Inscription
Col. Samuel Wear settled near the Mouth of Waldens Creek in 1783. He fought at Kings Mountain and later in Indian Wars, was first county court clerk of Sevier County, State of Franklin, and held the same office later under the territorial government and the State of Tennessee.
Details
| HM Number | HMB8N |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | Colonial |
| Historical Place | Fort |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | 1C 16 |
| Year Placed | 2014 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 6:40pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| Directions Information | Located at 2526 Parkway next to trolley stop. |
|---|---|
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 267098 N 3965580 |
| Decimal Degrees | 35.80675000, -83.57758333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 48.405', W 83° 34.655' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 48' 24.3000" N, 83° 34' 39.3000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 865 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2494-2510 TN-71, Pigeon Forge TN 37863, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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