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Rice's Mill
Lee Hwy. (US 11W) at West Main Blvd., Church Hill,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 31' 10.56",
-82° 44' 41.1"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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On the site of this mill, Henry Rice built and fortified a mill in 1775. Here, in 1776, the settlers took refuge from warring Cherokee. In April, 1777, Capt. James Robertson and eight other pioneers had a fight with 30 or 40 Cherokee near here, in which Frederick Calvatt was scalped.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Rice's Mill Historical Marker Location Map, Church Hill, Tennessee Map
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