West Side
Sacred to the memory

East Side
Erected in 1908 by
Descendants of the two brothers.
Five-sevenths of its cost was contributed
by Colonel Oscar F. Bledsoe, of
Greneda, Mississippi, great grandson of
Colonel Anthony Bledsoe

North Side
Colonel Anthony Bledsoe was born in
Culpepper County, Virginia, in 1733;
married Mary Ramsey in 1760. He was
a justice of the peace in Botetourt, Fincastle,
and Washington counties, Virginia;
was a Captain in the Colonial Army;
Major of Virginia Militia in the
Revolutionary War; was in the "Battle
of the Flats;" Commander of the troops
at Long Island from December, 1776, to
April 1777; first Representative from
Washington County in the Virginia
Legislature. Removed to Sumner county,
Tennessee, in 1781. One of the first justices
of the peace for Davidson County
Militia; one of the three Commissioners
appointed to run the "Commissioners
Line;" one of the first Trustees of
Davidson Academy; first Representative in
the North Carolina Legislature from
Sumner county. Killed by Indians about
200 yards from this spot, on July
20, 1788. Left five sons and six
daughters.

South Side
Colonel Isaac Bledsoe was born in Culpeper
county, Virginia about 1735; married
Katherine Montgomery about 1771.
Was one of the "Long Hunters;" one of
the first explorers of the Cumberland
Country. Discovered Bledsoe's Lick,
which was so named for him. Removed
to Sumner county, Tennessee in 1780.
Was one of the justices of the peace for
Davidson and Sumner counties; first ma-
jor of Davidson County Militia. Was
killed by Indians about 300 yards west
from this spot on April 9, 1793. Left
three sons and five daughters. The
Indians gave him the name "Tullatoska."