On Central Avenue at E Tyrone Road, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue.
The first headquarters for the Manhattan Project were in the offices of the US Army Corps of
Engineers North Atlantic Division on the 18th floor of a skyscraper in lower Manhattan, NY.
Across multiple New York City sites, the Manhattan Engineer . . . — — Map (db m293569) HM
On E. Madison Road, on the left when traveling north.
Built in 1943 near the main business district (Jackson Square), this standard Army chapel was soon known with the Manhattan Project as "The Chapel-on-the-Hill". On 30 September 1943 it was dedicated for Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant worship. The . . . — — Map (db m112102) HM
On West Tennessee Avenue west of Central Ave, on the left when traveling west.
The Manhattan Project was a monumental undertaking that required a massive population of
employees/residents. Since its establishment in 1942, the high-security town of Oak Ridge
jumped to a population of 75,000 by 1945. Due to security concerns, . . . — — Map (db m293570) HM
On Oak Ridge Turnpike (County Route 95) at Robertsville Road, on the right on Oak Ridge Turnpike.
On a route that was first authorized to be "cut and cleared" in 1787, the Rock Pillar Bridge 60 yards to the north-northeast was built in the early 1900's. This road became known as the Emery Road and was one of the earliest routes used in the . . . — — Map (db m89677) HM
On Broadway Ave at Kentucky Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Ave.
Realizing early on the need for a place for Secret City visitors to stay, construction of the Guest
House began in the spring and finished in July of 1943, one of the first buildings finished during
the Manhattan Project. Unlike other structures . . . — — Map (db m293577) HM
On Kentucky Avenue at Broadway Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Kentucky Avenue.
The Guest House provided accommodations for visitors to the Clinton Engineering Works (Oak Ridge) during the time of the Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. The Guest House hosted such dignitaries as physicists J. . . . — — Map (db m114613) HM
On Robertsville Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Robertsville Community was settled in 1804 by Collins Roberts, who had received a 4,000-acre land grant in this region. Robertsville was one of four communities in the area that predated Oak Ridge. The community was dispersed in 1942 when the . . . — — Map (db m176887) HM
On Bethel Valley Road just east of Scarboro Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Scarboro Community was founded by three brothers in the early 1790s. Jonathan, David and James Scarborough traveled from Virginia and settled here. Scarboro was one of four area communities that predated Oak Ridge. The community remained largely . . . — — Map (db m32575) HM
On South Benedict Avenue at Tuskegee Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Benedict Avenue.
It was also the home of the only elementary, Junior high, and Black High School in Oak Ridge. Under the leadership of Principal Arizona Officer, the Scarboro School with grades one through six continued to operate as a community school until 1967. . . . — — Map (db m263874) HM
Before the Manhattan Project, a spring-fed lake known as the "Duck Pond once provided water for horses and cattle along Emory Road, an early route used in the settlement of Middle Tennessee. During World War II, a town sprung up seemingly . . . — — Map (db m215321) HM
On West Tennessee Avenue at Broadway Ave, on the right when traveling east on West Tennessee Avenue.
Outdoor recreation was essential for Oak Ridge residents' morale
during the Manhattan Project. Tennis courts, baseball diamond
and a pool were built. Tennis courts, however, were used for
more than just tennis. Being one of the few places in town . . . — — Map (db m293572) HM
On South Tulane Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
With the threat of war looming, Anderson County residents voted overwhelmingly against secession in 1861. When Confederate forces occupied East Tennessee and established a conscription center at nearby Clinton, Unionists slipped into Kentucky to . . . — — Map (db m112103) HM
On Oak Ridge Turnpike (Tennessee Route 95) at South Tulane Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oak Ridge Turnpike.
In December 1942 University of Chicago physicists demonstrated that the newly discovered element plutonium could be made using a “pile” of uranium and graphite blocks. Aware that Germany was seeking to develop a weapon of unprecedented . . . — — Map (db m112351) HM
On Oak Ridge Turnpike (Tennessee Route 95) at South Tulane Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oak Ridge Turnpike.
The top priority of the secret wartime Oak Ridge project was the Y-12 plant. That was the code name given to the process considered the best bet for separating weapon-grade uranium-235 (U-235) from U-238. This isotope separation process was the . . . — — Map (db m112349) HM
On Scarboro Road at Bear Creek Road, on the right when traveling east on Scarboro Road.
