On Worth Street Northeast at Market Street Northeast, on the left when traveling east on Worth Street Northeast.
Charleston, formerly Fort Cass during the “Trail of Tears” (Indian removal of 1838), was strategically important in the military struggle for East Tennessee. The East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad bridge here, the line’s only crossing . . . — — Map (db m69343) HM
On Eureka Road NW (Tennessee Route 306) at Old Eureka Road NW, on the right when traveling north on Eureka Road NW.
John McPherson entered Cherokee territory as a miller and was an early settler in the Eureka Valley. In 1834 he was one of five founding members of Candies Creek Baptist Church. An active Unionist during the Civil War, he was imprisoned by the . . . — — Map (db m177951) HM
On Market Street NE north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
I have all necessary preparations made, having upwards of 600,000 rations on hand, and boats and wagons sufficient to my command to carry [the Cherokee] off comfortably.
— General Nathaniel Smith to C.A. Harris, . . . — — Map (db m177965) HM
On Market Street NE north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
Our situation is truly a critical one. Our whole country is full of troops and fortifications and should it be determined by the Govmt, to remove the Cherokees by force under the fraudulent Treaty by the kind of Soldiers which are . . . — — Map (db m177967) HM
On Market Street NE north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
My troops already occupy many positions in the country that you are to abandon, and thousands and thousands are approaching from every quarter, to render resistance and escape alike hopeless. All those troops, regular and militia, are . . . — — Map (db m177970) HM
On Market Street NE 0.1 miles north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their houses, and encamped at the forts and military posts, all over the nation … Our brother [Jesse] Bushyhead and his family, Rev. Stephen Foreman, native . . . — — Map (db m177972) HM
Near Market Street NE north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
[A]s a very natural result of collecting and marching … men, women and children of all ages and conditions, changing suddenly, and very materially all their habits of life … We should feel little astonishment at finding a high grade . . . — — Map (db m177973) HM
Near Market Street NE north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
On last Friday two Cherokee men came into our camps … for the purpose of ascertaining whether any thing could be done for their relief. … They said they left their families sick and one of them said he had lost one of his children … . . . — — Map (db m177975) HM
On Market Street NE 0.1 miles north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
In truth, our cause is your own; it is the cause of liberty and of justice, it is based upon your own principles … Spare our people! Spare the wreck of our prosperity! Let not our deserted homes become the monuments of our . . . — — Map (db m177961) HM
On Market Street Northeast north of Cass Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
During the war, Henegar House’s occupants, as in many other Tennessee homes, were divided in their loyalties. Henry Benton Henegar, the owner, was a Unionist while his wife, Margaret Lea Henegar, was a secessionist. Whenever Confederates occupied . . . — — Map (db m69346) HM
Near Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11) north of Market Street NE, on the right when traveling north.
In December 1835, a small faction of Cherokee, led by Major Ridge, John Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and others, acting on their own and without the consent of Principal Chief John Ross, signed the Treaty of New Echota, setting the conditions for the . . . — — Map (db m177914) HM
Near Worth Street NE west of Market Street NE, on the left when traveling west.
In December 1835, a small faction of Cherokee, led by Major Ridge, John Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and others, acting on their own and without the consent of Principal Chief John Ross, signed the Treaty of New Echota, setting the conditions for the . . . — — Map (db m177984) HM
On Keith Street Northwest (U.S. 11) at Stuart Road, on the right when traveling north on Keith Street Northwest.
Here stood the home of John Walker, Junior, known as “Chief Jack”. A grandson of Nancy Ward, he was prominent in the affairs of the Cherokee nation, belonging to the party advocating a voluntary treaty of removal of the Cherokees to the . . . — — Map (db m81366) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
"Hearing that a half-breed Cherokee named Hicks had put up some huts for the accommodation of strangers, we found him out, and he
assigned us a hut to ourselves, the floor of which was strewed with nice dry pine leaves. It contained also two . . . — — Map (db m297063) HM
On 2nd Street Southeast 0.1 miles south of Linden Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
On this site in 1910, East Side School was constructed to serve as a three year City High School. The students then transferred to Bradley Central High School when it was completed in 1916. The school was renamed Allen Grammar School in honor of . . . — — Map (db m153740) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Red Clay Rd NW, on the left when traveling north.
