Historical Marker
Dr. Bobby Jones
Historical marker location:
203 West Wood Street, Paris, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of West Wood Street (Tennessee Route 69) and South Market Street (U.S. 641), on the left when traveling west on West Wood Street.)
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.