On U.S. 231 0.2 miles north of State Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
Abundant water and fertile land in this area south of the Tennessee River attracted pioneer settlement in the early 1800s. The community established here by three Virginia-born brothers, Hopkins, John, and Theophilus Lacy, took on their name and . . . — — Map (db m27611) HM
On Stoneway Trail south of Stoneway Circle, on the left when traveling south.
Born in North Carolina in 1774. Elisha Rainbolt moved with his wife and children in 1807 to the area now called Rainbow Mountain a phonetic distortion of the Rainbolt name. The following year, in 1808, Madison County was organized. Rainbolt was one . . . — — Map (db m299888) HM
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 70) west of Hill Street, on the left when traveling east.
On May 13, 1861, voters gathered here in Marshall, the Madison County seat, to elect a delegate for the Secession Convention to be held in Raleigh. The citizens were divided in their loyalties. Sheriff Ransom P. Merrill and others were later . . . — — Map (db m254517) HM
On Greenwood Crossing south of Old Agency Road, on the right when traveling south.
Greenwood Plantation, located off of Old Agency Road, was built in 1854
by Colonel William F. Battley, Sr. (1813-1871). Colonel Battley was a wealthy
planter who moved to Madison County from North Carolina to establish a cotton
plantation. . . . — — Map (db m259724) HM
Near Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard at East Virginia Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Bailey Brothers served the United States of America honorably World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War
Archie and Josephine Bailey were married in 1905 and made Punta Gorda their home. They raised their large family in their . . . — — Map (db m249137) HM
On Old Town Crossing south of West Jackson Street, on the left when traveling south.
In 1896, two Chicago investors named Edward
M. Treakle and Gorton W. Nichols purchased
land from James B. Yellowley, who had moved to
Madison County in 1853 from North Carolina. In
1900, Nichols, R.H. Thompson and W.H. Shergold
formed the . . . — — Map (db m259561) HM
On West 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard on West 18th Street.
African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m60493) HM
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