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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hohenwald
Hohenwald, Tennessee and Vicinity
▶ Lewis County (12) ▶ Hickman County (17) ▶ Lawrence County (30) ▶ Maury County (79) ▶ Perry County (5) ▶ Wayne County (22)
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| | During the war, many Lewis Country men enlisted in Confederate regiments, including the 3rd, 24th, and 48th Tennessee Infantry and the 9th, 10th, and 19th Tennessee Cavalry. Almost all of the young men marched away to war, leaving the elderly, . . . — — Map (db m82216) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 385.9), 0.2 miles north of Summertown Highway (Tennessee Route 20), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Site and ruins of the Grinder House, in which Meriwether Lewis met his death on the night of Oct. 11, 1809. — — Map (db m84634) HM |
| On Stanley Hinson Road (County Route 1790) 1.5 miles west of Linden Highway (U.S. 412), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Lewis County
Established 1843; named in honor of
Meriwether Lewis
Captain in the Army of the United States and one time secretary to President Jefferson. Later, co-commander of the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Pacific Northwest. . . . — — Map (db m63130) HM |
| On North Park Street (Tennessee Route 48) at West Linden Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Park Street. |
| | "Dedicated to the honor and glory of those of Lewis County who served their country during the Mexican War, the War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World I and II and the Korean Conflict," and the Vietnam Era." — — Map (db m53547) HM |
| On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 385.9), 0.2 miles north of Summertown Highway (Tennessee Route 20). |
| | Beneath this monument erected under Legislative Act by the State of Tennessee, A.D., 1848, reposes the dust of Meriwether Lewis, a Captain in the United States Army, Private Secretary to President Jefferson, Senior Commander of the Lewis and Clark . . . — — Map (db m36068) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 385.9), 0.2 miles north of Summertown Highway (Tennessee Route 20), on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1809, renowned explorer Meriwether Lewis traveled up the Old Natchez Trace on his way to Washington, D.C. He stopped here at an inn called Grinder’s Stand, and died during the night.
What is a Compass Rose?
A compass rose is a symbol . . . — — Map (db m84631) HM |
| Near Metal Ford Road 0.5 miles west of Natchez Trace Parkway. |
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“I was roused from this melancholy reverie by the roaring of Buffalo River, which I forded with great difficulty.”
Alexander Wilson, 1811
Here travelers on the Natchez Trace crossed the river which was fordable except after . . . — — Map (db m84658) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 385.9), 0.2 miles north of Summertown Highway (Tennessee Route 20). |
| | This plainly visible, though long deserted road is a section of The Natchez Trace, evolved from Buffalo and Indian Trails, into The First National Highway of the South-West, cut and opened under authority of the United States Government, after . . . — — Map (db m42767) HM |
| Near Metal Ford Road 0.5 miles west of Natchez Trace Parkway. |
| | Here, about 1820, stood a charcoal-burning furnace used to manufacture pig iron. All that remain of this pioneer enterprise are a slag pile and the evidence of a mill race, used to bring water from Buffalo River to operate the furnace’s air blasting . . . — — Map (db m84657) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 385.9), 0.2 miles north of Summertown Highway (Tennessee Route 20), on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Natchez Trace, a very old trail, was traveled by many early Americans. Captain Meriwether Lewis, leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory, died near this point in 1809 while traveling the Natchez . . . — — Map (db m84633) HM |
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