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On foot · metro area, Tennessee

Battlefields in Morristown, TN

Battlefields on the record near you, listed with what happened there and who fought.

The Morristown, TN metro area has about 128,867 residents, ranking 317th in the country. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Morristown, TN and the source for each site.

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On the record near Morristown, TN

The 12 nearest

54 listed sites on the record match battlefields within 200 miles of Morristown, TN, out of 51 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Battle of Dutton's Hill Monument97 miles from the center of Morristown · Object · Somerset · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
Revolutionary Battleground and Line Bridge114 miles from the center of Morristown · Banks CountyGeorgia historical marker program
Battle of Narrows119 miles from the center of Morristown · Banks County · marker erected 1953Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument135 miles from the center of Morristown · Object · Campbellsville · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
Battle of Chickamauga136 miles from the center of Morristown · Catoosa County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
Perryville Battlefield139 miles from the center of Morristown · Site · Perryville · listed 1966National Register of Historic Places
Battle of Dug Gap142 miles from the center of Morristown · Whitfield County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Taliwa143 miles from the center of Morristown · Cherokee County · marker erected 1953Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Resaca (Whitfield County)144 miles from the center of Morristown · Whitfield County · marker erected 1986Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Resaca (Whitfield County)144 miles from the center of Morristown · Whitfield County · marker erected 1997Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Resaca (Whitfield County)144 miles from the center of Morristown · Whitfield County · marker erected 1986Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Resaca (Whitfield County)144 miles from the center of Morristown · Whitfield County · marker erected 1953Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of Morristown, TN. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Battlefields in Morristown, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Morristown, TN ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Morristown, TN?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Morristown

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Morristown, TN the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Morristown, TN are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.