Wheeler's Crossing

Historical marker location:

Decatur, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and East Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)

"A ford which they made for themselves".

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.