Blacksmith shops were important businesses that provided tools and supplies to communities, such as farming equipment, cooking pots, and horseshoes.
In 1825, the Cherokee Council passed a law permitting
Cherokees to hire American . . . — — Map (db m296824) HM
On North Ocoee Street (State Highway 74) just north of 22nd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
On this site in 1916, Bradley Central High School began meeting the educational needs of
this community. Adopting its name from the county, which in turn was named in honor of Col. Edward Bradley, a veteran of both the Revolutionary War and the War . . . — — Map (db m153667) HM
On North Ocoee Street, on the left when traveling north.
This 1200 pound Meleeny bell (constructed in 1893) was housed in the bell tower of the Bradley County Courthouse until 1960. It was returned to its rightful place in front of the courthouse on Wednesday, February 5, 1992 by Mainstreet-Cleveland as . . . — — Map (db m208839) HM
On 2nd Street Southeast, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the people of Bradley County who served and to those who gave their lives in the service of our country
Korea
1950 - 1955
Paul T. McCracken•
Roy L. Whaley•
James L. Evans•
John M. Cofer•
William D. Johnson•
Charles . . . — — Map (db m208838) HM
On North Ocoee Street, on the left when traveling north.
Erected to the memory of the men of Bradley County who gave their lives in the service of their country during the World War
Frank Barnes•
Calvin C. Climer•
Robert Daughtery•
Fred Farmer•
Ollie Goins•
James Haney•
Carter Hicks•
John F. . . . — — Map (db m208835) WM
On North Ocoee Street, on the left when traveling north.
Sojourner, stop for a moment and meditate on the names of the men of Bradley County who gave their lives in the second world war that you might continue to enjoy the priceless heritage of freedom
James D. Blankenship•
Billy V. Weaver•
A.R.T. . . . — — Map (db m208277) WM
On Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Red Clay Rd Northwest.
Cherokee farmsteads varied greatly according to the wealth and the degree to which the family had adopted European ways. Each site, however, had three basic components: the living area, the cultivated fields, and the woodlands. The buildings . . . — — Map (db m300052) HM
On Dalton Pike (Tennessee Route 60) 0.4 miles south of Old Weatherly Switch Road SE ( Route 317), on the left when traveling south.
After battles at Chattanooga in November 1863, and before the Atlanta Campaign the following May, southern Bradley County lay between Union and Confederate lines at Cleveland, Tennessee, and Dalton, Georgia. Both armies scouted the area. Soldiers . . . — — Map (db m115884) HM
On North Ocoee Street (Tennessee Route 74) at 8th Street NE, on the right when traveling north on North Ocoee Street.
When you read about the history of the beginning of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library as well as exploring all of its historical house portions on Ocoee Street, someone might think that the Library is nothing more than a collection of old . . . — — Map (db m184258) HM
On Inman Street East (U.S. 64) at Parker Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Inman Street East.
When the Civil War began, Cleveland was a divided community with most residents being sympathetic to the Union. Confederate troops occupied the area in 1861 to control the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad and to protect the vitally important . . . — — Map (db m69342) HM
On 1st Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Benjamin Cleveland was born in Virginia, later served in the North Carolina House of Commons and led the Wilkes County militia at the Battle of Kings' Mountain on October 7, 1780. This battle was considered a turning point of the American Revolution . . . — — Map (db m107924) HM
On Berry Street Northeast just south of Central Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
On this site in 1883, the first local school building for African-Americans was erected. In 1890, the school awarded four diplomas at its first commencement. The wooden building was razed in 1924, and a new brick structure was built to house grades . . . — — Map (db m153738) HM
On North Ocoee Street (State Highway 74) at 8th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on North Ocoee Street.