The Electromagnetic Separation Plant was a Manhattan Project facility built in 1943 to separate U-235 from U-238. Material for the first atomic bomb was produced here. In place of unavailable copper, nearly 14,000 tons of silver were borrowed from . . . — — Map (db m263872) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Convicts cut trees from Militia Hill and surrounding hillsides in 1892 so soldiers could spot attacking miners. Many of those trees were American chestnuts. Convicts and soldiers could not know that a fungus carried by Chinese chestnuts, brought to . . . — — Map (db m102280) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard became easy targets for miners positioned on higher ground after trees were cut from Fort Anderson. Convicts then dug these breastworks to provide cover from attacking miners.
War correspondents from . . . — — Map (db m102279) HM
Welsh miners from the Knoxville Iron and Coal Company began mining coal at the foot of this hill in 1867, but were replaced by convict laborers during a strike in 1877. After convicts were brought to a mine in Briceville in July 1891, miners and . . . — — Map (db m101896) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
After the Civil War, southern states leased convicts to private industry to cope with a growing number of convicts and dwindling state budgets. The system degenerated to where primarily young African-Americans were being arrested and forced to work . . . — — Map (db m101897) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 25W) at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Country Music songwriter and performer Dean Dillon was born Larry Dean Fynn on March 26, 1955, in Lake City, Tennessee (later renamed Rocky Top). Although Dillon began his career as a performer, he became renowned as a songwriter. His work includes . . . — — Map (db m248181) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Soldiers responded to attack by firing cannons from here into the Miners Nest encampment on Walden Ridge, located south of the Wye Gap. Soldiers also shot cans filled with mud through the Wye Gap into the town of Coal Creek to signal that the town . . . — — Map (db m102281) HM
On Beech Grove Road at Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north on Beech Grove Road.
The Tennessee National Guard built Fort Anderson on Militia Hill in 1892 to restore order during the Coal Creek War. The fort is located off Vowell Mountain Road, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m101893) HM
On Beech Grove Road at Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north on Beech Grove Road.
In 1877, convicts replaced striking Welsh miners in the Knoxville Iron and Coal Company Mine, located in the hollow to the south. Prison records show that 131 convict miners died there from 1877 to 1893, while others were caught igniting methane gas . . . — — Map (db m101892) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Fort Anderson was built here on Militia Hill in January 1892 as a base for the Tennessee National Guard to protect convict laborers and restore order. Hostilities escalated with as many as 2500 miners from Tennessee and Kentucky participating in the . . . — — Map (db m102277) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Tennessee Coal Mining Company in Briceville dismissed convict labor in February 1892 and sold stock in the company to miners. Subsequent attempts to convince Gov. Buchanan to remove troops from the watershed failed, so miners attacked at this . . . — — Map (db m102284) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The arrival of General Carnes with the bulk of the state militia overwhelmed the miners by the late summer of 1892. Although they lost the final battle, Coal Creek miners won the war when newly-elected Gov. Peter Turney fulfilled a campaign promise . . . — — Map (db m102282) HM
On Vowell Mountain Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Agricultural land in the region was owned and being farmed by 1880. Younger sons of farmers sought opportunities in mining, learning new job skills from experienced Welsh miners. Mining also offered opportunities for African-Americans who comprised . . . — — Map (db m101895) HM
On Webb Road at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Webb Road. Reported unreadable.
In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg's 43,000-man Army of Tennessee from its entrenchments at Shelbyville . . . — — Map (db m277761) HM
On Webb Road East west of Turtle Circle, on the left when traveling east.
Webb gratefully acknowledges the gift from Mr. and Mrs. William Ransom Jones, Sr., William Ransom Jones, Jr. '88, and Jennings H. Jones '90, making possible the purchase of the bell in 2013.
First rung in Bell Buckle by the Class of 2014 on . . . — — Map (db m278251) HM
On Webb Road East west of Follin Ln, on the right when traveling west.
Z.T. Crouch, Webb School employee, built this house in 1913 on a plat deeded from W. R. (Sawney) Webb. The home of H. Pearl and Virginia Wright Sain from 1959 till 1995, it was also the site of Sain Stables from 1960 to 1973. Shaker's Shocker was . . . — — Map (db m277759) HM
On Railroad Square at Webb Rd E, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Square.
This building is dedicated in honor of Eugene F. Strobel (1927-2016) for his tireless service to the town of Bell Buckle as its mayor from 1978-1986. Mr. Strobel was a professor at Middle Tennessee State University and an ardent naturalist.
