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Minor Hill, Tennessee: Sam Davis, Boy Hero, Captured Here

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Address:
Sam Davis Circle, Minor Hill, TN
Directions:
Just west of Hwy 11, at the intersection of Monument Drive and Sam Davis Circle. Fourteen miles south of Pulaski, or four miles north of the Alabama state line.
Admission:
Free
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Sam Davis Captured.

Sam Davis, Boy Hero, Captured Here

Sam Davis, "Boy Hero of the Confederacy," was captured by Yankees at this spot and hanged shortly thereafter. The site is now marked with a solemn monument inside a little park.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [11/25/2012]

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Sam Davis Captured Monument.

Sam Davis, Boy Hero, Captured Here

Like the Sam Davis hanging site, the capture site sits next to a house. It's a far cry from Sam's day. The site remains very well maintained just off the main highway.

[Darren And Donna, 08/14/2014]

Nearby Offbeat Places

The Big Red Store - Coffins, Moon Pies, VintageThe Big Red Store - Coffins, Moon Pies, Vintage, Five Points, TN - 4 mi.
Backwards Plaque Shuns the KKKBackwards Plaque Shuns the KKK, Pulaski, TN - 14 mi.
Statue of Sam Davis, Rebel MartyrStatue of Sam Davis, Rebel Martyr, Pulaski, TN - 14 mi.
In the region:
Giant Statue of a Boy, Athens, AL - 19 mi.

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