South (front) face
CSA
1861
1865
To our known
and unknown
Confederate dead
East face
1861-1865
Erected by, the
Jefferson Davis Chapter
United Daughters
of the Confederacy,
1910.
West . . . — — Map (db m153676) WM
Near Blythewood Road Southwest at Harris Creek Road Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
In 1873, Bennet Cooper (1797-1886) gave one-quarter of an acre of land for a family burying ground. His first wife, Lydia, was buried there along with several other family members. The cemetery is located on a ridge behind the Cooper Homeplace . . . — — Map (db m81367) HM
Near North Ocoee Street, on the left when traveling north.
Built in 1866 for the Pleasant Craigmiles family.
In 1923 the home was donated to the
City of Cleveland by the Johnston family in memory of their mother, Sarah Tucker Johnston.
The home was placed on the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m227453) HM
On North Ocoee Street at 8th Street NE, on the right when traveling north on North Ocoee Street.
The Craigmiles House-Carmichael Annex was built before the Civil War and first served as the residence of Pleasant M. Craigmiles, his wife Caroline, and their children, Augusta, Walter, Fannie, Edward, and Frances Campbell. Sadly, only Augusta and . . . — — Map (db m184253) HM
On 6th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
In honor of
Darlia McLuhan Conn
Darlia McLuhan Conn served the university as the presidential spouse for 34 years, 1986-2020. During that time, she was an adjunct member of the piano faculty in the School of Music, and her presence and . . . — — Map (db m227448) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
This fire is a memorial of those people who suffered and died on the infamous "Trail of Tears." It also commemorates the reuniting of the Eastern and Western Cherokee Nations here at Red Clay, Aug. 7, 1837 - Apr. 6, 1984 — — Map (db m297071) HM
On Bobby Taylor Avenue/1st Street NE at Lee Highway ( Route 74), on the right when traveling east on Bobby Taylor Avenue/1st Street NE.
Built in 1911
by
Will H. and John B. Fillauer
Restored in 1988
by
Bank of Cleveland
Board of Directors
Henry M. Barkley • Wm. K. Fillauer • John G. Haile • Fritz Harris • G. Robert Taylor • R. Scott Taylor • E. C. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m184268) HM
Built in 1967 to house male students for Lee College, Hughes Hall was razed in 2010 to create the Science and Math Complex quadrangle. — — Map (db m227450) HM
A building on this site housed the Lee College Music Department from 1947 to 1995; it was replaced by the current School of Music building on Parker Street. The building was two stories, a long rectangular structure with a single hallway from the . . . — — Map (db m227452) HM
On this site was an 850-seat auditorium with a balcony and large stage for theatrical productions. Built when Bob Jones College owned the campus, it was never given a name after Lee College bought the campus in 1947. (The auditorium had no bathrooms . . . — — Map (db m227451) HM
Near 12th Street SW west of Goode Street SW, on the right when traveling west.
First called City Cemetery, this is the resting place of both Confederate and Union soldiers. On November 4, 1862, a train wreck south of Cleveland killed 17 Confederate soldiers who are buried here in a mass grave. Nearby engagements in 1863 . . . — — Map (db m102186) HM
On North Ocoee Street (Tennessee Route 74) at 8th Street NE, on the right when traveling north on North Ocoee Street.
The Hardwick-Jarnagin House stands as the cornerstone of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library's main complex. Joseph H. Hardwick purchased the property in 1881, and the home was completed in 1883. The original home, furnished in the latest . . . — — Map (db m184263) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Red Clay Rd NW, on the left when traveling north.
By the 1830s, many Cherokee families had conformed to European cultural expectations. This farmhouse contains items
and furnishings that were commonly found in middle-class households during this time period.
The item that reflects the . . . — — Map (db m296827) HM
On North Ocoee Street (Tennessee Route 74) at Centenary Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north on North Ocoee Street.
