Dandridge City Historical Markers

Map of Tennessee State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Dandridge

Dandridge City Historical Markers

Dandridge Historical Marker

U.S. 25W & 70, at east city limits of Dandridge, Dandridge, TN, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 0' 59.847804", -83° 24' 52.535196"

Permanently settled 1783. Francis Dean build meeting house where Revolutionary Cemetery remains. Jan., 1793, commissioners of County Court, Jefferson Co., Territory South of the River Ohio, located county seat here. Dean donated land & Samuel Jack laid off town. Named for Martha Dandridge, wife of George Washington.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
U.S. 25W & 70, at east city limits of Dandridge

Dandridge Churches

Christ Temple AME Zion Church

Christ Temple AME Zion Church is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesRural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS... [click for more]

Pine Chapel

In commemoration of Pine Chapel Cemetery one half mile north of this spot, and Pine Chapel Methodist Church on this spot about 1787, together with Pin... [click for more]

Dandridge Historic Homes & Houses

Judge James Preston Swann House

Judge James Preston Swann House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Dandridge General Interest

Battle of Dandridge ~ Dec. 24, 1863

A critical point in the bitter cavalry actions during Longstreet's withdrawal to winter quarters near Morristown. The 1st Brig., 1st Cav. Div., Army ... [click for more]

Dandridge (3)

Permanently settled 1783. Francis Dean build meeting house where Revolutionary Cemetery remains. Jan., 1793, commissioners of County Court, Jefferson ... [click for more]

Dandridge (4)

Permanently settled 1783. Francis Dean build meeting house where Revolutionary Cemetery remains. Jan., 1793, commissioners of County Court, Jefferson ... [click for more]

Dandridge City Historical Marker

Permanently settled 1783. Francis Dean build meeting house where Revolutionary Cemetery remains. Jan., 1793, commissioners of County Court, Jefferson ... [click for more]

David Crockett and Polly Finley

Legendary frontiersman David Crockett and his first wife, Polly Finley, were married on August 14, 1806, at the home of Polly's parents, William and J... [click for more]

Samuel McSpadden

Samuel McSpadden, powdermaker and Revolutionary War veteran, built this house in 1804, and died here on August 3, 1844. From a crude powdermill locate... [click for more]

Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.

Side A
One-half mile south, on Seehorn Creek, the first Stokely Brothers cannery was built in 1898 with $3,900 invested by Colonel Alfred R. Swan... [click for more]

The Dike That Saved Dandridge

A portion of the town of Dandridge would have been flooded by the waters of Douglas Lake if the Tennessee Valley Authority had not built a dike. The t... [click for more]