Tiptonville, TN
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Tiptonville is a town located in Lake County, Tennessee. It is home to the Northwest Correctional Complex, a maximum security prison, known for once housing mass murderer Jessie Dotson, Jr. It was also the scene of the surrender of Confederate forces at the end of the 1862 Battle of Island Number Ten in the American Civil War. The monument for this battle is located on State Route 22 approximately three miles north of Tiptonville - since the island itself, main scene of the battle, has been eroded by the flow of the Mississippi River and no longer exists. In addition, Tiptonville is the birthplace of musician Carl Perkins, former Commandant of the Marine Corps Clifton B. Cates, and general manager of the New York Giants Jerry Reese.
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