Maneuvering in this vicinity, June, 1941, the 2nd Armored Division, USA, commanded by Mag. Gen. George Smith Patton, Jr., gave the first demonstration in America of the mobility and decisive power of armor in large-scale combat operations. Maneuver headquarters were in the school building.

Marker is on Murfreesboro Highway (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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