On Jamestown Highway (State Highway 85) at Pat Carr Lane, on the right when traveling east on Jamestown Highway.
Born 0.7 mi. from here, July 4, 1868. First a teacher, then county school superintendent, he later served 10 years as Chancellor of the Fourth Division, of 15 counties. Elected Governor in 1919, he served one term, during which the Woman Suffrage . . . — — Map (db m157363) HM
On Jamestown Highway (State Highway 85) at Campus Circle, on the right when traveling east on Jamestown Highway.
Organized by Dr. John L. Dillard on top of Alpine Mountain in 1821, the school was moved off the mountain after the Civil War and named Alpine Institute. A.H. Roberts, later governor, taught there in early 1890s. The school was revived in 1917 by . . . — — Map (db m157362) HM
On Hilham Highway east of Turkey Town Road, on the left when traveling east.
Confederate cavalry raider Gen. John Hunt Morgan frequently passed through Livingston, strategically located at a crossroads in the Upper Cumberland region. Morgan and his men first came here on July 7, 1862, as they approached the Kentucky line for . . . — — Map (db m68340) HM
On East University Street at Roberts Street, on the left when traveling east on East University Street.
Albert H. Roberts lived on this site from 1910 to 1920. This building, previously located on Main Street, was his law office. During Governor Roberts' administration, the General
Assembly cast the decisive vote that made the women's suffrage . . . — — Map (db m157365) HM
On East Court Square (State Highway 52) at North Court Square, on the left when traveling north on East Court Square.
Born June 19, 1914, in the Duncan's Chapel area of Overton County, Lester Raymond Flatt helped define traditional bluegrass music. He became an original member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1945. From 1948 to 1969 he achieved fame as the lead . . . — — Map (db m157367) HM
On Hilham Highway south of Day Mountain Road, on the left when traveling south.
Camp Zollicoffer, a Confederate induction and training base, was established here in the summer of 1861 and prepared thousands of soldiers for military life. At the time, J.D. Goodpasture owned this land, and his house stood nearby. His farm was . . . — — Map (db m68334) HM
On Cookeville Highway (Tennessee Route 111) 0.5 miles north of East Howard Road, on the right when traveling north.
Four miles south, near a cave in the creek bank, Robert Crockett, kinsman of David, had a hunting camp with two companions, reportedly Joseph Drake and Kasper Mansker, in 1769. Crockett was ambushed and killed by Indians. His companions buried him . . . — — Map (db m136593) HM
On Hilham Highway west of Old Standing Stone Road, on the left when traveling north.
In 1806, the first school for females in the South opened near this site. Its charter was granted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1805. Educator Moses Fisk and Sampson Williams each donated 1,000 acres for its use. The building burned in 1817, . . . — — Map (db m68338) HM
On Rickman Monterey Highway (State Highway 84) at Deck Cove Lane, on the right when traveling north on Rickman Monterey Highway.
Gilbert Christian received 1280 acres from North Carolina Grant No. 205 in 1792. His son, George Christian, was active in Overton County government: he served as County Commissioner (1807), Justice of the Peace (1810), and Trustee of Overton County . . . — — Map (db m157371) HM
On Bethlehem Road west of Monterey Highway, on the left when traveling west.
In 1861, as the secession debate raged across Tennessee, Mary Catherine Sproul taught school here on the church grounds. She was excited to learn that pro-Union leader Horace Maynard would give a speech in Livingston. Then she overheard local . . . — — Map (db m82305) HM
On Main Street east of Spring Street, on the right when traveling east.
During the war, guerrillas supporting both sides operated in Overton County, and the residents experienced early the dangers of living in the borderlands. In October 1861, William E.B. Jones of Livingston wrote Tennessee’s Confederate governor Isham . . . — — Map (db m68332) HM
On West Main Street east of Spring Street, on the right when traveling east.
The county courthouse is the third erected at this location. It was built in 1868-69 by "Little Joe" Copeland for a total consideration of $9,999.99. Vaults were added and minor repairs were completed in 1934. In 1957, the cornice was replaced and . . . — — Map (db m68333) HM
On East Court Square just north of South Court Square, on the left when traveling north.
In honor of
Overton County
veterans who paid
the supreme
sacrifice in defense
of the United States
of America
[Left side]
World War One
U.S. Army
Beaty, Scott Sgt. • Bohannon, Shirley D. Lt. • Chandler, Grover . . . — — Map (db m157854) WM
(Bronze Plaque) Specialist 4 James T. Davis was the first American killed in Vietnam. He was killed on December 22, 1961. He was assigned to the 3rd Radio Research unit, Military Advisory Group.
(Inscription on the memorial) Specialist 4 James . . . — — Map (db m74271) WM
On East Court Square just north of South Court Square, on the left when traveling north.
Top plaque:
Ayers Kaserne is named in honor of this soldier from Company "B" 22nd Infantry United States Army who was killed in action on 10 February 1945 at Prum, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for . . . — — Map (db m157852) WM
On Livingston Highway (SR111) north of Obey Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Near here in November, 1852, a black and tan hound was stolen out of a deer chase by a horse trader, taken to Madison County, Kentucky, sold to George Washington Maupin. There, as Tennessee Lead, he became the foundation sire of all Walker, Trigg . . . — — Map (db m68327) HM
On Byrdstown Highway (SR111) north of Beaty Swamp Road, on the right when traveling north.
Camp Myers, a Confederate training camp established early in 1861 in Overton County together with Camp Zollicoffer, was located nearby and named for Calvin Myers, a Mexican War veteran. After Tennessee seceded in June 1861, Camp Myers was used to . . . — — Map (db m68330) HM
