National Register of Historic Places

Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road

Whiteville, Fayette County, Tennessee
Listed
August 6, 2005
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000802

About this property

The Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road is a historic stage road in Tennessee. A 2.3 miles (3.7 km) section about four miles southwest of Whiteville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The section runs between Hardeman County and Fayette County along what are now Stewart Road and Herron Drive. It runs from the intersection of Whiteville-New Castle Road in Hardeman County, along Stewart Road west 2.3 miles to end at a bridge on a tributary of the Loosahatchie River in Fayette County. The road is known as Herron Drive in the Fayette County section.

Location

Whiteville, Fayette County, Tennessee
35.25093, -89.18361

Categories

NATIVE AMERICANEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Historic Sites

Allen-White School (Additional Documentation)
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Avent, James Monroe, House
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Somerville Historic District
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Bills-McNeal Historic District
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When was Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road listed on the National Register?

Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road?

Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road?

The period of significance for Bolivar-Somerville Stage Road is recorded as the industrial era.

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