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David Benton

E. Main St, Camden, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 3' 29.16", -88° 5' 49.92"
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Born 1779, South Carolina, died 1860, Benton County Tenn. Citizen soldier, War of 1812, member of Benton County's first quarterly court February 1836. Patriot for whom Benton County was named. Presented to the Citizens of Benton. (Base monument) George Camp Sr., Green Flowers, Ephraim Perkins, Lewis Brewer, John F. Johnston-Commissioners appointed by the legislature to organize Benton County. They met for this purpose, February 7, 1836. Marker Erected: 1986 by Sesquicentennial Committee.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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