Mayor . . . — — Map (db m277760) HM
On Webb Road East at Turtle Circle, on the right when traveling east on Webb Road East.
The Webb School was founded in 1870 in Culleoka by William Robert Webb, known affectionately to thousands as "Sawney." It was relocated to Bell Buckle in 1886. Sawney was active in educational, political, religious, social, and community affairs, . . . — — Map (db m278249) HM
On Webb Road East (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling west.
Founded 1870, at Culleoka, by William R. ("Sawney") Webb, whose brother John M. ("Old Jack") Webb joined him in 1874. It moved here in 1886. Its curriculum, embracing chiefly Latin, Greek and Mathematics, was designed to give a sound preparatory . . . — — Map (db m24169) HM
On Wartrace Park (Tennessee Route 64), on the right when traveling east.
On this knoll, members of the Federal party which attempted to destroy the Western & Atlantic R.R. in 1862, assembled before starting their foray. It started with seizure of the engine "General" and ended with recapture of the engine at the Georgia . . . — — Map (db m80317) HM
On Shelbyville Highway (Tennessee Route 231), on the left when traveling south.
The Reserve Corps (Granger) moved south along this road, screened by the Army's Cavalry (D.S. Stanley). Taking Guy's Gap, against minor resistance, they pushed rapidly into Shelbyville, evacuated the same morning by the Corps of Maj. Gen. Leonidas . . . — — Map (db m26075) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 82) at Florida Short Route, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Born on March 3, 1916 and raised in his father’s ancestral home of Bedford County, Tennessee, Austin C. Shofner forever changed World War II.
When World War II commenced for the United States in 1941, Capt. Shofner fought as a company . . . — — Map (db m214902) HM
The Veterans Memorial Plaza is conceived and designed to honor, commemorate and forever remember the veterans of Bedford County Tennessee who have served in the armed forces throughout the world. It is to recognize the sacrifices these brave men . . . — — Map (db m85709) WM
On E. Lane St. near N. Brittain St, on the left when traveling south.
This was Lot 44 of the original town plan. A log church was built here in 1815. The Presbyterians used it, and built the present church in 1817. In 1856, a Catholic congregation bought the building, selling to the Northern Methodists in 1894. These . . . — — Map (db m25049) HM
On Judge Mac Farrar Memorial Highway (State Highway 82) at South Brittain Street, on the right when traveling south on Judge Mac Farrar Memorial Highway.
Born in NC, 1783; veteran of the War of 1812; early Bedford County manufacturer; Whig political leader. In 1810 Cannon provided 100 acres of land for the site of the "Town of Shelbyville" and in 1817 donated 5 acres to Dickson Academy and a lot to a . . . — — Map (db m26807) HM
On Lane Pkwy. (County Route 387), on the right when traveling south.
In the cemetery north of the road are buried Confederate soldiers of the Army of Tennessee, who fell while opposing the advance of Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland through Liberty Gap and Guy's Gap, in late June, 1863. Also buried here are soldiers . . . — — Map (db m25864) HM
On Public Square East (Tennessee Route 130) at West Depot Street, on the left when traveling north on Public Square East.
Preface
After the Battle of Stones River ended on January 2, 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans occupied Murfreesboro. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew south to the Highland Rim to protect the rail junction at Tullahoma, Bragg's . . . — — Map (db m85714) HM
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
Born in a house which stood here. Enlisted in the 1st Tenn. Volunteers for the Mexican War; on graduation from US Military Academy in 1853, commissioned in Dragoons. Resigning for the Confederacy and rapidly promoted to colonel, he was captured at . . . — — Map (db m207913) HM
On West Depot Street at Public Square West, on the left when traveling east on West Depot Street.
In memory of the
"Shelbyville Rebels" Co. F.
41st Tenn. Reg't. C.S.A. and
all soldiers from Bedford
County who fought for the
Confederacy in the War
Between the States 1861-1865
Erected and affectionately dedicated
by the Agnes L. . . . — — Map (db m85555) WM
On Lipscomb Street at W Highland Ave, on the left when traveling north on Lipscomb Street.
Born on November 15, 1858, James S. Gilliland, an African American native of Shelbyville and self-taught stone mason, work extensively with limestone. He envisioned turning his log house into a stone home with fifteen-inch thick walls quarried over . . . — — Map (db m282004) HM
On Elm Street at Tate Ave, on the left when traveling east on Elm Street.