Since 1885 this campus has been dedicated to the purposes of Christian higher education. Lee College was founded by the Church of God as Bible Training School on January 1, 1918, on Caut Avenue in Cleveland. The school relocated in Sevierville in . . . — — Map (db m49558) HM
On North Ocoee Street (State Highway 74) just north of 6th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
Masonic Lodge No. 134 and the town of Cleveland established the Masonic Female Institute in 1848 and opened the school in 1856. At the beginning of the war, student and diarist Myra Inman wrote of a disruption in the school's leadership: "Mr. . . . — — Map (db m153687) HM
On Central Avenue NW at Oak Street NW, on the right when traveling east on Central Avenue NW.
Chartered Dec. 16, 1837, this was the first such institution in the Ocoee Purchase; here was its home during its entire existence. An early teacher (1843) was Henry von Aldehoff, a native of Prussia and graduate of Bonn University. This building was . . . — — Map (db m49559) HM
On Montgomery Avenue NE north of 9th Street NE, on the right when traveling north.
Beginning in 192o, this site has variously served publishing, educational, worship and administrative ministries of the Church of God. The publishing ministry began with the first issue of “The Evening Light and Church of God Evangel” on March 1, . . . — — Map (db m184506) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Between 1828 and 1830, Georgia passed laws prohibiting the Cherokee from meeting for any purpose other than to
sign a treaty giving up their land.
The council that had been meeting the Cherokee "capitol" of New Echota, Georgia, met once in . . . — — Map (db m297067) HM
One mile west was this Cherokee council ground. Here was held the last council between the United States and the Cherokee nation, preceding the removal of the Indians to Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. John Howard Payne, author of “Home, . . . — — Map (db m49722) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Here was the capital and last council ground of the Cherokee Nation in the east. At a full council held in October, 1835, a proposed treaty with the United States providing for the removal of the Cherokee to the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma was . . . — — Map (db m297069) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Some of the Cherokees and their visitors at the council meetings stayed in sleeping huts like these three replicas.
The huts lacked windows, doors, and chinking.
George W. Featherstonhaugh, an English geologist working with the United
States . . . — — Map (db m297066) HM
On North Ocoee Street, on the right when traveling north.
This historical marker is placed as a memorial to The Sousa Band Grand Concert
January 30, 1906
Craigmiles Opera House
Cleveland, Tennessee
presented
October 11, 2004
by
Lee University
Dr. Paul Conn, President
Lee University Wind . . . — — Map (db m208274) HM
On North Ocoee Street (Tennessee Route 74) at 8th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Ocoee Street.
These young men were killed in a R.R. wreck near Thaxton, VA, July 2, 1889 while en route to Europe.
The body of Will Steed alone was recovered and interred in the city cemetery.
This monument is erected in loving remembrance of the three by their . . . — — Map (db m227461) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Due to the removal of southeastern Native Americans from their homelands, the Cherokee tribe was divided into the
Cherokee Nation, the United Keetoowah Band, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These three tribes are
recognized today by . . . — — Map (db m297075) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Eternal Flame of the Cherokee Nation burns today as a memorial for the people who died on the Trail of Tea and as a
commemoration for the reuniting of the Eastern and Western Cherokee nations here at Red Clay.
The Cherokee view fire as a . . . — — Map (db m297073) HM
Near Red Clay Park Road Southwest north of Godfrey Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Believed to have been the source of water for the councils of 1832-1837.
Cherokee Belief
There is another world under this, and it is like ours in everything - animals, plants, and people - save that the seasons are different. The . . . — — Map (db m297068) HM
On Old Blue Springs Road west of Blue Springs Road Southeast, on the left when traveling west.
After Union victories at Chattanooga in November 1863, the Union Army IV Corps's First Division, led by Gen. David S. Stanley, camped in this valley and made preparations for the Atlanta Campaign. By April 1864, more than 9,000 men were present, . . . — — Map (db m153744) HM
On Worth Street Southwest at 6th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Worth Street Southwest.
