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. 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
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
