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Historical marker location:

8746 Hiwassee Street, Charleston, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Market Street NE north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.)

Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. It joined the Confederacy in June 1861, but a significant portion of its population remained loyal to the Union, leading to a bitter and divided conflict within the state.