1/8 mi. N.W. are ruins of the antebellum home of Peter Turney (1827-1903). Organizer and commander of the 1st Tennessee Infantry CSA until wounded; member of State Supreme Court, 1878-86; chief justice, 1886-93; governor; 1893-97. The house was burned by Federals in 1863, in reprisal for his secessionist activities.

Marker is on Cowan Highway (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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