1804-1896
Allan Gipson, a pioneer settler of Franklin County (1814), was a merchant, planter, and original benefactor to the University of the South. He dedicated a large tract to the Sewanee domain. Gipson served as a private in the Tennessee Mounted Infantry during the Indian removal. His son Andrew lived here at Gipson's Switch, farming, mining, and servicing the coal trains. Gipson's Switch is where the University of the South trustees detrained in 1857. (Marker Number 2E 66.)| HM Number | HM26NZ |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, April 8th, 2018 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 600802 N 3897028 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.21121667, -85.89250000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 12.673', W 85° 53.55' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 12' 40.38" N, 85° 53' 33" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 931 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Mountain Goat Trail, Sewanee TN 37375, US |
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