The first Bedford County public school for African-Americans was known as 'Slip up'. Between 1889 and 1894, 27 schools for African American (mostly one-teacher) were established in various Bedford County communities. Organized in 1895, McAdams was . . . — — Map (db m263119) HM
On Alternate U.S. 41 just west of Shofner Road, on the left when traveling north.
Son of Michael, an immigrant from Frankfurt on Main, Germany in 1760. Migrated by covered wagon, horseback and afoot from North Carolina in 1808 with his family and settled this tract of land on Thompson's creek. The land was granted to him by the . . . — — Map (db m80313) HM
On Horse Mountain Wartrace Road, on the left when traveling north.
Mary Shirley, who was born on 17 February 1762, married William McGuire on 23 February 1778 in Virginia. During the Revolutionary War William and Mary McGuire with son Michael were taken prisoner on 26 June 1780 and moved from Virginia to Montreal, . . . — — Map (db m262420) HM
On Public Square West, on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated to the Memory of the Thirteen Free and Accepted Masons Who Were Among the First Signers of the Constitution of the United States.
A.D. 1787 - A.D. 1987
Donated by Normandy Lodge No. 617 Shelbyville Lodge No. 122 of Free and . . . — — Map (db m207988) HM
On Public Square East at Holland Street, on the right when traveling north on Public Square East.
Captain Charles Davis of the 7th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry received the Medal of Honor for leading a cavalry charge on June 27, 1863 to the south, directly up Main Street, in the face of Confederate artillery and troops defending the . . . — — Map (db m263407) HM
Governor of Tennessee for three successive terms 1939-1945. A native of Bedford County and graduate of Webb School, Princeton and Harvard Law School, he was Attorney General of the 8th Judicial Circuit, a member of the 63rd and 70th General . . . — — Map (db m25868) HM
On Elm Street (U.S. 41a) at Ridgeway Ave, on the left when traveling east on Elm Street.
Shelbyville Central High was a public, 4~year high school that served students across Bedford County. This building was completed in 1939, opened for classes in 1940, and was occupied by the school until 1977. The facilities expanded in 1955 with . . . — — Map (db m297577) HM
On N. Spring St., on the left when traveling north.
Shelbyville was established in 1810 on 100 acres of land donated by Clement Cannon (1783-1860), local manufacturer and veteran of the War of 1812. The city was named in honor of General Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), statesman and noted Revolutionary War . . . — — Map (db m85443) HM
On Jessup Place, on the left when traveling north.
This 90-acre tract is home of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration - "The World's Largest Walking Horse Show". On July 17, 1939, a non-profit association was chartered to conduct a national celebration to honor and exhibit the Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m25869) HM
The Tribute of the South to S.A. Cunningham, founder and editor of the "Confederate Veteran",
January, 1893 - December, 1913.
He gathered the history of his people written in tears but radiant with glory.
(On left side of . . . — — Map (db m263522) HM WM
On South Spring Street south of McGrew Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Side A]
Shelbyville — “Little Boston”
Shelbyville, Tennessee, better known as “Little Boston,” was a hotbed of Unionist sentiment throughout the war. When William Rosecrans' Union army captured the town, they were welcomed as . . . — — Map (db m191662) HM
On Shelbyville Hwy (U.S. 41-A) near Carr Creek Rd, on the left when traveling north.
Moore County Established 1871; named in honor of
Major Gen. William Moore
He settled in Tennessee in 1808, coming from Kentucky. Commanded a company in the Creek War; finished the War of 1812 as a Major General. Member of the State House . . . — — Map (db m61915) HM
On Old Rover Road at Alternate U.S. 41, on the left when traveling north on Old Rover Road.
U.S. Army 79th Infantry
Feb 19, 1925
Lost his life in the
Normandy Invasion
July 12, 1944
Erected by his buddies, friends, and relatives
Sponsored by Rover Community Club — — Map (db m263520) WM
On Spring Street (Tennessee Route 269) at Bridgeview Street, on the right when traveling north on Spring Street.
By
Sergeant Major Larry E. & Mrs. Sheila M. Williams, US Army / Retired
Commander Camp #72 (Manchester), Starnes DBE., TN Div., SCV
10 December 2011 — — Map (db m152097) WM
On Spring Street east of Bridgeview Street, on the right when traveling north.
Wartrace is located on a 5000-acre North Carolina grant acquired by General Andrew
Jackson at an 1802 marshal's sale in Nashville. In 1805, Jackson came to the area to establish his boundaries for the opening of the lands for settlement by the . . . — — Map (db m152096) HM
On Tennessee Route 64 0.5 miles west of Fairfield Pike, on the right when traveling west.
