******THE GEOCACHE IS NOT ON THE MONUMENT******
The original location of the "standing stone" about a quarter mile west of it's current location and identified with a history marker, resembled the shape of a dog and about 16 feet high in Monterey, Tennessee. Opinions vary, but the stone was either a meeting place for the Cherokee Indians and other tribes prior to moving west or a trail marker for the Indians and early settlers.
This stone predates to the infamous "trail of tears" and with the expansion of the railroad, the stone was destroyed, but a large piece was saved, engraved and moved to where it stands today, next to the Monterey Library in a public park. The engraving on one face of the stone comes from the Narraganett Tribe #25 – I.O.R.M. (Improved Order of Redmen). Another side has an engraving of a tomahawk.
The official dedication was October 17, 1895 and is celebrated every year since 1979 as "Standing Stone day", the second week of every October.
Here's a link to learn more about the monument (Standing Stone)
Parking is on site at the Monterey Library