This monument is to perpetuate the memory of the Boys in Blue in the war of 1861-65 who have lived in Bradley County was dedicated by Oviatt Post No. 20 G. A. R. May 30 1914 — — Map (db m153743) WM
On South Lee Highway (U.S. 64) at South McDonald Road, on the right when traveling east on South Lee Highway.
From Canasoga, near Wetmore, to Chiaha, near South Pittsburg. De Soto's expedition of 1540 followed the Great War and Trading Path, which ran from northeast to southwest, passing near this spot. — — Map (db m178048) HM
On Cove Lake Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Few men have the satisfaction of knowing they have made a contribution in their lifetime that will last through the ages and touch the lives of millions.
Men of the CCC know that, feeling well. The Civilian Conservation Corps was launched April . . . — — Map (db m130401) HM
Near Veterans Memorial Highway (Alternate Interstate 75) south of Lake Access Road, on the right when traveling south.
Imagine, 800 years ago on this site a thriving Indian village. The people farmed, fished, and worshipped their ancestors. Carved and painted pillars, colorful mats and sculptured figures, decorated 3 temple mounds. Burials, pottery, weapons, tools, . . . — — Map (db m218640) HM
On Veterans Memorial Highway (US 25W) at Park Road on Veterans Memorial Highway (US 25W).
1.5 miles to the southeast on Cove Creek. Joel E. Stone built a dam, grist mill and a saw mill, which he and his family operated until 1934 when Norris Lake was raised. The mill served the surrounding area as a community center and whistle-stop for . . . — — Map (db m74243) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the memory of our comrades of all wars who entered the service of their country from Campbell County and those who gave their lives on the field of honor "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that . . . — — Map (db m130976) WM
On U.S. 25W 1.3 miles east of Highcliff Road, on the left when traveling east.
At 9:05 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 1944, Southbound Troop Train #47 headed by L&N Engine #418 with 1000 soldiers aboard, crashed into the Clear Fork River at Highcliff, Tennessee, killing thirty-three soldiers and injuring ninety-eight. Engineer J. . . . — — Map (db m233103) HM
Tennessee Amvets dedicates this memorial to all veterans living or deceased who have honorably served their country that freedman may reign. Governor Don Sandquist — — Map (db m74228) WM
Near Interstate 75 north of 5th Street (U.S. 25W), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Tennessee’s mountain residents were bitterly divided about secession in 1861, although most were Unionist. In Huntsville (Exit 141), Scott County residents voted to secede and join Kentucky if Tennessee joined the Confederacy.
Confederate . . . — — Map (db m255977) HM
On Indian Mountain State Park Circle, on the left when traveling north.
The Civil War in Campbell County was often personal. Few residents owned slaves, and a large majority – 1,094 to 60 – voted against secession in June 1861. Local men formed what became Co. A and Co. B, 1st Tennessee Infantry (US), at the . . . — — Map (db m119921) HM
Grace Moore, internationally famous star of grand opera, Broadway musicals, motion pictures, concert stage, radio, and recordings, was born December 5, 1898
in Cocke County in East Tennessee. She grew up in Jellico, sang in the First Baptist . . . — — Map (db m253954) HM
Grace Moore, an internationally acclaimed Metropolitan Opera soprano, Broadway actress, and motion picture star, spent most of her childhood in a home located on this site. In 1923 and 1925, she starred in Irving Berlin's Music Box Revue . . . — — Map (db m253947) HM
On North Main Street at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
This monument honoring Jellico area Veterans who gave their lives in service to our country, is an enduring testament to the dedication
and hard work of James (Jim) Tidwell Jr. His efforts as chairman of the Veterans Monument Committee were . . . — — Map (db m253976) HM
On North Main Street at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
With deepest Gratitude This monument is erected and dedicated to all area servicemen who gave their lives and all area veterans who served in defense of our country in all armed conflicts - - those known to man, those whose names are . . . — — Map (db m253956) WM
On U.S. 25 at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 25.
