
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024