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Roane - Morgan County Line
TN ,
USA
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Roane County
Established 1801; named in honor of
Archibald Roane.
Governor of Tennessee, 1801-03; Member of Constitutional Convention, 1796; Judge of Superior Court of Law and Equity, 1796-1801; Judge of Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, 1815-19.
Morgan County
Established 1817; named in honor of
Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan.
Veteran of the French & Indian war; second in command to Benedict Arnold on the Quebec Expedition in The Revolution ; later, a commander in the South, he decisively defeated Banastre Tarleton at Cowpens.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
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