On Port Royal Road (SR238) at Old Clarksville Springfield Road, on the left when traveling north on Port Royal Road (SR238).
This building served as a lodge, general store, and post office from 1859 until the 1950s. Today it serves as the Port Royal State Park Headquarters.
The lower floor is divided into two rooms, the larger served as the general store and the . . . — — Map (db m82317) HM
Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of our men and women who served our country. PVT Oscar Porter, WWI • USN1 Lester Whitehead, WWII • Tech/4 George R. Walling WWII • PFC Mack D. Cavender Korea • LCPL Russell B. Corbin, Jr. Vietnam • PFC Clifton . . . — — Map (db m107592) WM
On County Route 41, 0.1 miles east of Keysburg Road (Highway 1884), on the right when traveling west.
To the north was the farm of John Bell, an early, prominent settler from North Carolina. According to legend, his family was harried during the early 19th century by the famous Bell Witch. She kept the household in turmoil, assaulted Bell, and drove . . . — — Map (db m50725) HM
On U.S. 41 east of Keysburg Road (County Route 1884), on the right when traveling west.
The Edgefield and Kentucky Railroad was vitally important for transporting soldiers and supplies. Confederate forces constructed Fort Redmond to protect and defend the railroad bridge a mile northwest of here, near the confluence of the Red River . . . — — Map (db m82327) WM
On Tennessee Route 76 at Tennessee Route 238, on the right when traveling east on State Route 76.
One mile N. at confluence of Red River and Sulphur Ford Creek is Port Royal, early center of commerce and manufacturing. It was settled in 1784 and nearby was Weld, the first court in Tennessee County, N.C. established in 1788. The Red River Baptist . . . — — Map (db m68619) HM
On U.S. 41 south of North Church Street, on the left when traveling south.
1/2 mile from here is the present site of the Red River Baptist Church. Constituted July 25, 1791, its first location was 1 1/2 miles west, near the south bank of the Red River. It is the first church to be founded west of the Cumberlands. It was . . . — — Map (db m68617) HM
On Tennessee Route 76 south of Bradbury Road, on the right when traveling west.
Established in 1780 as the first settlement in Montgomery County. Renfroe’s Station was located 1.4 miles northwest of here on the north side of the Red River at the mouth of Parson’s Creek. Moses Renfroe’s party broke from the John Donelson . . . — — Map (db m68635) HM
On Port Royal Road (SR238) south of Old Clarksville Springfield Road, on the left when traveling south.
The earliest stores in Port Royal date back to the late 1790s, most of which were taverns and inns. Stores could thrive for many years due to the commerce brought in by the Great Western Road which passed through Port Royal. At various times the . . . — — Map (db m68632) HM
On Old Clarksville Springfield Road west of Port Royal Road (SR238), on the left when traveling west.
Port Royal was one of the earliest towns in Tennessee. It began as a settlers fort around 1785 and was founded as a town in 1797, one year after Tennessee became a state. The town became a center of regional commerce and remained an important town . . . — — Map (db m68631) HM
On U.S. 41 at Sory Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 41.
Named for Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, who was in 1861 appointed brigadier general in the Provisional Army, Independent State of Tennessee, and its first camp commander, the training camp established in this area in June, 1861 was used by numerous . . . — — Map (db m68594) HM
On U.S. 41, 0.5 miles east of Foster Road, on the right when traveling west.
Joseph Wellington Byrns was born in 1869 in a small cabin near Cedar Hill. A graduate of the Law Department of Vanderbilt University, he served in both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly. Elected to the United States House of . . . — — Map (db m68595) HM
On Tennessee Route 49 at Old Coopertown Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 49.
2 miles S.E., along Battle Creek in Jan. 1780, settlers fleeing from Renfro's Station on Red River about 17 miles away, were caught by Indians and massacred. The sole survivor was a widow named Jones who made her way 4 days later into a Settlements . . . — — Map (db m123306) HM
On Tom Austin Highway (U.S. 431) south of Abednego Road, on the right when traveling south.
★ Davidson County ★
Established 1783; named in honor of
Brig. Gen. William Lee Davidson
of North Carolina. Distinguished
officer in the Revolutionary War.
