Pittsburg Landing
Pittsburg Landing is a river landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee. It was named for "Pitts" Tucker who operated a tavern at the site in the years preceding the Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee”, “Pittsburg Landing, TN”, “Pittsburgh Landing”, and “Shiloh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shiloh National Cemetery and Shiloh Indian Mounds Site.
Shiloh National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated community of Shiloh, about nine miles south of Savannah, Tennessee, with additional areas located in the city of Corinth, Mississippi, 23 miles southwest of Shiloh and the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the city of Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee.
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site
Protected area
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site is an archaeological site of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture. It is located beside the Tennessee River on the grounds of the Shiloh National Military Park, in Hardin County of southwestern Tennessee.
Diamond Island
Islet
Diamond Island is a river island on the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee. Diamond Island was so named on account of its diamond shape. Diamond Island was purchased jointly by William Albert Warren and his brother Joshua Warren in 1851 Hardin County historian, David Cagle reports: "Sarah Thomas called me with information re Diamond Island. Diamond Island is situated 2 miles north of Pittsburg Landing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hurley and Shiloh.
Hurley
Hamlet
Hurley is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee. Hurley is located near Shiloh National Military Park and is served by Tennessee State Route 22 and Tennessee State Route 142. Hurley is situated 2½ miles west of Pittsburg Landing.
Shiloh
Hamlet
Shiloh is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee. Shiloh is situated 3½ miles southwest of Pittsburg Landing.
Hamburg
Hamlet
Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee. Hamburg is located on the west bank of the Tennessee River, south of Savannah. Hamburg is situated 4 miles south of Pittsburg Landing.
Pittsburg Landing
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Hardin, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.15032° or 35° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
-88.32305° or 88° 19′ 23″ westElevation
472 feet (144 metres)Open location code
867H5M2G+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 7148084656OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Irish—“Pittsburg Landing” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Pittsburg Landing”
- French: “Pittsburg Landing”
- Irish: “Pittsburg Landing”
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