Nancy Ward Tomb
The Nancy Ward Tomb is the tomb of Nancy Ward, her brother and her son near Benton, Tennessee, U.S. In 1923, a plaque reading "Princess and Prophetess of the Cherokee Nation, the Pocahontas of Tennessee, and a constant friend of the American Pioneer" was installed by the Nancy Ward Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.Photo: Jamie Hargis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Polk County Courthouse.
Polk County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The Polk County Courthouse is a historic building in Benton, Tennessee. It serves as the courthouse for Polk County, Tennessee. Three courthouses were built for Polk County before this one. Polk County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Nancy Ward Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benton Station and Benton Springs.
Benton Station
Hamlet
Benton Station is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The community is two miles east from the county seat of Benton on Benton Station Road. Benton Station is situated 1½ miles north of Nancy Ward Tomb.
Benton Springs
Hamlet
Benton Springs is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The community was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri politician. Nearby Benton Station and Benton were also named for him as well. Benton Springs is situated 3½ miles east of Nancy Ward Tomb.
Ocoee
Ocoee is in the United States in the state of Tennessee. Ocoee's claim to fame is the fact that they were a venue for the 1996 Olympics hosted by Atlanta, GA.Nancy Ward Tomb
- Type: Memorial
- Description: tomb of Nancy Ward, her brother and her son in Benton, Tennessee, United States
- Categories: grave and historic site
- Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.16446° or 35° 9′ 52″ northLongitude
-84.6802° or 84° 40′ 49″ westOpen location code
867Q5879+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4723828880OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q55138302
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