Standing Stone

Standing Stone is a Tennessee historical marker in Monterey, Putnam County.

Putnam Co., 401 E. Commercial Avenue,Monterey, Tennessee

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A mysterious sandstone monolith of unknown origin stood just west of Monterey. According to local tradition, the structure resembled the shape of a large dog, which faced west over the edge of the Cumberland Plateau. Captain William Walton, builder of the Walton Road, referred to the monolith as the “Standing Stone.” What remains of the stone was removed to Monterey's Whitaker Park in 1895.

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Historical maps covering this location

1844 · Kentucky (H. S. Tanner, 1844) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1897 · Standingstone, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1898 · Standingstone, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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Standing Stone

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