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Incorporated as a city on June 2, 1981, Parkers Crossroads is located mid-way between Nashville and Memphis. The town is traversed by Interstate 40, where over 34,000 vehicles travel each day. The availability of food, lodging, RV and camping facilities make it an ideal stop for travelers between Nashville and Memphis.

Historic Parkers Crossroads is named after Reverend John Parker, a Baptist minister and doctor, who settled here about 1830. With the opening of I-40 in the late 1960s, the crossroads has grown from a town with a cotton gin and two rural grocery stores to over 17 businesses.

Preservation of the Parkers Crossroads Civil War Battlefield began in 1994. This site is now a state-owned park with a self-guided driving tour and over three miles of paved walking trails. More than 50 interpretative signs help educate the park visitor about the tragic battle that took place here on December 31, 1862.

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