The Tennessee Historical Commission recently approved a historical highway marker for the Butlers Landing community. The sponsors of the marker are William J. Butler, Esq. of Lake Forest, IL; Emily Butler of Chicago, IL; Robert C. Butler of Suffem, NY; Mary Butler Hastings of Honolulu, Hawaii; and Carolyn Butler Douglas of San Diego, CA, all of whom are descendants of Bailey Butler.
There will be a dedication of the marker at the Butlers Landing Church of Christ, on Friday, the 4th of July, 2003, at 10:30 A.M. Descendants and collateral relations of Bailey Butler and his brothers, together with interested citizens of Celina, Butler's Landing, and nearby communities are all invited to attend. Picnic lunches may be purchased following the dedication. Loding available at Standing Stone State Park or hotels are available in Cookeville (approximately one hour drive). A few motels are available in Celina, TN:
| Cedar Hill Motel | 2371 Cedar Hill Rd, |
Celina, TN 38551 | 931-243-6281 |
| Cedar Hill Resort | 2371 Cedar Hill Rd | Celina, TN 38551 | 931-243-3201 |
| Dobbers Nest | 710 Lonnie Reecer Rd | Celina, TN 38551 | 931-243-6401 |
| Holiday Hill Motel | 5200 E Old 53 | Celina, TN 38551 | 931-243-6320 |
| Hunters Lodge | 970 Bill Hunter Rd | Celina, TN 38551 | 931-243-3459 |
| Pea Ridge Haven Rentals | 7124 Burkesville Hwy | Celina, TN 38551 | 931-243-3053 |
| Valley View Motel | 815 E Lake Ave | Celina, TN 38551 | 931-243-2641 |
Nashville Airport is the nearest major airport. It is
approximately 1-1/2 hour's driving time from Cookeville, TN and
Cookeville is in turn approximately 45 minutes from Butlers Landing, TN.
The text of the marker is as follows:
First side of marker:
BUTLER'S LANDING Daniel Boone, on his second trip to the Western Territory
in 1773, following the old game and Indian trail to where two creeks
flowed into the Cumberland River. He referred to them as the Twin or
Double Creeks in his Journal. On this trip, he spent the winter on the
bluff (now known as the "Seven Sisters" ) down the river below what
became Butler's Landing at the mouth of the Twin Creeks, - Mill Creek,
and Dry Fork Creek. Congress, in 1820, established the fourth post road
at Butler's Land. |
Second side of marker:
BAILEY BUTLER1779-1842 During the War of 1812, Bailey Butler, an
early 19th century pioneer at Clay (then Jackson ) County, and a Captain
of the West Tennessee Volunteer Militia, fought in the Battle of
Talladega under Command Andrew Jackson. Butler was named first
postmaster of what became known as Butler's Landing in 1831. The first
county court met nearby in 1871 on land first owned and operated by
Bailey Butler and his family. The Butler's built their houses, and
operated a river ferry and landing site on the Cumberland River at it's
juncture with Mill Creek and Dry Fork Creek. |