Historical Marker
Andrew Johnson
Historical marker location:
531 Highway 91, Elizabethton, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 91 and Broad Street, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 91.)
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.