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Historical Markers in Clifton, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Wayne County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Wayne County, TN (25) Decatur County, TN (12) Hardin County, TN (613) Lawrence County, TN (59) Lewis County, TN (13) Perry County, TN (8) Lauderdale County, AL (222)  WayneCounty(25) Wayne County (25)  DecaturCounty(12) Decatur County (12)  HardinCounty(613) Hardin County (613)  LawrenceCounty(59) Lawrence County (59)  LewisCounty(13) Lewis County (13)  PerryCounty(8) Perry County (8)  LauderdaleCountyAlabama(222) Lauderdale County (222)
Waynesboro is the county seat for Wayne County
Clifton is in Wayne County
      Wayne County (25)  
ADJACENT TO WAYNE COUNTY
      Decatur County (12)  
      Hardin County (613)  
      Lawrence County (59)  
      Lewis County (13)  
      Perry County (8)  
      Lauderdale County, Alabama (222)  
 
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1Tennessee, Wayne County, Clifton — CliftonOccupied River Town
From the fall of Fort Donelson to the war’s end, Clifton experienced significant military activity. It was an important port on the Tennessee River and a primary ferry-crossing between Middle and West Tennessee. During his famous West Tennessee . . . Map (db m83157) HM
2Tennessee, Wayne County, Clifton — Forrest Crosses Tennessee River“…pushing the horses off the bluff…” — Forrest’s First West Tennessee Raid —
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, Mississippi. . . . Map (db m182831) HM
3Tennessee, Wayne County, Clifton — Here the Command of Bedford Forrest Crossed the River
Here the command of Bedford Forrest twice crossed the river on the first West Tennessee Raid Dec. 1862 - Jan. 1863 Sons of Confederate VeteransMap (db m182830) HM
4Tennessee, Wayne County, Clifton — The Stribling House Museum
Home of T.S. Stribling Author 1933 Pulitzer Prize Winner 1881 - 1965Map (db m53561) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Mar. 22, 2023