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Transylvania Purchase
1651 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 20' 37.259988",
-82° 15' 1.26"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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In this valley, March 17, 1775, the Transylvania Company, led by Richard Henderson, John Williams and Nathaniel Hart, bought from the Cherokee, led by Chief Oconostota, all the lands between the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers. Over 20 million acres sold for 2000 Pounds Sterling and goods worth 8000 Pounds. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Transylvania Purchase Historical Marker Location Map, Elizabethton, Tennessee Map
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