Served with the Army at Valley
Forge. Killed in action at . . . — — Map (db m151813) HM
On Old Coopertown Road at Ewell Elliott Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Coopertown Road.
David Nave built a blacksmith shop & home near this crossing of the Nashville to Hopkinsville Rd. & the Ironworks Rd. in 1829, thus was called Nave's Crossroads. A post office was begun in 1852 & located 600 feet east of here named Coopertown due . . . — — Map (db m123307) HM
On Tennessee Route 25 at B Dorris Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 25.
One hundred yards south is the grave of
Thomas Kilgore, Revolutionary War veteran
from North Carolina, close friend of James
Robertson, and one cf the earliest settlers of
this area. Kilgore first visited here at age 62 in 1778 and returned in . . . — — Map (db m148000) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 41) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
One mile east on Long Branch Charles Nelson opened Greenbrier Distillery in 1870. The largest producer in Robertson County of sour mash whiskey and fruit brandy until 1909, Nelson's helped provide economic prosperity to this area. The original metal . . . — — Map (db m147981) HM
Near Interstate 65 at milepost 120, on the right when traveling south.
In 1861, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which I-65 largely parallels today, connected the mid-South to the Ohio River and the industrial centers of the North. During the war, however, it brought invaders to both Tennessee and Kentucky as a . . . — — Map (db m84485) HM
On U.S. 31W at Highland Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 31W.
James Duval constructed this house between 1850 and 1853, and James and Mariah Groves owned and occupied it during the Civil War. Mariah Groves lived here until her death in 1897. Groves family members shown in the photograph reminisced about . . . — — Map (db m68573) HM
On West 6th Avenue at Locust Street, on the left when traveling west on West 6th Avenue.
For most residents, Robertson County was a difficult place to live during the war. After the fall of Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson in 1862, Union forces occupied the county and made the town of Springfield a military base, where they guarded . . . — — Map (db m82328) HM
On Tennessee Route 49 at Burts Crossing Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 49.
Samuel Crockett, Revolutionary War veteran from Pennsylvania built a fort east of here in 1788. During an attack by Indians in 1789 Rev. Patrick Martin was wounded and the daughter of Thomas Norris killed. Crockett lived to age 87 and is buried at . . . — — Map (db m123329) HM
On West Court Square at 5th Avenue West (Tennessee Route 49), on the left when traveling south on West Court Square.
In Memorium
Pro Artis et Focis
(For hearth and home)
Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank
Not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity
But in simple, obedience to duty
As they understood it, these men suffered all . . . — — Map (db m82329) WM
On 5th Avenue West (Tennessee Route 49) at Locust Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue West.
The First Presbyterian Church, built in 1839, is the oldest public building in current use in Robertson County, located in lot 17 of the original city plat. The bell, still in use, was given by the Cheatham family. A center partition placed men on . . . — — Map (db m68592) HM
On South Brown Street south of 6th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Early in the war, townswomen met at the Henry H. Kirk house, just north of here, to sew uniforms and blankets for Confederate soldiers after Kirk bought sewing machines and patterns in St. Louis, Missouri. When the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry hoisted . . . — — Map (db m82330) HM
On Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 41) at Central Avenue East, on the right when traveling south on Memorial Boulevard.
Returning from the Kentucky Campaign of September-October, 1862, his command now consisting of the 2nd, 7th and 9th Kentucky Calvary, Colonel John Hunt Morgan stopped briefly in this region, while a detachment under Lt. Colonel Hutchinson destroyed . . . — — Map (db m123305) HM
On Tennessee Route 49 at Flewellyn Road (Tennessee Route 49), on the right when traveling north on State Route 49.
The Methodist church nearby was first organized by Jesse Walker in 1798. It first met at the home of Samuel Crockett, a veteran of the Revolution. The first church was built in 1804 on land donated by Crockett and Rev. Patrick Martin. It was . . . — — Map (db m123312) HM
On 5th Avenue West (Tennessee Route 49) at Connell Street, on the right when traveling west on 5th Avenue West.
