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Cocke - Jefferson County Line

Tennessee Route 35 at the the Jefferson County / Cocke County, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 57' 38.999988", -83° 16' 30.54"
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Jefferson County
Established 1792: named in honor of
Thomas Jefferson


Secretary of State; formerly member of the Continental Congress; principal author of the Declaration of Independence; later Governor of Virginia; Vice-President and President of the United States.


Cocke County
Established 1797: named in honor of
Senator William Cocke
(1796, 1797, 1799 to 1805)


An officer of The Revolution ary Army; one of the leaders of the State of Franklin and member of the Legislature of the Territory South of the Ohio River.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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