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 Hartsaw Cove Farm 2D 53 - Overton County, Tennessee
N 36° 19.660 W 085° 18.231
16S E 652241 N 4021627
A Tennessee Historical Marker along Hwy 84 (Monterey Hwy) between Monterey & Livingston. This is a two-sided marker.
Waymark Code: WM17VJB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2023
Views: 1
Hartsaw Cove Farm
Side One
Gilbert Christian received 1280 acres from North Carolina Grant No. 205 in 1792. His son, George Christian, was active in Overton County government; he served as County Commissioner (1807), Justice of the Peace (1810), and Trustee of Overton County in 1813. Volunteering to fight the Indians, George joined the army at Ish's Station. The Christian family donated the land for the old log Bethlehem Church; it and the current brick were located on the Old Standing Stone Road that ran through the farm.
Side Two
George Christian, wife Elizabeth, daughters Eliza and Adeline, along with several unknown are buried in the family cemetery on the farm. The white farmhouse standing today was built in 1902. The Christian family name remained on land records for 181 years. In 1973 A.E. Christian sold the land to Millard V. and R.L. Oakley. Millard and wife, J. Annette Oakley, raised cattle on the farm recognized as the oldest pioneer county farm in Overton County and Upper Cumberland area.
Marker Name: Hartsaw Cove Farm
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 2D 53
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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