Nathaniel Parker, Hunter and Explorer

Historical marker location:

2901 Hartsville Pike, Castalian Springs, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Hartsville Pike (Tennessee Route 25), on the right when traveling west.)

Bledsoe's Fort Historic Park. Nathaniel Parker Cabin, ca. 1785.

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.