Hardee's Corps retired to the Wartrace-Fairfield defensive line, January, 1863. Here they remained until late June, when Rosecrans, moving the bulk of the Federal Army of the Cumberland around the right flank to Manchester, made Bragg withdraw from . . . — — Map (db m152093) HM
On Church Street (Tennessee Route 269) at Blackman Boulevard East, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
In 1909, the merchants of Wartrace constructed a wooden platform on this site. The platform was used as a stage for performances by the merchants' band and as the judges' reviewing stand for horse shows that were then held on Front Street. The . . . — — Map (db m267842) HM
On Cortner Road (County Route 269), on the right when traveling south.
The Beechwood Plantation house, which formerly stood at this site, was an important Confederate headquarters during the Tullahoma Campaign. It was built for Col. Andrew Erwin, Jr. and family in 1826. The Erwins, who were southern sympathizers, . . . — — Map (db m25862) HM
On Blackman Boulevard East north of Church Street ( Route 269), on the right when traveling north.
Jazz trombonist Jimmy Cleveland was a versatile musician whose work was largely confined to other artists' sessions, pit orchestras and broadcasting. Among the artists he backed were Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, James Brown, Billie Holiday, Cannonball . . . — — Map (db m267849) HM
On Bridgeview Street 0.2 miles west of Spring Street, on the left when traveling west.
In April 1862, Major James M. Shanklin with 197 men of the 42nd Indiana Infantry campedon the west bank of Wartrace Creek, near the end of Bridgeview Street, to secure the supply line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad by guarding two bridges . . . — — Map (db m152103) HM
On Blackman Boulevard West (State Highway 64) near Spring Street, on the right when traveling north.
Strolling Jim, the first World's Champion Tennessee Walking Horse, is buried in a pasture directly behind the Walking Horse Hotel. Foaled in 1936, this former work horse was ridden to the championship by Floyd Carothers at the first Walking Horse . . . — — Map (db m24165) HM
On Spring Street (Tennessee Route 269) at Bridgeview Street, on the right when traveling north on Spring Street.
(side 1)
Anatomy of a Campaign
In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s 43,000-man Army of . . . — — Map (db m152889) HM
On Blackman Boulevard (Tennessee Route 64), on the right when traveling south.
In 1850, Rice Coffey gave eight acres to the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad on which the main line would run with a depot and freight house at the junction of the branch line to Shelbyville. In 1851, town lots were laid off. The following year, . . . — — Map (db m88407) HM
On Main Street at Westview Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
An early post office of this name was opened Sept. 28, 1835, in the home of William H.H. Burton, which stood at this site. It remained here until Aug. 27, 1837, when it was moved to the public square of Camden and the name changed to "Camden." . . . — — Map (db m109047) HM
Born 1779, South Carolina, died 1860, Benton County Tenn. Citizen soldier, War of 1812, member of Benton County's first quarterly court February 1836. Patriot for whom Benton County was named. Presented to the Citizens of Benton.
(Base monument) . . . — — Map (db m74482) HM
On Birdsong Marina Road 0.5 miles east of Birdsong Road ( Route 191). Reported damaged.
During the Civil War, several engagements occurred along the strategically important Tennessee River within about five miles of here. In each one, cavalrymen engaged naval forces.
On April 26, 1863 near the mouth of the Duck River east of here, . . . — — Map (db m74512) HM
On North Church Avenue at East Lake Stret, on the left when traveling north on North Church Avenue.
8½ miles east, at Johnsonville Landing, Forrest's Cavalry Corps, after blocking river approaches from both directions with captured Federal vessels and gunfire, destroyed the Federal base at Johnsonville. Losses were 4 gunboats, 14 steamboats, 17 . . . — — Map (db m237476) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 70) west of Cole Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
U.D.C. Marker to eight Irish CSA soldiers
probably worked on railroad
1860-1861
Erected by
Captain Nathaniel A. Wesson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
1992 — — Map (db m109049) WM
Mary Cordelia Beasley-Hudson, a life-long resident of Benton County, was an advocate for women's suffrage. The Tennessee General Assembly approved an amendment to the state constitution to allow women's suffrage on April 15, 1919. Seven days later . . . — — Map (db m81359) HM
Near Mount Carmel Road (County Route 1766) 0.1 miles north of Firetower Road, on the right when traveling west.
