Situated on a ridge overlooking the Valley of the Three Forks of the Wolf River in Fentress County, a beech grove stands as a living monument to one of Tennessee’s best-loved sons, Sergeant Alvin York. Alvin York became one of America’s most celebrated military heroes for capturing 132 German soldiers in the Argonne Forest of France on October 18, 1918. Sgt. York’s remarkable feat was rewarded with more than 40 Allied decorations, including the Congressional Medal of Honor and the French Criox de Guerre. He returned home a national hero and captured the heart of the nation.

On June 7, 1919 he married his long-time sweetheart, Miss Gracie Williams, on a tract of the family farm overlooking the Wolf River. The Governor of Tennessee, A.H.Roberts, performed the wedding in front of a crowd of hundreds, many of them traveling two days or more to witness the famous event. The ceremony was held on a series of rock ledges that formed a spacious amphitheater surrounded by large beech trees. Remnants of that original beech grove remain there today, the largest being over 108 inches in girth. Many of the trees have suffered from storm damage and the ravages of time but still stand as silent witnesses to this historic event. The beech grove is on family-owned property not far from the Alvin York burial site and Hwy 127 in Pall Mall. Originally nominated by Jim Cortese and Steve Roark.

Entered into the Landmark & Historic Tree Register in 2003 as a historic tree.