Heth's Division, with the army's artillery and subsistence trains, passed into Kentucky through Walker's and Big Creek Gaps, while other combat elements of the Army of East Tennessee moved through Roger's Gap. The two columns reunited at . . . — — Map (db m253951) HM
On U.S. 25 at State Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 25.
Campbell County
Established 1806: reportedly named in honor of Col. Arthur Campbell. Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Commanded 70th Regiment Virginia Militia, in the Revolution; Commissioner for negotiation of Indian Treaties in . . . — — Map (db m119950) HM
Near Interstate 75, on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to Campbell County, Tennessee! Get ready to visit small towns with big stories.
Tennessee Civil War Trails tells riveting stories of battles and leaders, and much more. You'll learn about some of the state's 275,000 enslaved men and . . . — — Map (db m253986) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 25W) at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
This building replaces an earlier structure named in honor of Hiram K. Tramell (1865-1926) that occupied this sight for more than eighty years.
Mr. Tramell came to Jellico in 1885 carrying his entire fortune, valued at less than ten dollars. . . . — — Map (db m279101) HM
On North Tennessee Avenue at North Indiana Avenue (U.S. 25W), on the right when traveling south on North Tennessee Avenue.
The road in front of you winds through Big Creek Gap, one of the few natural openings through the Cumberland Mountains in the region. During the Civil War, this corridor was much narrower and steeper, and even lightly loaded wagons found travel . . . — — Map (db m74229) HM
On South Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Erected ca 1900-01 by Harvey M. LaFollette, founder of the city of LaFollette. This 27 room home is in the high Victorian style and was designed by the famous 19th century architect, George Barber. While the grounds, which once encompassed the . . . — — Map (db m130965) HM
On East Central Avenue (Tennessee Route 63) at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on East Central Avenue.
Completed in December, 1909, this chapel was erected for and by a small colony of Italian, Bavarian, and English Catholic families answering the call of Indiana industrial baron, Harvey M. Lafollette, to labor on the railroad, dig coal, and . . . — — Map (db m155314) HM
On East Central Avenue (Tennessee Route 25) at Armstrong Lane, on the right when traveling south on East Central Avenue.
Growing up in LaFollette, Howard Armstrong's love of music developed early. His talents as an artist led to a legendary 80 year career as a singer, painter, and musician. In 1990, Howard was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship, and named a Master . . . — — Map (db m130949) HM
On West Central Avenue at First Street North, on the left when traveling east on West Central Avenue.
A keeper of the African American string-band tradition, Howard Armstrong was a multi-instrumentalist with a very extensive repertoire. He was also a multilinguist, painter, and teller of folk tales and anecdotes drawn from his long life and career. . . . — — Map (db m233100) HM
On McMinnville Highway (U.S. 70S) 0.2 miles east of Nave Lane, on the left when traveling east.
Born in Cannon County in 1890, James Harvey Cummings, known as "Mr. Jim," was a farmer, attorney, politician, and statesman. Having served in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1928 to 1972, except for 1949 – 1953 when he was Secretary of . . . — — Map (db m60422) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 70S) at Murfreesboro Road, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
(North side)
To honor the memory, the
patriotism, the deeds of valor
and sacrifices of Cannon County's
Confederate soldiers of the period
of 1861-1865
Erected by Cannon County Chap-
ter United Daughters of the
Confederacy . . . — — Map (db m177931) WM
On McMinnville Highway (U.S. 70S), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Cannon County
Established 1836; named in honor of Newton Cannon Governor of Tennessee, 1835–39; Member of Congress, 1814–17 and 1821–27; Served in Creek War and War of 1812.