On March 5, 1963, at 30 years of age, country singer Virginia Patterson Hensley, better known as Patsy Cline, along with her manager, Randy Hughes, and fellow Grand Ole Opry stars, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas, were killed in a plane crash in . . . — — Map (db m184907) HM
Mildred Jolly Lashlee was the first woman elected to the Tennessee Senate for a full “regular” term. Elected in November 1944, she represented the 26th Senatorial District. Before her election she was appointed to complete the term of . . . — — Map (db m109048) HM
Born June 2, 1863, in a log cabin, about ½ mile N., he studied law at Charlotte, later began practice at Camden. Attorney General of the 13th Judicial District, 1908-12, he was the last Tennessee governor to be elected by a convention. . . . — — Map (db m74481) HM
Near Pilot Knob Road (Tennessee Route 191) 0.2 miles east of Cherry Ridge Road.
Some of the lesser known battles and incidents of wars have afforded drama and have portrayed characteristics of the participants far beyond those of usual recorded history. Such was the Battle of Johnsonville, fought between Maj. Gen. N. B. . . . — — Map (db m146444) HM
Near Eva Beach Drive 0.2 miles east of Lucas Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1862 and 1863, Confederate cavalry raids along the Louisville & Nashville Railroad often shut down operations and slowed the flow of supplies into Nashville. The Union army built a supply depot at Johnsonville to help alleviate the disruptions. . . . — — Map (db m171324) HM
Near Pilot Knob Road (Tennessee Route 191) 0.5 miles north of Happy Hollow Road, on the left when traveling north.
The logs for this cabin were taken from a barn owned by Mr. James Sykes of Eva. The barn was used by scouts for General Nathan Bedford Forrest during a reconnaissance of the Pilot Knob area on November 4, 1864. The lower story of the Syke's home . . . — — Map (db m171323) HM
Near Eva Beach Drive 0.2 miles east of Lucas Road, on the right when traveling east.
"The river, a small rivercraft landing, its proximity to the N. B. Forrest State Park, and the Methodist assembly ground…make it attractive to visitors."
- Tennessee County History Series
The town of Eva began its . . . — — Map (db m183537) HM
Near Pilot Knob Road (Tennessee Route 191) 0.2 miles east of Cherry Ridge Road.
Below the hill to your front and concealed by thick brush, Confederate troops under the command of Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest constructed five artillery positions to deploy guns against the Union supply depot at Johnsonville. On November 3, . . . — — Map (db m146438) HM
Near Pilot Knob Road (Tennessee Route 191) 0.2 miles east of Cherry Ridge Road.
By the fall of 1864, the Civil War was not going well for the Confederacy. The Union invasion of the Deep South continued to ravage both the military and civilian population of the war-torn region. In an attempt to halt the advance, Confederate Lt. . . . — — Map (db m146440) HM
Near Pilot Knob Road (Tennessee Route 191) 0.2 miles east of Cherry Ridge Road.
(side 1)
Commemorating the capture
of Federal gunboats
by Forrest's cavalry in the
Johnsonville Expedition
November 4, 1864.
(side 2)
"Faith is the duty of the hour."
N.B. Forrest, Major-General
to . . . — — Map (db m146443) WM
Near Eva Beach Drive 0.2 miles east of Lucas Road.
"In those days, that was how you got over there; there was no highway”
-Ken Ingram
The track leading to the Tennessee River
Railroad Bridge once started here. The
nearby depot served as the debarkation
point for . . . — — Map (db m183534) HM
Near Interstate 40 at milepost 130, on the right when traveling east.
Take Exit 133, State Route 191, and drive north to visit two state parks associated with the struggle to control the Tennessee River during the Civil War.
In 1861, the Confederates built Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River and Fort Henry . . . — — Map (db m96639) HM
On Interstate 40W at milepost 131, 1.9 miles west of Birdsong Road ( Route 191), on the right when traveling west.
Late in 1862, the Union army Gen. Ulysses S. Grant threatened Vicksburg, Mississippi. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest to sever Grant's West Tennessee supply line, which extended from Columbus, Kentucky, via the . . . — — Map (db m118580) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established 1807. Named for Anthony Bledsoe. Born 1733. Died July 20, 1788. Captain in the Colonial Army from Virginia. Major in the Revolutionary Army, Colonel in the Tennessee Militia. This marker is erected by the Volunteer Chapter, U.S.D.of . . . — — Map (db m109176) HM
