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Home Tennessee Bedford County Shelbyville Historical Markers Clement Cannon, Sr.

Clement Cannon, Sr.

at the intersection of Judge Mac Farrar Memorial Highway (State Highway 82) and South Brittain Street, Shelbyville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 28' 4.499976", -86° 27' 6.599988"
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Born in NC, 1783; veteran of the War of 1812; early Bedford County manufacturer; Whig political leader. In 1810 Cannon provided 100 acres of land for the site of the Town of Shelbyville and in 1817 donated 5 acres to Dickson Academy and a lot to a local church. He died in 1860 and is buried in the Cannon Cemetery 400 feet southwest.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
Clement Cannon, Sr. Historical Marker Location Map, Shelbyville, Tennessee Map