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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21GO_raiding-the-rails_Germantown-TN.html
During the Civil War, the railroad in front of you was the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. Union forces occupied the area soon after the April 1862 Battle of Shiloh and the capture of Memphis on June 6. they used the railroad to transport troops an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21GG_fortunate-survivor_Germantown-TN.html
This is the only Germantown church to survive the war, while the town suffered because of its strategic location on the Memphis & Charlestown Railroad. Many male members of the congregation joined the 4th Tennessee Infantry (CSA), while others res…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L7P_germantown-cemetery_Germantown-TN.html
Founded by Germantown Methodist Episcopal Church on land bought in 1840 from George P. and Nicey B. Shepherd, early subdividers of the village, this cemetery served the whole community for 125 years. A stone fragment dated 1843 marks the earliest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KR1_john-gray-historic-house_Germantown-TN.html
One of the oldest surviving brick residences in Shelby County, the John Gray House, built prior to 1851, is a rare example of a Federal Period hall and parlor plan, middle-class farmhouse. Originally located in Morning Sun, near Eads, it was moved…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGR_oaklawn-garden_Germantown-TN.html
The house was built in 1854 on Wm. Carter's land. Its 493 acres were subdivided in 1872. In 1918 Fritz Hussy and Mamie Cloyes owned and named 20 acres Oaklawn Garden. Harry and Becky Cloyes established a botanical garden and museum of historic ite…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGQ_germantown-baptist-church_Germantown-TN.html
Organized circa 1836 as New Hope Baptist Church. Ground given in 1841 by Wilks Brooks, whose family was active in life of the Church for many years. Original building was burned in 1862 when Federal forces had command of community. Present buildin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F6J_fort-germantown_Germantown-TN.html
This was the site of a Civil War earthwork redoubt built by the Union Army as part of a series of forts guarding the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. The fort is thought to have been built in June 1863 by the 49th Illinois Infantry Regiment and used…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F6H_germantown-tennessee_Germantown-TN.html
The City began in 1833 as the hamlet of Pea Ridge, was renamed Germantown in 1836 and incorporated in 1841. The City of Germantown now includes the site of historic Nashoba Plantation. Union troops occupied the town during the Civil War. Yellow Fe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F6G_war-comes-to-germantown_Germantown-TN.html
In 1861, Germantown was divided between secessionists and unionists until the news of Fort Sumter and President Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers tilted the balance in favor of secession. Germantown women announced on April 26, "We?offer to th…