Warren County
Established . . . — — Map (db m60421) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 70S) at North Tatum Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
On Short Mountain, 7.1 mi., Henry Hoover & John Beeson established a millstone and grindstone factory in 1806. An inscription on a bluff of the mountain, and discarded fragments of stone mark the spot. — — Map (db m60423) HM
On North Cannon Street north of West Main Street (U.S. 70S), on the left when traveling north.
The East Fork Stone's River originates approximately 7 miles to the east, at a spring on
Short Mountain. Stone's River is named after
Uriah Stone, a member of a party of longhunters
who explored a section of the river in 1767.
Beginning in the . . . — — Map (db m150447) HM
On McMinnville Highway (U.S. 70S) at Gassaway Road ( Route 53), on the right when traveling west on McMinnville Highway.
Here Forrest, with his newly organized brigade of about 1400 cavalrymen, halted for a short rest before making his successful raid on Federal forces at Murfreesboro under Gen. T.L. Crittenden. He freed a number of hostages from this locality and . . . — — Map (db m76173) HM
On West Water Street east of North Tatum Street, on the right when traveling east.
This stone was erected and used as a mile marker during the 1800's for what is now U. S. Highway 70S. Before the settlement of Europeans to this area, the route was known as the Black Fox Trail by Native Americans. During the 1800's the road was . . . — — Map (db m150448) HM
On McMinnville Highway (U.S. 70S) west of Gassaway Road.
In the valley to the south, that part of the Cherokee nation which took part in the enforced overland migration to Indian Territory rested for about three weeks in 1839. About 15,000 persons of various ages took part in the march. Several who died . . . — — Map (db m254349) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 70S) at North Cannon Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Woodbury, located on the Murfreesboro-McMinnville Turnpike, experienced two significant Civil War actions in 1862–1863.
On July 12–13, 1862, when Confederate Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest marched through Cannon County to raid . . . — — Map (db m150449) HM
A tribute of love to the memory of those we must not forget-World War I-Army-
World War II-Navy
Eternal rest grant unto them oh Lord and let light shine upon them.
World War I-II erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, American . . . — — Map (db m107685) WM
On Atwood Highway (U.S. 79) at Cades Atwood Road, on the right when traveling south on Atwood Highway.
Carroll County
Established 1822: Named in honor of
William Carroll
An officer in the War of 1812;
governor of Tennessee, 1821-27
and 1829-35; Served as governor
longer than any other man.
Gibson County
Established . . . — — Map (db m52132) HM
On Main Street, Atwood Highway (Tennessee Route 76 / 77) at Cades Atwood Road, on the left when traveling east on Main Street, Atwood Highway.
Established 1823; Named in honor of
Colonel John Gibson
who served with distinction under
General Andrew Jackson in the
Natchez Expedition, 1812 - 13,
and in the Creek Wars. — — Map (db m52134) HM
On Atwod Highway (U.S. 79) at Jax Road, on the right when traveling east on Atwod Highway.
Governor Browning was born in Carroll County. After graduating from Cumberland Law School in 1915, he began practicing in Huntingdon. He commanded Battery D, 114th Field Artillery in France in World War I. In 1922 he was elected to Congress and . . . — — Map (db m51404) HM
On Lexington Clarksburg Road (Tennessee Route 22) at Route 424 when traveling south on Lexington Clarksburg Road.
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Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led his cavalry brigade on a raid through West Tennessee, Dec 15, 1862-Jan 3, 1863, destroying railroads and severing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s supply line between Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, . . . — — Map (db m174179) HM
On State Highway 22 at Roan Creek Church Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 22.
In July 1825, William and Mary Billingsley Holmes and daughter, Polly Holmes, Christopher and Elizabeth Wood Gist, and Levi McWhirter and wife met in the grove of large oaks directly to the west and organized a Bible school. This was the beginning . . . — — Map (db m156580) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 70) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), author of the classic Democracy in America, and Gustave de Beaumont (1802-1866) spent four frigid days and nights, December 12-16, 1831 at Sandy Bridge, now Hollow Rock. The postmaster, Zephaniah Harris, and . . . — — Map (db m52647) HM
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