Founded in 1908 by James A. Peoples and Everett B. Tucker, this school operated from this site until 1925. Its founders, graduates of William R. Webb's famous school at Culleoka, later at Bell Buckle, followed largely the policies and teaching . . . — — Map (db m123301) HM
On South Main Street at 5th Avenue West (Tennessee Route 49), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
The center section of this building was constructed in 1879 with red brick. The north and south wings and clock tower were added in 1929 and covered with the brick now visible. This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m68590) HM
On W. Court Square at W. 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on W. Court Square.
Robertson County was established April 9, 1796, during the first session of the General Assembly of Tennessee. The act provided commissioners to establish the county government system and raise money to build a courthouse and jail. Court meetings . . . — — Map (db m84493) HM
On W. Court Square at W. 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on W. Court Square.
Korean
War
1950 - 1953
Fred Lee Anderson
Mack Daniel Cavender
William Wayne Cowan
Marion Eugene Gower
William Henry Hall
Jack Ray Harrison
Willie S. Heatherly
Alfred Henson, Jr.
Calvin Carney Jarrell, Jr.
William . . . — — Map (db m84529) WM
On S. Main Street at W. 5th Avenue (Tennessee Route 49), on the right when traveling south on S. Main Street.
In Memory Of
Maj. Carl S. Miller
1934 – 1966
Cp. Jimmie C. Hutcherson
1946 – 1967
Sp/4 James R. Adams
1947 – 1967
Cpl. Douglas W. Murphy
1946 – 1967
Sgt. Darrell W. Heatherly
1943 – 1967 . . . — — Map (db m84533) WM
On S. Main Street at W. 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on S. Main Street.
World
War
II
1941 ★ 1945
Honoring All Who Served
And Remembering Those
Who Gave Their Lives
Lester Baird • E. Burton Balthrop • George Wm. Black, Jr. • John C. Buntin • James E. Carver • James E. Clark • Thomas R. Clinard . . . — — Map (db m84532) WM
Near S. Main Street at W. 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The
Home and Community Department
of
Robertson County Farm Bureau
plants this tree
in memory and appreciation
of
Veterans of World War II — — Map (db m84531) WM
On Tennessee Route 49 at Flewellyn Road (Tennessee Route 257), on the right when traveling south on State Route 49.
About 3½ mi. N.W. stands the oldest active Catholic Church in Tennessee, on land from the "Wessyngton" estate, dedicated May 8, 1842. Lumber for the rear addition, built in 1934, came from the "Glenraven" estate. The tower was added in 1942, . . . — — Map (db m123311) HM
On 5th Avenue West at South Boren Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue West.
This area is a city designated residential historic district. Although settled in 1796; the existing homes in this neighborhood date from 1833. They include a wide range of architectural styles. These homes stand as a lasting testimony to the . . . — — Map (db m123310) HM
On 5th Avenue (Tennessee Route 49) at N. Main Street, on the right when traveling west on 5th Avenue.
Springfield was named as the seat of justice for Robertson County in 1796. By 1798 a town survey and map were completed and the lots sold for $8.00 each. The Public Square is on the National Register as a Historic District. — — Map (db m84535) HM
On West 5th Avenue (Tennessee Route 49) west of North Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
This area is a city designated residential historic district. Although settled in 1796, the existing homes in this neighborhood date from 1833. They include a wide range of architectural styles. These homes stand as a lasting testimony to the . . . — — Map (db m68593) HM
On Tennessee Route 49, 0.5 miles south of State Line Road, on the right when traveling south.
★ Tennessee ★
Robertson County
Established 1796: named in honor of
James Robertson
Leader in establishment of the Watauga Settlement in East Tennessee. In 1778, explored the Cumberland country; in 1779 led an . . . — — Map (db m123302) HM
Near W. 6th Avenue at S. Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of the Tennessee Light and Power Company founded by Alonzo Frank Trimble. This company pioneered rural electrification in the following Tennessee counties: Benton, Carroll, Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, and Wilson. Also, operated in Logan . . . — — Map (db m84534) HM
On U.S. 31W north of College Street (State Route 76), on the left when traveling north.
Richard S. Wilks acquired this site in 1828 and built a large two-story home. In 1838 the Indian trail in front of the house became the main stagecoach route between Nashville and Louisville. The two-story house, painted white, became a favorite . . . — — Map (db m151853) HM