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A Tennessee Overhill Experience - From Furs to Factories Historical Markers

This trail tells the story of land and people and how the Industrial Revolution in the Upland South shaped both. Museums and historic sites reveal the stories of Cherokee settlements, European explorers, fur traders, miners, mill workers, railroaders, and farmers – the ordinary people who came to the Tennessee Overhill to live and work. There are 15 interpretive sites on this driving trail.
 
By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 17, 2021
From Furs to Factories Marker
1 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Athens — From Furs to Factories — The Tennessee Overhill Experience —
On Washington Avenue (Tennessee Route 39) at North Jackson Street (Business U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
2 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Englewood — Englewood — A Textile Mill Town —
On South Niota Road (Tennessee Route 39), on the right when traveling south.
3 ► Tennessee, McMinn County, Etowah — Etowah — A Railroad Town —
On L and North Drive (Tennessee Route 411), on the right when traveling north.
4 ► Tennessee, Monroe County, Coker Creek — Gold Mining at Coker Creek — The Tennessee Overhill Experience: From Furs to Factories —
On Tennessee Route 68 at Hot Water Road, on the right when traveling north on Tennessee Route 68.
5 ► Tennessee, Monroe County, Sweetwater — The Tennessee Overhill Experience — From Furs to Factories — Sweetwater-An Historic Commercial Center —
On North Main Street (U.S. 11) north of East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
6 ► Tennessee, Monroe County, Tellico Plains — The Tennessee Overhill Experience — From Furs to Factories —
On Cherohola Skyway (Tennessee Route 165) east of Hunt Street, on the left when traveling east.
7 ► Tennessee, Monroe County, Vonore — Overhill Fur & Hide Trade — The Tennessee Overhill Experience-From Furs to Factories —
On Tennessee Route 360.
8 ► Tennessee, Polk County, Benton — Nancy Ward —
On Old Highway 411, on the right when traveling east.
9 ► Tennessee, Polk County, Ducktown — The Tennessee Overhill Experience — From Furs to Factories — Mining in the Copper Basin —
Near Burra Burra Street 0.3 miles east of Route 68 when traveling east.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026